how do you plan your own wedding?
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Start by deciding on a budget and who you want to invite.  Also start thinking about the kind of dress you want to wear.  There are tons of websites out there that are great at helping you plan.  I'm listing a few of my favourites.\n\nMost importantly, share every moment of your planning with you fiance.  It will be worth it in the end.  COMPROMISE is most important.  Have fun and CONGRATULATIONS!\n\nI'm getting married on July 1!  It's been a long and difficult journey but I'm enjoying every minute of planning my 2 weddings (1 Hindu, 1 Catholic!)
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Have as many family and friends help as possible.  \n\nYou could have somebody take pictures and just have a few professional taken.  Could even be after the wedding in a park or studio.  Or look in to a photography school or somebody looking for experience. Also applies for video.\n\nMake your own flower and centerpieces.  http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home has a great selection with ideas and step by step instructions.  $1-$2 fish bowls in the craft dept at walmart make great centerpieces.  You can even get them in color.  Fill them with water, colored water, floating candles, sand & shells, flowers.  \n\nCakes can be very easy to make.  Just make different size circles.  Layer them and add flowers to the top.\n\nYou don't need to hire a dj you can have premade cd's or somebody play them.\n\nThe stationary section in walmart has some really pretty invitations ready to print on the computer or if you are crafty do a search on the internet and get examples of premade ones and just make your own.\n\nWedding favors candy wrapped in tulle with a note tied to it..thanks for being a part of our sweet day.  You coudl make your own fortune cookies with and put whatever you want on the paper inside.\n\nDo searches on the internet. Usually you can make most things yourself.  Good luck and Congrats!  Hope some of this helps.\n\nhttp://www.cheap-chic-weddings.com/...\nThis site looked good for more information!
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I have a site that you an request a free book about how to and thingss needed for wedding ? and a book for new mothers about babys and there first 5 years too..\n\ngo to :\nhttp://www.statefarm.com/lifevents/married.htm\n\nNEar the bottom you will see this: For current customers\n(Contact your agent for the login ID and password.)\n\nDon't let the actual planning of the wedding cause you undue stress. Order our Wedding Planner to save you time … and headaches.\nClick on the wedding planner  it will open up ..\nIt will than ask you for your name and password ..\nEnter:\nUser Name: good\nPassword: neighbor \n(WATCH - this is USA spelling)! \n\nHOpe that helps ya out some :)\nHappy Going
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i would think your best bet is a craft store. They usually have everything under the sun for weddings. I know when i was planning my wedding i spent a good four hours in one
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The simple answer to this if you want to do it inexpensively is to keep it small. Most of us only have a few people we are truly close to, and these are the people you should invite. \n\nAs far as the ceremony goes, do something at your house or some place special to you. Picnic areas at local parks/lakes are very cheap to reserve. For a small fee, you can have your minister come out and say a few words to "renew" your marriage. Writing your own renewal vows can be a very meaningful. Doing all this at dusk with candles about will create a nice ambience. \n\nTreat  your guests to an inexpensive picnic type buffet. Light a campfire,  turn on the stereo and dance the night away!\n\nGood Luck!\n\nCheck out http://www.announcements.com for invitations.
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The first thing you need to do is decide on the date you want to hold the affair and how much money you/your family want to spend. The next is to decide on the type of venue you want: a very small affair at home, in a garden setting, with 50 people; intimate, casual and small affair (80 people or less, let's say); medium sized with about 100-130 people, or large, with 150 people and up.\n\nYou could hire a wedding planner and they will do almost everything for you, but it is an added cost on top of renting the hall (they provide the food, but you pick out what you want), hiring a band or DJ, photographer, etc. There is nothing quite like planning the event yourself though- it is a lot of work, but it is yours.\n\nIf you decide to do it yourself and have decided upon a date, start by looking around at wedding halls to see what types of venues they offer and how much they cost. Sometimes they offer packages that include music and other services: photographer, table flowers, etc., in addition to the catering services but sometimes they don't. Write a list of questions you have so that you are prepared. As a separate note: Your groom will have to tip the people hired for the wedding, including waiters and waitresses, the bartender, DJ, etc. \n\nOnce you've decided what space you want, you need to reserve the space immediately because space books up quickly. I am an event planner (not weddings though, but I know the event business)and I urge you to make sure you reserve the place quickly.\n\nYou can always do a home wedding, especially if cost is a concern, and they can be quite nice. However, remember that if you do someting like this you are responsible for renting tables and chairs for your guests, hiring waiters and clean up staff, hiring a band or DJ, photographer, florist, a caterer, arranging to have someone remove the garbage, especially if you live on your own and are leaving the next day for the honeymoon, and making sure your sinks and toilets are working properly. When I got married the second time 6 years ago, my kitchen sink got clogged from the clean up crew! We couldn't unclog it and the water sat there for 3 weeks while we were away. So, this is something to consider.\n\nAs for the other stuff, like bouquets, etc. First, you need to decide what kind of dress you want to wear (along with headpiece, veil, etc), and how many bridesmaids you want (Match the number of bridesmaids to the number of groomsmen your groom wants). Think about the color theme of the wedding (this applies to your tablecloths and napkins, too, as well as the girls' dresses). The number of bouquets is based on the number of girls in the wedding, as are the number of lapel flowers the men will wear. Don't forget lapel flowers for your father and the groom's father, corsages for the mothers, etc. \n\nDo you want a ring bearer and a flower girl? Color choice and flowers apply to them, too.\n\nBefore I forget: Make sure you buy two pairs of shoes. One pair will be dressy, and perfect for the ceremony, while the other should be flats - perfect for dancing. If you only wear heels I can guarantee you that your feet will kill you after a while. You will be moving around a lot - for pictures, greeting guests, etc..so be prepared. Don't forget to pick out your earrings, and start thinking about your makeup, etc.\n\nYou will have to go for numerous dress fittings (as will the girls), so be prepared to devote a lot of time for this. The guys will have to be fitted for their tuxes that the groom needs to choose.\n\nIn between this, you will buy rings with your partner! That's always fun... and of course, you and your fiance need to decide where you want to go for the honeymoon.\n\nBest wishes!
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The first place you should start is to visit:\nwww.theknot.com\nThey have more information than you could ever find anywhere else.  From engagement to honeymoon, and everything inbetween.  I'm planning my wedding right now, and it has helped me a lot!!!  Good luck!
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Make sure you really want to do it again first!  (Just joking) \n\nAlot of couples with do this if they have had problems and want to start anew, kind of erase the past.  \n\nAs you know most weddings are forgotten, but the reception is what lives on!  To save money, still have the small church wedding, but plan a big reception!  Make your renewed vows special to you, your family and a few of your closest friends!\n\nMake your own invitations. With all the scrapbooking material out there, you can make some really pretty ones.\n\nPick out a beautiful dress, tux and spend money on the pictures! That is what you want to remember your special day!
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Ideally one year before the wedding. You wonly have six moths 'till the wedding.. what are you waiting for? Book the church and the reception hall now and start looking for invitations.\n\nCongrats and good luck
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Just invite your closest friends and relatives.It gets overwhelming if you have to many people there.Remember you have to feed all the people that you invite.I just got married two weeks ago and we spent alot on food and the cake and we ended up with food left over.
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A good starting place is picking the general location, like what country, or what city/state.  You'll want to look at the marriage requirements for the country or state to see what is involved.  Also, decide if the wedding is just the 2 of you or do you intend to invite family/friends.  And pick a date range.  \n\nOnce you have the general info, you can do web searches for good hotels, resorts, etc, that offer destination wedding packages.  Many resorts like Sandals, Beaches, and Palace will offer packages that include a free wedding.  But it can be easier to be married in the US sometimes.\n\nOnce you pick the location, they'll have a wedding coordinator or catering manager who will help you arrange other vendors like photographer, officiant, musicians, etc.\n\nCongrats and have fun planning!
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Can family help you with some of the plans? Maybe a sibling can do parts of it for you:) Just Kidding. Anyway, assuming that this isn't go to be right away. Make a list of stuff you have to do/plan, then make a list of the people who you want to come. Once you have the list of stuff you have to get done, separate it into groups, from stressful to less stressful, put the most stressful first or were ever you would want it then so on. Put a little bit of each thing to do in a month.\n\nExample\n\nJuly:\n\nCall 4 flower arrangement\nGet dress from David's Bridal\nSend out invitations.\n\nAugust:\n\nLeave at 4 to pick up something.\nMake setting arrangements\nYou get the point right.\n\nThat away you not trying to do everything at once. Less stress and you get everything done in time for the big day.\nCongratulations:) Good Luck:)
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no matter how much you plan, organize and control there is something that will not go as expected.\n\nif you are too worried about what is going to go wrong you won't be able to enjoy your day.  the most important thing you should remember is that you are marrying the one you love...bask in the moment, smile and enjoy yourself.  if you can't do that you will only remember the worst that happened.
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My husband and I were in a similar situation and we had a very nice wedding for cheap.  Your best bet...do it yourself.  We had the reception at my parents house.  40 people in the basement and living room and it was great.  everyone had so much fun and it was very memorable because it was once of a kind.  my mom did the food all herself and we got some KFC chicken because my husband is supervisor there.  If you decide to do the food yourself you can contact me through this site and i could give you some ideas and tips no problem.  i got my dress on sale at a bridal shop because the style was no longer made.  it was only $500 (with cleaning, steaming and alterations) marked down from $1000.  There are also alot of prom and brides maid dresses that resemble wedding gowns that you could go for as well.  a plain wedding band can be as little as like $100, then later on in life you can renew vows and give a different ring(thats what we ae doing) and you can make alot of decorations and favours and flowers yourself or get them cheap from like a dollar store.  we got balloons and streamers in pink and silver for the decorations from the dollar store.  under $50 to decorate and you'd never tell we spent so little.  keep the guests minimum and that way you could do an open bar too.  for the 40 guests we bought 5 cases of beer, bottle of vodka, rum and rye and some wine.  it was plenty and everyone was happy not to have to pay for booze.  it was great and such a wonderful day.  we got married a a wedding chapel for like $250, but you could look into doing a ceremony at your home or something for cheap too.  just keep in mind everything that needs to be done can most likey be done yourself for half the price.  dont give up and dont wait if this is what you want to do.  its no impossible and trust me, if you love him that much, its a day you'll never forget.  also remember, you can always renew vows some day and do it the way you want when you have money.  thats my plan. small the first time, then big party when we renew.  best of luck to you.
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Yeah... have a nice wedding/ gathering outside in a nice park or something like that.  Make it nice and casual but still nice, walk barefoot down the aisle, and ahev a whimsical ceremony.  I am sure that you could ask the person who will be marrying you to do so at this location.
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It is going to be very expensive to have such a big wedding. You need to figure out the cost and make sure you get the money in plenty of time. You don't want to get stuck with huge expenses.
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First thing I would do is get a list of parks from the county.Start visiting them and scout out the perfict spot.Even ask the people who work for Parks and Recreation if someone has actually had a wedding on site before. They may be able to point out an ideal spot. Many have vast land that would be great for this. You do have to remember people might need to go to the bathroom. Also that you don't want to be walking too far out as their will be many things to get set up. \nI had an outdoor wedding. It was an open, grassy area with large shade trees. We opted to have it set just out of the shade so by the time the wedding started, the guests would be shaded. \nAs for  a reception, I would advise not having it at the same place. You really need a bathroom close by, sink with running water and you will have flies to contend with not to mention the wind. (Private land sounds like a great thing to look into)\nIt is WORK planning a wedding, try to keep things simple and pleasing for you first and your guests also. \nSounds like you have a beautiful idea. I can picture it.