Wedding Savings Trend #6
(I saved the best for last! This is the savings trend of all savings trends! Get married over Thanksgiving Dinner. Or, Christmas. The Fourth of July even! More and more couples are opting this as a way to kill two birds with one stone. You don’t have to worry about paying for a reception hall if you don’t want to. You don’t have to worry about paying for extra food if you don’t want to! I believe this is the ULTIMATE wedding savings trend.)
We’re near the end now and it’s a bitter-sweet feeling for me. I’ve enjoyed passing on these helpful tips to you. Let’s see. In Chapter One, we looked at the things you should do as soon as you know you’re going to get married. In Chapter Two we looked at what your wedding party, what kind of attire you should wear and how you should depend on your own sense of style.
Chapter Three, we went over the top ten ways to save money on your reception. Plus, we found out how to skimp without missing a shot using our 40-point picture shot sheet in Chapter Four. In Chapter Five we learned how to find the honeymoon red light specials. Now, in Chapter Six, we’re ready for our Four Month Wedding Countdown Calendar. Follow my time suggestions on this calendar and you will have a less stressed time! Here’s what the calendar looks like:
THE WEDDING COUNTDOWN CALENDAR
FOUR MONTHS and counting
1 Finish making plans for the reception
2 Finish the guest list
3 Order invitations and thank you notes
4 Order wedding cake
5 Select a photography/videography plan
6 Select a floral and music
7 Select the food menu
THREE MONTHS and counting
1 Write out the wedding ceremony
2 Write out your own vows if you want
3 Reserve tuxedos
4 Make a doctors appointment to get blood tests
5 Start addressing invitations
TWO MONTHS and counting
1 Mail invitations
2 Write thank you notes for any gifts you’ve received so far
3 Make a shot list for the videographer and photographer
4 Start practicing hairstyles
5 Pick the music
ONE MONTH and counting
1 Get a marriage license
2 Place a wedding announcement in the newspaper
3 Address wedding announcements for people who aren’t coming to wedding
4 Write thank you notes for gifts you’ve already received
5 Set a date for the final fitting of the wedding dress
6 Loosen your wedding shoes up by wearing them around the house
7 Buy luggage if you don’t already have
8 Plan rehearsal dinner
THREE WEEKS and counting
1 Double check to make sure everyone is measured for tuxedo
2 Finalize rehearsal and rehearsal dinner plans
3 Choose transportation for wedding party on wedding day
TWO WEEKS and counting
1 Confirm the reception guest list with caterer
2 Give photographer and videographer a shot list
3 Pack for the honeymoon
4 Determine wedding ceremony, reception and rehearsal dinner seating
ONE WEEK and counting
1 Confirm the arrangements
2 Florist, caterer, photographer
3 Honeymoon, bridal suite, airline tickets, travelers checks.
4 Final fitting of wedding gown
5 Bridesmaids luncheon
6 Confirm rehearsal plans
Planning a wedding is that simple! I hope you have had as much of a good time reading this ebook as I have had writing it. As you can see, you don’t have to be rich to plan an elegant wedding. You don’t have to be the most organized person, either. Just follow my guidelines and you’ll be living a life in love forever after, forever. Here’s to you and a happy future together!
