I just wanted to Introduce myself

jmcandidi

Hi everyone, I am brand new. My name is Jenelle. I live in Newark with my fiance Alex. We our planning our wedding at St. Anthony's church. Reception at Christiana Memorial Hall. We are new to this, We hope it to be our first and last time. If anyone has any helpful insite or advice please throw it my way. I need all I can get.

meshly92905

Hi and welcome to the board! the girls on here are wonderful and very helpful!When is your date? how did you Fiance propose??

Ms.BriarRose

CONGRATS!!!First off, welcome to the Delaware board!  The girls here are awesome (I am totally biased, but I so think so!), and will help you with whatever you need, and they will do it honestly, helpfully, efficiently, and with a smile.  We really do enjoy passing on tips and helping others make their special day come together.My recommendation would be to check out the posts at the top of the board, the welcome and tips posts, for some more help.  Also, while it can be confusing, check out the time guideline under MyKnot, on the regular site- it will give you ideas of what needs to be done.Now, for some questions!  First off, have you set a date?  If so, when?  And have you looked into ceremony locations and reception halls?  That's the big thing you need to do first.  Decide if you want your ceremony at a church, in a garden, or at the reception hall, and decide what time of year you want your wedding.  Next, SET A BUDGET!  Setting a budget is one of the most crucial things you will do- it will point you in the area of where/which reception locations you need to look at, what  you can afford for photogs, and everything else.  Plus, if you don't have a budget, things can get out of hand, and quickly.  Knowing what you are willing to spend on each vendor can help you save money, especially if the vendor is willing to work with you!  You will need to talk to both families to find out if they will be helping financially in any way (but remember, this is your wedding- don't let anyone take that away!), and then check out the budget tool under MyKnot as well, for a general guideline.Then, once you know how much you want to spend for your venues (most are done per person, so you need to have a general idea of guest list numbers), start asking the girls on this board for ideas on halls/venues.  They have some great ideas!  Once you have venue ideas, make appointments to go see them.  After that, narrow it down, book your hall, and you will have your date!  Then we can help you with other vendors, but get the big ones out of the way first ;)I know it's alot to take in.  Take a deep breath, and enjoy your engagement for a few days before the planning begins.  It will fly by fast- trust us, we know!  Let us know if you have any questions at all, and the planning can begin!

amlinton1615

Welcome and congrats.  The girls on this board really are wonderful.  They offer a lot of great advice.  I had my reception at Christiana Memorial Hall last November.  Page me on the board if you have any questions.  Christine was great to deal with.  Good luck planning :-)

Tonysgurl020406

Hey Jenelle! Congrats on your engagement! & Welcome to the DE board

sarah122481

Welcome to the DE Board Jennelle! I'm getting married at St. Anthony's too, who's doing your ceremony?

jmcandidi

Our wedding is October 30, 2010. It is goin to be a fall/ slight halloween theme. Father Ranoldi is doing our ceromony. Christine at the Christiana memorial hall is probably one of the nicest people I have ever met. I didn't read the first two posts on the page... so I went back and re-posted how we met and how he proposed. I apologize it was long winded but an exciting story for me to try to tell.