First things First: Booking a Wedding Venue

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If you are newly engaged and wondering where to begin the wedding planning process, one of the first things to sort out is where you will be getting married.  Along with your caterer, one of the biggest chunks of your budget will quite possibly go toward your wedding venue. Here are some points to keep in mind and some questions you may want to ask during your search, culled from essortment.com. How to choose a venue: 1.  Do you plan to marry in a church or synagogue, and then move … [Read more...]

We’re Engaged! Now what?!

Congratulations on your engagement! You're basking in the happy anticipation of your new life together and looking forward to your wedding day. You're envisioning yourself clad in white (or cream? or lilac?) holding a lovely bouquet of-- roses? calla lilies? wild flowers? -- as your mom and bridesmaids (sister? cousin? best friend from college?) beam at you in their matching bridesmaids dresses (pink? brown? long? short?). And then it dawns on you: Planning a wedding involves lots and lots of … [Read more...]