Series: I'm engaged ... Now What?" Part 2

Step # 2 Decide on Date, Your planning team and Formality of wedding

OK, now you have shared the great news with everyone, you are ready to move forward with the next step. This next step encompasses quite a few things:

A. Decide on wedding season and formality (this will help you narrow down your wedding date, the type of wedding and the location) You have many choices, do you both like cold weather or warm weather ? Day or night ?

B. From here you can set your date ( be prepared to be a little flexible with this date due to availability of your location choices)

D. Set a realistic budget (find out if your families are going to contribute to this event. if you have no idea what weddings cost then do your homework! Research on the Internet however the best way to find out is to ask a close friend that was recently married or ask a planner what weddings are costing today or you can use this link to calculate you wedding budget.
http://weddings.about.com/library/nbudgetworksheet.htm (source weddings.about)

C. Decide on your planning team... How much will your families be involved? Do you have time to plan a wedding? How involved do you want to be? Do you want to hire a planner? (of course you do.. what am I saying?? )

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