Plan, plan and plan. Yes, it’s our passion, we just love planning and seeing all the hard work pay off. Any bride who has done it will tell you that there is heaps of work in planning a wedding so start early if you can but whatever you do set down a plan before you start. These things need to be thought through before you do anything (other than say yes and celebrate your engagement in style!):

1. Number of guests at your wedding (both of you have to agree, welcome to marriage! )
2. Preferred location (home or abroad, city or countryside)
3. Preferred date and day of the week of your celebration
4. Budget – it is really key to set some parameters before you start looking at venues otherwise you do not know what you’re aiming for and will waste a lot of time – use magazines to guide you in budget setting and speak to some recently married friends
5. Style and priorities – what ‘look and feel’ is important to you and what are your real ‘non negotiable’ priorities.

With a little bit of thought to the above, you’ll be steaming ahead in calm and control once you get underway with the organisation.