Getting Started Planning Your Wedding

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The proposal was heartfelt, the timing was perfect, and you were only too happy to say, "Yes!" Now you find yourself in a whirlwind of strong emotions and complicated planning. If you're not a professional event planner, this is probably your first time planning a ground-breaking event. It's easy to get overwhelmed, but don't worry. Follow the tips below in order to get started planning your wedding of your dreams.

Planning a wedding comes with its own brand of stress. Depending on how elaborate the event and how far off the date, that stress can be a presence in your life for much longer than you’d like it to be. It’s…

Wedding dates are hard to plan. You have to schedule a day where your preferred venue is open, your favorite band can play, your officiant is available, your nieces are out of school, your grandmother is recovered from…

As the weather warms and spring touches the air, the upcoming holiday of Easter grows ever-nearer. If you're contemplating planning an Easter wedding, consider the logistics as well as the fun details. Holiday weddings…

As soon as you post the photo of your newly-adorned ring finger, the questions start pouring in: "Where do we send presents?" "Do you already have a toaster?" "What about a tea kettle that sings the national anthem?"…

In an ideal world, your partner and you have an unlimited wedding budget and can happily rent the nearest football stadium to house everyone who's ever sent you a friend request on Facebook. While this is a lovely thought…

You know you can't go another single day without making it official, but how do you pop the question? There are plenty of marriage proposal ideas to suit every couple. For a more-than-ordinary relationship, nothing will…

You set your wedding day first, so why is everyone else piling on? It can be frustrating to plan the perfect wedding only to realize that your big day has been sandwiched in the "Dreaded Wedding Cluster." Engagements are…

Compromise can get tricky in the midst of planning a wedding. It’s easy to get carried away by our own vision of the perfect day; so much so that we may forget we’ll be sharing it with an equally important…

Confidential marriages aren’t just for sneaking off with Vegas girls named "Bunny" anymore. Today's couple has a wealth of reasons why they'd like to keep their wedding off the record–not the least of which is…

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