

If you can get those trickling in sooner than later, then you won’t feel stressed when the time comes for sending out your invitations. Once you figure out how many people to invite and who they are, you will need to start collecting their addresses. It will also play a factor in the venue you choose as most have a limit on how many people they allow. By knowing who you want to invite is important because that will help you determine how big or small of a wedding you want to have. This is probably going to be the first time you and your fiance are working on something that will require help from your families and your future in laws.


This will help you to know how long you have to save up for your special day. Do you dream of a Spring wedding when everything is in bloom? Or do want to have a winter wedding with deep reds and twinkle lights? Or do you want to be married in the Summertime were the days are longer and you can dance the night away under the stars? Take time to figure out what time of year you want your wedding to take place in. 3 Think about when you want to get married. Do you both like small intimate gatherings? Or are big parties what you guys thrive on? Thinking about these things will help you decide if you want a big wedding, or if a destination wedding with only your closest friends and family is what your hearts want. Don’t forget that it’s also your fiancé’s special day too! One thing that most brides forget about is taking her groom’s input into consideration when planning their wedding day. Simple, elegant, classic, timeless, fun! It’s your day so make sure it truly represents who you are. Your wedding can be anything that you want it to be. 2 Every little girl dreams of her wedding and what it will be like. And when in doubt, trust your gut! There are also some incredibly inspiring wedding blogs and websites such as Style Me Pretty, Green Wedding Shoes, 100 Layer Cake, The Black Tie Bride, Snippet & Ink, Once Wed, Wedding Sparrow, and Wedding Chicks. Are you a Martha Stewart bride? Do you love the romantic and timeless weddings that grace the pages of Utterly Engaged and Cottage Hill? There are so many wedding and bridal styles out there, so find a magazine that showcases how you feel about your wedding day and your aesthetic. 1 Before you go out and buy every magazine with a bride on the cover take a minute to really think about your style and what magazines will help inspire the wedding of your dreams. Many wedding websites and magazines will give you all kinds of list of things to do but here are my top things to do after you get engaged. Have you recently gotten engaged? Still relishing in that amazing feeling of saying yes to marrying your best friend and you can’t stop staring at your hand because now that pretty little ring makes everything so much more special? Congratulations!!! After telling your parents and the entire world that you are getting married the next thing to do is to figure out what comes next.
