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Let Dummies be your wedding planner and get hitched without a hitchPlanning A Wedding For Dummies covers everything you need to know to pull off the perfect celebration on your big day. This book even makes it fun! We take the stress out of wedding planning, simplifying the whole process and giving you the tools you need to plan and execute a memorable day.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 05-13-2022
Congratulations — you’re engaged and that should be celebrated! Now it’s time to make it official and plan your perfect wedding day. It’s all about perspective. The big picture in planning a wedding is that at the end of the day, you will be married. That’s what’s most important. Along your journey, there will be bumps in the road.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-16-2022
Wedding etiquette rules have relaxed a bit over time, but common sense and basic etiquette are still necessary in every phase of wedding planning — and on the big day itself.Familiarizing yourself with what to do before, during, and after your wedding will help ensure that everyone enjoys all your wedding festivities.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-09-2022
Planning a wedding shouldn’t break the bank — it should be fun, exciting, and worry-free. To plan a budget wedding that looks anything but cheap, make a priority list, cut back on food (the biggest wedding expense), and consider adding some wallet-friendly touches that are also good for the environment.Save money on the wedding of your dreamsWhen you’re planning a wedding on a budget, you want to get the best value for your dollar.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-16-2022
Planning a wedding involves hundreds of decisions, from calculating how much liquor to buy to figuring out how much space and how many servers you need for your reception.You also want to be prepared for any kind of emergency that happens on your wedding day. Fortunately, many new websites and smartphone apps can help you with all aspects of your wedding planning, especially your budget.
Article / Updated 12-02-2021
Engagement and wedding rings come in a huge array of styles and material. When shopping for engagement and wedding rings, many couples go together — or at least pre-shop together so that each person has an idea of the other's taste. When choosing rings, consider your lifestyle and price range, and determine what's most important to you by prioritizing the 4 C's.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Every bride and groom wants their wedding to be super stylish and, let’s be honest, different to their friends’ recent weddings. Gone are the days of the formula-led wedding, of booking suppliers but not really thinking about how to personalise your big day. If you’d like to add some unique concepts to your wedding and steer away from doing things by formula, make a start by checking out these ten great ideas.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Traditionally, the reception includes three speeches: father of the bride, groom and best man (in that order). Each of these speakers concludes his speech with a suitable toast: The father of the bride ends his speech with a toast to the bride and groom. The groom may decide to toast his new wife in the middle of his speech while telling guests he feels so lucky to have her as a wife.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Here are some guidelines for working out how many guests to seat at your tables. The lower guest number is comfortable, whereas the higher is a little more of a squeeze. Table Size Number of Guests Per Table 91 centimetres (3 feet round) Cake table or a sweetheart table for two 1.52 metres (5 feet round) 8–10 guests 1.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The term personal flowers refers not only to the bride's bouquet and groom's boutonniere, but also to all the flowers worn or carried by attendants, family members, or others you wish to honor. Men often have preferences, some quite specific, for the boutonniere they sport on their wedding day. For brides, though, the flowers they carry as they walk towards married life are the ultimate — and very visible — accompaniment to their wedding dress.
