You need to work out how much money you can spend. Then go to Churchill asap (pref last year) and get their details and book your chapel, reception venue (considering stuff like "will we have music etc" "do we want just one room" "are we feeding people, and if so who and what") and evening party stuff, and caterers as soon as poss.
I've found wedding dress shops in Cambs hugely pricey and few on the ground, I went to my parents home for mine.
After that I suggest you get "the modern girls guide to getting hitched" and poss another wedding planning book from Borders, and lock yourselves in a room for a weekend to establish guest list, formality, clothing for each of you, ushers/bridesmaids (if you are doing all that thing), entertainments, if you want anything special at the service, registery requirements.
Then you can sort all that out, and consider photography, stuff like cars (you shouldnt need that if it is all in churchill), getting banns read (if required - has to be at both of your parishes), also details like decorations, cake, gift list, invite stationery, if you want to do stuff like favours etc.
Then you go round all of the above things two or three times to 1) get quotes 2) book 3) confirm bookings and pay nearer the time
You'll also be needing to think about honeymoon and what you plan to do re: house or whatever after you are married, though you may be sorted for that already.
And most importantly of all, you need to do all of the above without losing sight of the fact that the wedding is only one day but its the start of a marriage for the rest of your lives, and take all the time that requires to get used to and discuss etc etc. :-)
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Date: 2005-04-11 05:37 pm (UTC)From:You need to work out how much money you can spend. Then go to Churchill asap (pref last year) and get their details and book your chapel, reception venue (considering stuff like "will we have music etc" "do we want just one room" "are we feeding people, and if so who and what") and evening party stuff, and caterers as soon as poss.
I've found wedding dress shops in Cambs hugely pricey and few on the ground, I went to my parents home for mine.
After that I suggest you get "the modern girls guide to getting hitched" and poss another wedding planning book from Borders, and lock yourselves in a room for a weekend to establish guest list, formality, clothing for each of you, ushers/bridesmaids (if you are doing all that thing), entertainments, if you want anything special at the service, registery requirements.
Then you can sort all that out, and consider photography, stuff like cars (you shouldnt need that if it is all in churchill), getting banns read (if required - has to be at both of your parishes), also details like decorations, cake, gift list, invite stationery, if you want to do stuff like favours etc.
Then you go round all of the above things two or three times to 1) get quotes 2) book 3) confirm bookings and pay nearer the time
You'll also be needing to think about honeymoon and what you plan to do re: house or whatever after you are married, though you may be sorted for that already.
And most importantly of all, you need to do all of the above without losing sight of the fact that the wedding is only one day but its the start of a marriage for the rest of your lives, and take all the time that requires to get used to and discuss etc etc. :-)
Hope that helps...