One of the hardest events the bride and groom have to plan is the wedding reception. It is usually the most expensive part of a wedding day. The wedding reception is traditionally held right after the wedding ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding. The reception usually lasts anywhere from an hour to eight hours, depending on what the bride and groom have planned. For the reception, a bride and groom will need to plan the venue, catering, photography, entertainment and party favors. Negotiating a wedding reception checklist will ensure a successful and often less expensive party.
Budget your wedding with under $1000
Wedding costs can add up quickly. Some brides literally go broke after paying for expenses such as the officiant, wedding venue, wedding dress, flowers, photographers and the reception hall. To avoid pawning off your car and accumulating a large amount of debt, determine what's your most important expenses are and go from there. With careful planning, you can plan a wedding with as little as $1,000 in your budget.
Introduce a Wedding Party
Bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers and others who make up a wedding party often sacrifice time and money to play an essential role in a friend's wedding. Friends and family from childhood, high school, college or work often do not know one another and are thrust into the limelight to make the wedding day of their friend, the bride or groom, special. Proper introduction of your wedding party require someone who knows the wedding party and can pronounce their names. That someone also needs to also be able to stand up in front of a crowd and be able to speak well.
Be a Wedding Planner Assistant
Wedding planners are used by many brides in one way or another. A wedding planner can be very involved in a wedding, planning every personal detail down the song list, or a bride may hire a wedding planner as an adviser before she begins planning the wedding for herself. Most full-time wedding planners hire assistants to look after the day-to-day goings-on in her office.
Plan a Catholic Wedding
The Catholic Church views marriage as the joining of souls, and as such, it is a very holy and permanent event. Careful planning for the wedding will help you and your partner cement important values that will allow your relationship to be sustained.