Getting Married and Dont Know Where To Start

Re: Getting Married and Dont Know Where To Start

• justengaged777 member

  

  August 2012

  I would say the first thing to do is set your budget. From there you will be able to decide if you can afford a wedding planner or not. Most planners these days do a la carte packages so you can use them for as much or as little as you need.
  
  Cincy Event Planning is a great resource - Julie Schmidt's name is everywhere once you start looking around.
  
  I'm having my wedding and reception at The Center in downtown, I've posted about them often, but they had a great location near downtown hotels. I didn't have to worry about transportation for the bridal party, we are walking from the hotel. I'm also saving on a venue fee because I am able to host my wedding there as well. www.thecentercincinnati.com
  
  You will see a lot of people suggest waiting until no sooner than 8 months out to select your wedding party. That way if circumstances change, you don't have to worry about hurting feelings or being in an awkward spot.
  
  Good luck with everything! Welcome to the boards!

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• GoBucksOH member

  

  August 2012

  As PP said, set your budget first. That is going to dictate the rest of your planning. Next, work on settling on your location for wedding and reception. Once you have that, you will have your wedding date in stone and will be able to pull the rest together.
  
  Do you have a wedding date in mind?

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• LizzyRB member

  

  August 2012

  The first thing we did was figure out a general guest list. It's hard to look at spaces when you don't know about how many people you will host. After you have that, work on your budget. With your guest count and budget you can start looking at spaces! Find the one you love, book it, and go from there.
  
  One you have your date and venue picked you can go on to other things. Colors aren't an important detail right now. Also I would wait to worry about bridal party, you may feel different about who you want as your engagement continues.
  
  TK has a book out, its blue, and it's basically weddings 101. It's very helpful in the planning process.
  
  Congrats!

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• mysoulloves member

  

  August 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_ohio-cincinnati_getting-married-and-dont-know-where-to-start?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:108Discussion:f95b3127-de95-47c5-bc08-4114308e8ee6Post:c7f10f37-774f-4223-9ecf-f91fe0dc04f0">Re: Getting Married and Dont Know Where To Start</a>:
  [QUOTE]The first thing we did was figure out a general guest list. It's hard to look at spaces when you don't know about how many people you will host. After you have that, work on your budget. With your guest count and budget you can start looking at spaces! Find the one you love, book it, and go from there. One you have your date and venue picked you can go on to other things. 
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  </div><div>couldn't agree with this more.  guest list, budget, then venue that you love.  </div>

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• lovelybride614 member

  

  September 2012

  Budget, guest list, venue, colors, bridal party. Use the Knot checklist, budget & other tools

  

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• mmgeyman

  

  September 2012

  I would definitely recommend looking at your budget first, but just as importantly, find a venue with a "built in" wedding coordinator. They do weddings all the time, and they can definitely direct you and help you throughout the planning process. It's stressful at first, but it gets SO much easier once you find the venue...promise!

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