Newly Engaged!!!

gardenlady11

My now fiance just asked me to marry him! It has been a wonderful couple of days in this new engagment! The only thing we have done so far is pick a date. We have so much to do! We can't wait to start planning EVERYTHING! But I don't even know where to start!

1TriniDiva

Congrats and happy planning!!

My_Matt

Oh, yay!! Happy planning to you

dmorozicz

congratulations! 

SoHappyToBeMrsC

Congrats! Try not to get overwhelmed, maybe just take a couple weeks to enjoy being engaged before diving into planning?

I would start by drafting a tentative guest list so you know approximately how many people you are expecting, so you can find a venue that can accomodate that many.

Then set a budget, and figure out where it will be coming from - you two, your parents, his, or a combination of all three?

Once you have your guest list and budget, you can really take it from there. Good luck!

Sapphire1002

Congratulations!  It's really fun overall!

cutypie953

Congratulations!  Let us know if we can help you with anything

eagles347

Awww...so sweet. Congratulations! Take some time to enjoy the feeling...if I could bottle up that "just engaged" feeling and sell it, I'd make us all rich!

pokepoke27

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[QUOTE]Congrats! Try not to get overwhelmed, maybe just take a couple weeks to enjoy being engaged before diving into planning? I would start by drafting a tentative guest list so you know approximately how many people you are expecting, so you can find a venue that can accomodate that many. Then set a budget, and figure out where it will be coming from - you two, your parents, his, or a combination of all three? Once you have your guest list and budget, you can really take it from there. Good luck!
Posted by SoHappyToBeMrsC[/QUOTE]
I totally second this. I think the only thing you really need to worry about at this moment is figuring out roughly how many guests you're going to have and how much money you are going to spend.
Next step for me would be to figure out things like theme of the wedding and all that so you know what kind of venues to look for. Maybe you and your FI should make a list of things that are really important to you so you can keep that in mind while looking at vendors and venues etc.
Other than that - I would check out the Knot's wedding checklist.
Good luck and happy planning! Don't hesitate to come on here - this is the best board for asking questions! Everyone here is so friendly and helpful - we're not full of trolls like most of the other boards on this site!!

MonteneroPhoto

Great for you, my wife and I have been together for over 12 years now and its still great.  I hope you as much success as we have had in our marriage.

-Anthony

mstar284

Yay! Congrats to you both. I use the Knot checklist...but I am not following it exactly. It's a good guideline and starting point to see what kinds of things you actually have to do throughout the wedding planning process. But the order and timeframe of what you actually do is up to you (as long as it all gets done)

I would definitely set a budget since vendors always ask what you're budget is first.

Definitely start looking for a venue for your ceremony and reception next. Once you do that you will know much more about what your venue actually includes and offers. They might already include catering, linens, etc. for you.

Good luck and happy planning!