How To Plan A Wedding

To have a wedding, you need a wedding date but to set your wedding date, you need to juggle the three most important parts of planning your wedding

The Big Three

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Using this as a guide, you can start fleshing out some figures to draft a wedding budget.

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• The wedding reception (40%) • Wedding clothing (20%) • Photography and videography (15%) • Stationery, flowers, and transport (10%) • Wedding ceremony (10%) • Miscellaneous costs (5%)

It’s important to pick a place that fits you, your budget, and the day you have dreamed of.

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Once you have a few of the best venues that match your needs shortlisted it is time to try to figure out the right one for you. To do that you are going to need the final pillar of wedding planning, the guest list.

In general, there are 6 types of guests on your wedding guest list; close family members, extended family, close friends, workmates, family friends, and ‘obligations'.

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Draft a guest list. Then see if you can afford to entertain that many guests with your wedding budget. The full guide covers how to trim the guest list.

After tackling your big three of the wedding budget, venue, and guest list, it is time to use them all together and start making the big decisions.

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1) Book a wedding venue 2) Book main wedding vendors 3) Choose Bridal Party Prioritize and work through the rest of the wedding planning tasks alongside your budget.

• Dress and Attire • Transport • Registry • Insurance • Invitations • Seating Chart • Stationery • Accommodation • MC • Rings • Favors • Vows • Marriage License • Rehearsal Dinner

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See the full guide on MarriedToBe.com to help you with your wedding planning!

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How To Plan A Wedding

This guide will cover the logistics of planning your wedding. Broken down step-by-step, so you can organize your wedding day without getting overwhelmed by the details.

To have a wedding, you need a wedding date but to set your wedding date, you need to juggle the three most important parts of planning your wedding

The Big Three

The Big Three

1 - Wedding Budget

2 - Wedding Venue

3 - Wedding Guest List

Using this as a guide, you can start fleshing out some figures to draft a wedding budget.

1 - Wedding Budget

• The wedding reception (40%) • Wedding clothing (20%) • Photography and videography (15%) • Stationery, flowers, and transport (10%) • Wedding ceremony (10%) • Miscellaneous costs (5%)

1 - Wedding Budget

It’s important to pick a place that fits you, your budget, and the day you have dreamed of.

2 - Wedding Venue

Once you have a few of the best venues that match your needs shortlisted it is time to try to figure out the right one for you. To do that you are going to need the final pillar of wedding planning, the guest list.

2 - Wedding Venue

In general, there are 6 types of guests on your wedding guest list; close family members, extended family, close friends, workmates, family friends, and ‘obligations'.

3 - Wedding Guest List

Draft a guest list. Then see if you can afford to entertain that many guests with your wedding budget. The full guide covers how to trim the guest list.

3 - Wedding Guest List

After tackling your big three of the wedding budget, venue, and guest list, it is time to use them all together and start making the big decisions.

Next Steps

1) Book a wedding venue 2) Book main wedding vendors 3) Choose Bridal Party Prioritize and work through the rest of the wedding planning tasks alongside your budget.

Next Steps

• Dress and Attire • Transport • Registry • Insurance • Invitations • Seating Chart • Stationery • Accommodation • MC • Rings • Favors • Vows • Marriage License • Rehearsal Dinner

Other Planning Tasks

See the full guide on MarriedToBe.com to help you with your wedding planning!