Basic Wedding Planning

If all your life you've dreamt of your wedding day. Now it's time to actually plan for it! Romance and reality collide! Where should you start? First, plan for your marriage, not just the wedding ceremony. Couples who consult pre-marital counselors have a much lower divorce rate. Make a commitment to have someone help you explore potential future disagreements. They will help you discuss marriage breaking challenges such as family relationships, career plans, child raising, financial planning and sexual expectations.
If you should discover your fiancee is not the perfect person for you, the decision will be difficult. But, it will be worse to learn you're not compatible after the dress is ordered and the hall is reserved.
The first thing to do for planning the wedding ceremony is to set a budget. Not very romantic is it? Neither are financial pressures or disappointments on the day of your wed ding. Discuss your wedding plans with your fiancee and decide who will pay for what. Consult your family to learn how much (if anything) they plan to contribute.
Warning: whoever pays for the event will expect to have a strong say in the decisions.
For guidance consult a wedding planning guide.
On paper, list, in detail, each aspect of your wedding and assign it a budgeted amount. After totaling all the items you will probably need review and see where you cut back on expenses. This is done much more easily on paper than when standing in a vendor's showroom or office.
Next, make a planning calendar. The wedding planning guides will give an outline of what should be done and when. Allow extra time whenever possible. Everything will take longer than you expect, especially if you choose to do-it-yourself instead of hiring professional services. Get counsel, follow your budget and calendar and have a beautiful wedding and a happy ever-after.