You’re Engaged! Now What?

Congratulations on your EngagEMENT! I KNOW YOU MUST BE SO EXCITED TO START THE PLANNING PROCESS. OR MAYBE OVERWHELMED IS MORE OF WHAT YOU ARE FEELING. YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHERE TO START AND ARE THINKING “NOW WHAT?’ BUT DON’T YOU WORRY, I HAVE YOU COVERED.

FIRST OF ALL. THE LAST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS GOING AND MAKING LOTS OF DECISIONS WITHOUT FIRST SITTING DOWN WITH YOUR FIANCÉ AND DISCUSSING THE BASICS.

THE TWO OF YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT EVERYTHING.

1. WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR THE WEDDING?

WILL IT BE TRADITIONAL, AND THE BRIDE’S PARENTS PAY FOR THE MAJORITY, WHILE THE GROOM’S PARENTS PAY FOR THE TRADITIONAL GROOM THINGS, SUCH AS THE REHEARSAL DINNER AND ANY ALCOHOL SERVED AT THE WEDDING.

OR MAYBE IT’LL BE BOTH OF YALL PAYING FOR EVERYTHING. EITHER WAY MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHO WILL BE SIGNING ALL THE CHECKS TO PAY YOUR VENDORS.

2. WHAT IS A REASONABLE BUDGET?

AFTER DECIDING WHO IS PAYING FOR EVERYTHING. TALK WITH ALL INVOLVED ABOUT WHAT THE BUDGET SHOULD BE.THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS TO BE BOOKING VENDORS AND LATER REALIZE YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND DIFFERENT VENDORS IN A DIFFERENT PRICE RANGE.


3. WHAT KIND OF WEDDING DO YOU BOTH WANT.

MAYBE THIS WILL BE EASY AND YOU BOTH AGREE YOU WANT A HUGE BLOWOUT WITH EVERYONE YALL KNOW. OR MAYBE YOU WANT JUST IMMEDIATE FAMILY ONLY, YOU NEED TO DECIDE TOGETHER WHAT BOTH YALLS VISIONS LOOK LIKE, SO IF ANY COMPROMISES NEED TO BE MADE IT CAN BE DONE BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE.

ALSO DO YALL PREFER A CHURCH WEDDING, DESTINATION WEDDING, A MOUNTAIN WEDDING, OR A SIMLE BACK YARD WEDDING. GET THESE DETAILS FIGURED OUT AS WELL.

OKAY NOW YOU ARE OFFICIALLY READY TO START PLANNING YOUR BIG DAY. BUT FROM HERE WHERE DO YOU GO? CHECK OUT MY OTHER BLOG POST, “5-tips-to-start-planning-your-wedding” TO LEARN THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE.

CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER THINGS THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO DO BEFORE YOU OFFICIALLY START THE WEDDING PLANNING PROCESS? IF SO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.