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what do i do?????

dinal1979 Posted:

what do i do?????

I just got engaged and have no clue as to what i should do first
suggestions?
shell1879 Posted:

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i would think about colors and a theme if your doing one first and it will all fall into place from there

congrats and welcome
SummerBride10 Posted:

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First off, congrats on your engagement!!

If you plan on getting married in 2009, I would start looking at RH's. Many are booking and you want to make sure that you can get the available date at the place you want.
weddingbunny Posted:

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it looks like you have less than a year to plan, so you've got a lot on your plate!

Start right away with looking at a location for both the ceremony and the reception (church and hall, basically, if those are the routes you're going).

Next, I'd look for a photographer and band/dj, followed by a videographer and florist.

While you're doing that, you'll want to be thinking about what colors you want, and trying on dresses, both for yourself and your bridesmaids.

So, this is the order I'd go in:
locations
photographer
band/dj
videographer (if you choose to do one, I recommend it)
florist
attire (your dress first, then bm dresses and finally tuxes)


good luck!
lizzie217 Posted:

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Congrats! Ceremony place and RH first,,,this will ease your stress once you have them you can look into photographer, videographer, flowers, dresses....GOOD LUCK!

Brooklynbride Posted:

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Posted by lizzie217

Congrats! Ceremony place and RH first,,,this will ease your stress once you have them you can look into photographer, videographer, flowers, dresses....GOOD LUCK!


I agree!! First of all...congratulations and the best of luck!!! You need your date, RH and church (if you are getting married there). Then your dress (because it takes time). After that, book the photographer, and while you are doing that ...think of the theme and colors. Everything pretty much falls into place after that. DJ, florist, BM dresses...etc.
ladybengal Posted:

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congrats!!!!! I would start with ceremony and reception so you can secure your date. everything else will follow after that. GOOD LUCK!

Ednkim4eva Posted:

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Hi,
Congratulations!!!! You must be so excited. I would definitely start looking at ceremony and reception locations. Next, I would book your photographer.

Best of luck,
Kim

P.S. LIW is a great resource. I would definitely check out vendors on here before making appointments. There is a lot of excellent reviews and feedback.
Jayla127 Posted:

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Congrats on your engagement!! You should get the main thing out the way which is your RH. Do you have any idea what venues who might be interested in?

MelissaH43 Posted:

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Welcome!

Pick a date and make sure that your reception hall and church, or ceremony site, are both available. That's a must to really get started.

Have fun!

:0)
nycgirl79 Posted:

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Congratulations on your engagement!!

I would start looking into RH's as soon as possible. Try to book your major vendors as early as you can, because the more 'popular' vendors book up very quickly.

Before you start looking into halls and vendors you should figure out what your budget is. From there figure out when you want to get married - what year? do you have a certain month in mind? The day of the week is also a huge factor - as a rule of thumb Saturday nights are (generally) the most $$. The next step is to come up with a tentative guest list - all RH's have a minimum that you must guarantee, so you'll need to have an idea how many guests you're expecting.

Lots of luck with your planning, and if you have any questions, ask away. That's what we're all here for!
PegaLega Posted:

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Congrats first of all.
Second start getting ideas of what you want
If you are going to be getting married in a church-make sure they are available for the date(s) you would like, then start with the RH-you have to make sure both are open for your date.

Then go from there

Good Luck
NickandTara426 Posted:

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Congrats!!! If you're looking to get married in january(09) I would start looking at Reception Halls now. I got engaged two weeks ago and book my RH within a week because a lot of dates were booked, I wanted the 17th but the 16th was the only date available. GL!!

Fall BZ 2009 Posted:

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CONGRATS!

If you haven't already...pick out a reception hall and time of year for your perfect day!

GOOD LUCK!
agraydc Posted:

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1st off welcome and congrats...
2nd off start simple and try and picture your wedding, large or small, day or night, formal or informal, spring/summer/fall/winter, etc.....

good luck!!!!!
Brat143 Posted:

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Congratulations!!!!! Thats so awesome, YAY !!! I found getting a idea of a guest list helped me with everything, once I did that I knew how much I could spend on a hall & then the rest of my budget fell into place. Budget was the most important thing to me.
vnv126 Posted:

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You should probably look and search for a reception hall........then start looking for photography, video, music, flowers and etc.

slsd22505 Posted:

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Congrats!!!!!!

RH first... they get booked far in advance, and once you find that, you can shop around for everything else.
beram63 Posted:

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first stop: BUDGET <--you need to know what you're working with before you can make decisions.

then i'd say you should settle on a general feel (i.e. theme, season, etc.) pick a RH, and everything kinds goes from there.
Summer07Bride Posted:

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Congratulations!!

I suggest you first determine budget, rough draft of a guest list and time of year you would like to get married.

Next look for halls since that will probably be the largest chunk of your budget.

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