Re: Really missing my Mom and totally lost on the wedding planning...
02/14/06 05:52 AM
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Snorkie
Reged: 02/15/05
Posts: 1999
Loc: Northern Illinois, USA
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Everything Cailin said! Once you've decided what size affair it will be, book your officiant, church (if that applies for you),reception venue, and DJ. If catering & cake don't come with your venue, you will have to book the date for that, too. Once that's out of the way, you will be ahead of the game.
If you luck out like I did, you can find a reception venue that does the food, the cake, and the bar. It was great - saved me a few phone calls. If you book far enough ahead of time, you won't have to worry about the menu until closer to the wedding.
We booked our March date the previous August and didn't have to look at menu stuff until January, if I recall. We decided to do heavy hors' d' ouevres instead of a sit-down meal. It went over well with our crowd.
Pick up a wedding magazine or two. They have tons of ideas for everything. Also, check out theknot.com and/or indybride.com.
Make yourself a checklist. There's probably some of those online, too.
As for cost of the wedding, once you've called a few places and gotten their costs, you'll get a better feel for budget.
I don't know about Canada, but costs vary widely in the US. In some parts of the country, $20K is considered not too bad. HOLY COW!! On the other hand, our wedding almost 2 years ago in N. Illinois, was about $8K. Probably would have been at least twice as much if we were in Chicago or another metro area. And, like someone else said, it doesn't have to be expensive. I know we could have spent less.
Oh yeah, one more possible budget shocker - flowers! But there are ways around that, too. You can do them yourself or see what a good grocery store can do for you instead of a florist. Or, you can just not have tons of flowers. That's what we did. I'm not a tons-of-flowers kind of gal and my church sanctuary doesn't lend itself to that anyway.
Good luck, and do have fun with it!!! We're here when you need us. 
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