It is important in the early stages of planning
your wedding to adopt several magazines and reliable
online resources as a wedding planning base. There
are many wedding magazines and wedding related web
sites available, each one specialising in a niche
of the wedding planning process.
Wedding directories such as Wedding
Bride and Smart
Bride, are examples of well written easy-to-navigate
online wedding resources, offering over 2,000 wedding
services and suppliers nationally, and a vast range
of shopping and interactive wedding features.
This will largely depend on your religious or denominational
angle, and whether you are bound by tradition. Churches
and places of worship will most likely provide a minister
for the reading of the marriage vows, where as Marriage
Celebrants will be more flexible with regards
to denominational and non-denominational marriages.
The ceremony
venue you choose should also be a reflection of
the type of couple you are, and plan to be. The setting
for your ceremony venue will provide a great backdrop
for your wedding photos, as well as providing a stage
for your selected flowers and decorations.
Some examples to ponder are parks and gardens (make
sure you check if you need permission first), beaches,
wineries, backyards.You will need a wet weather contingency
plan just in case with these types of choices. Many
reception venues also have chapels or outdoor rotundas
set in landscaped gardens that provide a picturesque
location for your wedding vows.
Dance, party and celebrate should
be the ultimate theme for your wedding
reception. It has become tradition to cut your
wedding cake, dance your bridal waltz and listen to
an array of amusing speeches from your honoured guests
and bridal party members.
With this in mind, be sure to consider
the destination of you reception venue, the size of
your venue, the dance floor area, the type of entertainment
you require, alcohol and food catering,
and the amenities (including disability access).
Your reception venue will most
likely be the largest of all your wedding planning
expenses, so be sure to take your time and ask as
many questions as possible before selecting this very
important venue.
You will need to employ your music
and entertaiment services, as well as a caterer
(if not provided by the venue), a master
of ceremonies, a table and chair decorator, and
a videographer or photographer.