When should I start Planning my wedding?
I’m already married, well legally married by court….I’m 22 yrs old and my husband is 23, he is in the US army and is in Iraq right now. He’s going to be home in April/May of 2010. We decided that we are going to make our wedding ceremony and all on March of 2011. We just decided this last week when I was talking to him on the phone….so right now I just want to make sure I have things under control.
I have no idea where to start or should i even start to do anything right now.
Please give me any sites that can help me plan my wedding and make it all work out….Printables checklists and other stuff would be really helpful
Thank you taking the time to answer my questions
If you’re already married, why are you planning a second wedding?
Why not wait until a milestone anniversary (10, 25, 50 years) and have a vow renewal? By having a "second wedding" you are implying that you are not taking your marriage seriously. You chose to get married by the court. You’re already married. No do-overs. Sorry.
Good luck.
November 8th, 2009 at 11:57 am
in my opinion you should have already started
my wedding is in 3 weeks and i planned for a year and 7 months
day to day none stop and still have the last minute details pulling together now
i also didnt have a wedding planner because they just take over your vision instead of trying to inspire it and bring it together
remember even when you think you have it all together you always find something you forgot
theme?
# of guests
budget
caterer
-food
-bar
-do they include all dinnerware, chairs if need be etc.
venue
-where to get married
-church?
-outside, inside
colors
dresses
your dress
flowers
-your bouquet
-maid of honor bouquet
-BM bouquets
-guys boutonnieres [hubby, groomsmen, ring barrier, father, grandfather etc.]
-corsages [mothers, grandmothers]
-flower petals
-any for centerpieces, cake, decoration purposes at ceremony or reception]
cake server set
placement cards
basket/pillow
guest book/pen
picture of you and your husband
card holder
headpieces [veil-tierra]
bridal party gifts
bridal party luncheon
purse
favors
aisle runner
invitations
need to rent anything?
cake
guest list
reply cards
programs
clergy/priest
-choose owes and ceremony organization
tanning?
shoes
jewelry [yours and the girls]
table # cards and holders
hair appointments
nail appointments
register for gifts
give the bridal parties duties to them
DJ
-type of music
-your first dance
Photographer
Videographer
Limo
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November 8th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
theknot.com – it’s the wedding Bible!
It has a budget calculator, checklist, dresses, ideas, etc.
I LOVE it!
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getting married next June!
November 8th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
theknot.com has a really helpful checklist and budgeting tool. The checklist also gives you an idea on how far in advance each step should be done.
You shouldn’t really need to start planning too much until about a year from the wedding. The best thing to start with at this point is just gathering ideas of what kind of style you want for the wedding, an estimate on how many guests, and start figuring out how much you can afford for a budget.
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November 8th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Okay, well your best bet would be to start gathering ideas on a theme and venue.
Since you have two years, this would not be the time to get quotes or necessarily put money down on anything, since many vendors will have changed their prices by then. Just start writing down ideas, brainstorming.
But for an indepth thing–try weddingchannel.com. Their site will send you email reminders based on what you should be doing at the time, it’s fantastic!
Good luck and best wishes! And I’ll pray for your husband, God bless both of you for your sacrifices!
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November 8th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Start Now.
theknot.com can help with everything. There is a checklist, examples and everything…check it out.
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November 8th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
If you’re already married, why are you planning a second wedding?
Why not wait until a milestone anniversary (10, 25, 50 years) and have a vow renewal? By having a "second wedding" you are implying that you are not taking your marriage seriously. You chose to get married by the court. You’re already married. No do-overs. Sorry.
Good luck.
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November 8th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
i think its a wonderful thing that u decide to have a wedding even after u are already married. me an my husband plan to get married july 17,2010 and we have only been married 10 months.it gives u a chance to have ur dream wedding.besides who doesn’t dream of that day.so u should start planningh know its alot to do escpecially when on a budget.
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November 8th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Congrats to you! Marriage is the happiest thing in life but sometimes the work and preparation is so tiring and causes me a lot of sleepless nights..
I have read some useful tips from this site. You may want to take a look.
Cheers and congrats again!!!
-> http://WeddingBudgetingTips.com
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-> http://WeddingBudgetingTips.com