Guide to Planning a Wedding

A Bride's Guide to the Perfect Day

By Angela Gordon, published May 28, 2007
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Every bride to be wants to have the perfect wedding. But most brides wind up stressing themselves out striving to make their wedding dreams come true, and in turn, they wind up too stressed out and wrapped up in details that they forget to enjoy the planning process. Planning a wedding can be a fun and exciting task if you stay calm, collected and in control. Following are some tips that can be useful to any bride to be that is looking to have the perfect wedding day, and at the same time, keep her sanity in tact.

Start Early

I cannot stress enough how important it is to start planning as soon as you have a date set. A lot of brides have an idea of what kind of wedding they want already in mind, and may even already know the location they would like to have. If this is the case, you're going to want to start booking at least six months in advance. This is especially important if you're having a late spring/early summer wedding, as this is the most popular and busy time of year for weddings. If you wait too long, the things you want may already be booked, so put your deposit down on your must-haves as soon as you can.

Assign wedding coordinator duties to a family member or friend

Takeaways
  • Start planning as soon as you have a date set.
  • Bargain shop for your dress and othe wedding essentials.
  • Have a backup plan in place for the possiblity of unexpected problems.
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Starting early and having a back-up plan are so important. These are some great tips.

Posted on 07/06/2007 at 11:07:00 AM

 
Starting early and having a back-up plan are so important. These are some great tips.

Posted on 07/06/2007 at 11:07:00 AM

 
Wonderful tips!

Posted on 06/01/2007 at 7:06:00 AM

 
These are all great ideas.

Posted on 05/31/2007 at 10:05:00 AM

 
Even more wedding advice to keep in mind for my wedding date... Many years down the road! LOL. Great article.

Posted on 05/30/2007 at 7:05:00 PM

 
Excellent advice. I'm sending this to my step-daughter, who is engaged.

Posted on 05/30/2007 at 5:05:00 PM

 
Great ideas in this article.

Posted on 05/29/2007 at 7:05:00 AM

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