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how advance should you plan for your wedding/ any helpful websites?

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2. off the website http://www.birchcraft.com/general/wedding/bride_groom.html#bride BRIDE AND GROOM'S PLANNING CALENDAR Six To Twelve Months Before Your Wedding * Announce engagement. Use formal printed announcements and/or the newspaper. * Select a wedding date and time. * Choose size and style of wedding-formal, informal, special theme. * Set a preliminary budget. * Schedule a meeting with both sets of parents to openly discuss wedding expectations, costs, and responsibilities. * Hire wedding consultant if you plan to use one. * Buy a wedding planner or a notebook to remain organized and record decisions. * Invite attendants to be in your wedding. * Reserve the ceremony location. * Choose the officiant for the ceremony. * Reserve the reception site. Find out what services are included or available. * Interview caterers, florists, photographers, videographers, musicians, etc. Be sure to taste food options, see the work of florists, photographers and videographers. Listen to or watch tapes of musicians. Ask for references and discuss deposit requirements and the cancellation policy. Hire as soon as possible. * Create a preliminary guest list, including addresses. Ask all parents to do the same. Include the relationship (friend, uncle), this helps if the list needs to be shortened. * Begin planning the wedding ceremony and reception. * Write out directions and or a map to be included on a separate card with invitation. * Shop for a wedding gown and accessories. Order your dress at least 6-8 months in advance. * Choose and order attire and accessories for bridesmaids. Keep in mind the time of year and style of wedding. * Start planning the honeymoon. If you are leaving the country, make sure your passport is up to date and verify any visa requirements. * Register for wedding gifts. Develop a system for recording gifts as they arrive and for recording when you wrote the thank-you note. Read this it might help
3. here's another website for you...
4. I like www.theknot.com and have found it very helpful. You have to join, but its free. We started about 20 months before our planned wedding date. I think it sets a nice easy-going pace to everything. We can plan, sit back, watch & wait for sales on things we want. Its nice. Aside from family putting their nose in our plans it is a pleasant experience so far (of course we are still 17 months before the wedding)
5. I'm also a big advocate of the www.theknot.com. We planned our wedding for 10 months after we got engaged. We have eight months left and plans are progressing nicely. Good luck!
6. I mean, if its a dramtic wedding thats going to be huge, i say check for a DJ, a photographer, videographer (for the ceremony) Catering and of course the guest and if your creative, a wedding planner to customize the wedding invitations, Try davidsbridal.com for starters