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| Article written by Melissa Reddington, Party Partz |
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Photo by Timeless Imagery | | | What do you want for your wedding? More importantly what do you not want? | | | Every bride and groom should create a game plan and stick to it. This means you will have the wedding memories you want. After all, why have 15 video minutes of everyone dancing to the Electric Slide if you hate line dances? |
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| Start your guest list before you start your site search. Do you have to include wives and boyfriends? Prevent this bad scenario: contracting for a site that holds only 100 people when you need to invite 175. |
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| List complete information: name, address and telephone numbers as soon as possible. This is always harder than you think! |
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How much money can you spend on your wedding?
Be realistic based on the number of guests, type of meal and time of day. Brunch is less expensive than dinner. |
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| Prioritize: are photos more important or is the entertainment more important? If you have defined your vision you already know the answer to this question. |
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| Understanding your budget means you will be prepared to spend less on a cake and spend more on invitations, depending on what is most important to you. |
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| Use them as a resource for ideas on gowns, flowers, and more - but don't let them dictate your wedding. Your wedding should reflect you - not Martha Stewart. |
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| Feel free to break the rules. Green ink is lovely with hand made paper for a personalized wedding invitation. Better yet - don't buy any and spend the hundreds (yes, hundreds) you save on a killer chocolate wedding cake. |
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