Before you dial up a single DJ or try on a single tiara, you need to determine the size of your wedding budget. This number is a product of two simple factors: (1) where the money is coming from, and (2) how it will be spent.
The total wedding tally is affected by countless little causes [...]

It may be just a four-word question, but “Will you marry me?” is no small utterance for the asker. Of course, you want the proposal itself to be right–and we’ll get to that part later. But before you hire skydivers to spell it with their bodies or spend your life savings on a chunk of [...]

The story of your proposal is likely to become a bit of family lore. At the very least, your intended will describe it to friends and muse over it in daydream hours. No pressure, right? Actually, right. The main thing to remember is simple: This is your proposal. No one knows how to do it [...]

An engagement is worth celebrating all by itself, so savor it while you can–on one key condition. Even if you keep it under wraps for a while, choose a date for the wedding as soon as possible. Not only will this help you answer that pesky question (when you’re good and ready), but it’s the [...]

Professional Consultants: Pros and Cons
Wedding planners and consultants–experienced professionals who eat, drink, and dream weddings–can help you simplify preparations while achieving the wedding of your fantasies. Skilled with everything from budgets to honeymoon reservations, they keep the planning process organized, on-track, and fun.
But with the information superhighway and your clan of recently wed friends ready [...]

OK, it’s true. A lot of magazines, Web sites, and ring ads act as if “wedding” actually means “coronation of the bride.” But the real score is no secret–this ceremony has two people in it. And today’s couples pitch in together on all stages of wedding planning, stereotypes aside. Shared involvement and decision making is [...]

Whether youre a type A or a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pantser, if youre set on pulling off a June wedding with 150 of your closest friends in attendance, youre going to have to get organized. And the sooner, the better.
Over the coming weeks and months youll be barraged by business cards, notes, swatches, photos, and more documentation [...]