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This is the first post in a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
So you’re engaged! Congratulations! The man of your dreams has just proposed to you and you have graciously accepted. You’re happy, he’s happy, everybody’s happy. It’s like your own happily ever after. But wait… you suddenly realize. I’m engaged… now what?!?
Don’t fret! We’ve put together a nifty guide for you to help you through the planning of the wedding.
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This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
So, he proposed to you and hopefully he has already chosen a ring for you to wear. In that case, you only have to make sure that it fits your finger well and you’re done and off to the next step of your wedding planning.
But what if he didn’t have a ring chosen yet or (gasp!) you didn’t like the ring he chose? Here are some tips on choosing an engagement and wedding ring.
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This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
Most brides jokingly refer to planning their wedding as their other job or their full-time job. Wedding planning takes a lot of time and effort since you have to do research, you have to look for vendors, contact them, meet with them and do all these decisions. If you think you can do the planning by yourself, that’s great, you can go on to the next step. But if you’re not sure, you probably need a little bit of help. You can base your decision on how much time you have to plan a wedding as well as how much help you can get from the people around you.
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This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
The first thing to establish when creating a budget for your wedding is deciding who is paying for the wedding. In the olden days, the bride’s family is the one responsible for paying for the whole wedding while the groom is responsible for the rings and the honeymoon. Of course, this stems from the days when women had dowries and marriages were often arranged for financial and social reasons. But nowadays, there are really no hard and fast rules regarding who gets to pay, it usually depends on the financial capabilities of the families involved. Most modern couples opt to pay for their own weddings, usually with just a minimal amount of help from the parents.
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This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
Now that you know how much everybody is contributing to your wedding, it’s time to break it down. Your budget can range from a few hundred dollars to a couple of thousand dollars. Much of your wedding decisions are going to be based on how big or small your budget is.
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This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
There are many type of weddings to choose from. Some of them overlap but here are some of them :
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This post is part of a series called “I’m Engaged… Now What?!?“, a wedding planning walk-through for brides.
Wedding photography is one of the most important parts of the wedding. After the wedding, the flowers will wilt, the food will be eaten, the decorations will be thrown away, but the wedding photos and the wedding album will stay with the family for years and years to come. Most people still have their parents’ or grandparents’ wedding albums 10, 20, 50 years after the wedding.
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