I know, I know, wedding planning is meant to be all about love and romance not money and finance! And while it is definitely not the most exciting of topics, it is obviously an important one. Getting your wedding funds in order from the outset can save you a lot of stress later down the line. Here are a few quick tips to get you started.
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Before you start picking a venue, shopping for your dress or mailing invitations en masse, its important to sit down and have a chat with whoever will be footing the bill. Whether you and your fiancé are funding it alone or getting a helping hand from your parents, at your first discussion about money, its important to lay down the foundations of your ideal wedding. From here on you can move forward and set a wedding budget.
Now I would tell you to stick to your wedding budget, but you'll probably find this extremely difficult to do, so it is always a good idea to build a back-up fund into your plans to cover those unexpected expenses.
Once you have planned the economics of your big day the wheels are well and truly in motion for planning your wedding!
While some of my readers undoubtedly want their wedding day to be exactly how they've dreamed of it, no matter the cost, why not try to keep the impact your special day has on the environment to a minimum? I know for many of you this is already a concern.
Wedding planning with the environment in mind can be tricky especially if you have a lot of guests flying in from out of town. Thankfully, these wonderful rings can cut down the effect of your wedding on our world.
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Green Karat is an online retailer of ecologically friendly wedding and engagement rings.
So what does that mean? Well unfortunately the rings that you purchase from your regular jeweler are often very far from being friendly to the environment, quite the opposite in fact.
Mining for gems and precious metals often occurs with very little consideration for the environment. Frequently, harmful materials such as mercury and cyanide are used to disperse gold from rock. Moreover, not only do these chemicals damage the environment, but the health of the mine workers, many of whom come from developing nations and cannot afford health care to treat illnesses developed as a result of mining.
While companies like Green Karat have a limited market share they are undoubtedly a step in the right direction for the wedding jewelry industry. Why not check out their online store today? Two Products I particularly liked were the Canary, Uncaged engagement rings and their Celestial Love wedding rings.
You may remember the Super Mario Groom's cake that hit the news a few months back. Well now I'm pleased to present to you Super Mario Cupcakes for the true gaming enthusiast's party!
Keep Reading …
As it's Friday I thought I'd give you all a bit of weekend homework. Check out the links below for some fantastic reads for the weekend.
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Nicole of MyWedding.com has a task for all you grooms out there. Be sure to check out her personal site The Hitching Post as well.
Kelly McWilliams explains what signature drinks are, why you should have them at your reception, and offers some great tips for planning your drinks.
Mrs Lollipop of wedding bee gives advice on how to avoid getting post wedding blues, while Miss Canary directs us to an excellent article on why people are attracted to each other.
And finally, just for fun, a collection of rather amusing wedding photography.
MSN has published a list of the top ten mistakes made by wedding guests and how to deal with them. I think this article is a great resource for anyone planning a wedding and offers some great advice on how to preemptively deal with some of your guests' actions you would prefer to live without.
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These range from not providing an RSVP (which I am sure will drive you crazy) to gift issues that may arise.
Check out the list and prepare yourself so you can tackle almost anything your guests will throw at you!
