Being engaged can be a fabulous time. It is a time where you are usually at your happiest. However, during this time you realize that you need to start planning your wedding and soon! This article addresses the things you should do first.
So what should you do first? One of the first things you should do is tell the persons closest to you about your engagement. Start with your parents. If at all possible, the parents should be told in person, with both of you present. After your parents you will need to tell other close family members, friends and then everyone else. There are different methods to announcing your engagement. Some popular methods include sending out formal announcements, having an engagement party or creating a wedding website and announcing your engagement and upcoming wedding details on the website.
Another thing you are going to address immediately is the guest list. The guest list is one of the most important things that need to be decided. How many guests there will be effect the wedding budget (from how large your ceremony or reception is, to how many slices of cake you need or how many favors you will have to buy). This is a wedding planning item which you and your fianc will have to discuss together as well as asking for input from the parents.
At the same time you and your fianc really need to sit down and discuss the wedding budget. The wedding budget is probably one of the least fun tasks in wedding planning to tackle but it is one of the most important ones. You need to figure out a dollar amount in which to keep the budget within as well as figuring out if you are paying for the wedding yourself or if family will be helping.
Next you will want to sit down together and discuss what each of you wants the wedding to be like. You may be surprised that you and your spouse have different opinions of the big day. You will most likely have to really listen to one another and come to some sort of compromise on many areas of the wedding.
Finally, you should come with a suitable date and place for your wedding. You are going to want to set the wedding date and choose places to accommodate the number of guests you have chosen for both the ceremony and reception.
All of these activities are part of big decisions. The good news is once you make the beginning decisions, the rest of the wedding planning will go more smoothly! Congratulations on your engagement and good luck with your wedding planning.
So what should you do first? One of the first things you should do is tell the persons closest to you about your engagement. Start with your parents. If at all possible, the parents should be told in person, with both of you present. After your parents you will need to tell other close family members, friends and then everyone else. There are different methods to announcing your engagement. Some popular methods include sending out formal announcements, having an engagement party or creating a wedding website and announcing your engagement and upcoming wedding details on the website.
Another thing you are going to address immediately is the guest list. The guest list is one of the most important things that need to be decided. How many guests there will be effect the wedding budget (from how large your ceremony or reception is, to how many slices of cake you need or how many favors you will have to buy). This is a wedding planning item which you and your fianc will have to discuss together as well as asking for input from the parents.
At the same time you and your fianc really need to sit down and discuss the wedding budget. The wedding budget is probably one of the least fun tasks in wedding planning to tackle but it is one of the most important ones. You need to figure out a dollar amount in which to keep the budget within as well as figuring out if you are paying for the wedding yourself or if family will be helping.
Next you will want to sit down together and discuss what each of you wants the wedding to be like. You may be surprised that you and your spouse have different opinions of the big day. You will most likely have to really listen to one another and come to some sort of compromise on many areas of the wedding.
Finally, you should come with a suitable date and place for your wedding. You are going to want to set the wedding date and choose places to accommodate the number of guests you have chosen for both the ceremony and reception.
All of these activities are part of big decisions. The good news is once you make the beginning decisions, the rest of the wedding planning will go more smoothly! Congratulations on your engagement and good luck with your wedding planning.
About the Author:
Pamela Kazmierczak enjoys writing wedding planning articles. She is an expert in the wedding industry. Check out her website, Wedding Ideas or learn more about what to do when you first become Engaged. Stop by Today!
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