Is all that planning and organizing freaking you out? Worry Not. Here are some to-do list to keep you ahead of the game.

After the Proposal
* Determine your wedding date
* Start thinking about your wedding theme
12 Months Before
* Confirm your budget
* Book your venue
* Start shopping for the wedding gown and suit. Visit bridal shops to get quotations and see which designer you are most comfortable with
* Book a wedding planner if you need help with pulling the whole …

Wedding favors should be thought of as a thank-you gift to your guests for coming and for supporting your new commitment. Ideally, favors will also become memoirs, reminding your guests of your special day once the “hoopla” of the event has passed. Favors can also do double-duty by serving as part of the decorations for the reception hall. Though cost often is given the most weight when selecting the type of favor to offer, some other criteria to consider in choosing an item are:
-its possibility of being “inscribed”
(Can it display …

by IC
Marriage as the base of our community and as an institution has changed considerably from what it was when our grandparents got married, even from when our parents got married. Attitudes, concepts and the way family, careers, equality and even gay relationships are perceived has led to a change in the structure of society: due to several experiences people are getting married later in life, young naive or inexperienced couples getting divorced more often, marrying more than once, and living longer. If we compare this scenario to the one …

by Wade Robins
Weddings are very expensive. It is easy to see how people can spend thousands of dollars on a single wedding. When you consider the cost of the cake, the rings, reception food and entertainment, the wedding dress, invitations and flowers, you soon begin to wonder where you can cut corners. Many women would not dream of cutting corners on her wedding dress. The wedding dress is an important part of any wedding ceremony. If you choose the right shop, you can certainly save hundreds of dollars on wedding …

Your reception just wouldn’t be the same without a wedding cake. After all, it’s meant as a symbol of fertility and is one of the most commonly found wedding traditions. The Ancient Romans used to bake a cake of barley or wheat and then break it over the bride’s head as a sign of fertility. It also became customary to pile several small cakes to create one large tier. The bride and groom would then try to kiss over the tower of cakes without knocking it over. If they succeeded, …

The reception is where the culmination of the wedding will be held. It is here where people will get to enjoy the celebration together with the newly married couple. For this matter, every detail of the celebration must provide satisfaction and contentment not only to the bride and groom but to all visitors and guests as well. At the reception, the elements that will make the celebration a success are comfortable venue, great foods, party floor, and, of course, music.
The wedding music plays a very important role both in the …

There is always that feeling of joy and anticipation in choosing a wedding motif. The theme you pick might just be the element that can help determine other decisions you have to make on your special day. The flowers, favors, food, music, venue, cake, gown, gifts, and everything else can depend on your overall wedding theme; and will make choosing a whole lot easier for you.
Picking the perfect motif for your wedding should be fun. It can also be a good activity for you and your partner. Wedding guests are …

While it’s understandable that most of the couples nowadays prefer to do on-hand preparations for their wedding (just like we did with the help of sister, friends,realtives), sometimes that just isn’t an option. You’ve got to deal with everything from finding that perfect wedding gown for yourself to hunting up some matching ugly dresses for your bridesmaids (to set off your lovely dress), not to mention things like ordering the wedding cake, signing and sending off the wedding invitations, borrowing something blue, and all the other thousands of little things …