Planning Tips :: ENJOY Your Engagement!

You're engaged! Congratulations! You're in love, and this is one of the most exciting times in your life! Your mind will be completely focused and engulfed with wedding ideas, and that's totally expected! Brainstorm away and come up with all the amazing ideas you can! But sometimes after the initial engagement brides are off to the races in order to start buying and doing. Let the ideas flow, but don't jump start the work and the spending that soon! Take the time to enjoy being engaged!

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After you become engaged, before anything else you should establish your budget. It's critical to create that mark before you begin any spending for any reason. Then you should set a date. Your wedding date is going to be the next most critical piece of information when booking and planning. Next, look into hiring a wedding planner. They can guide you in the right direction for the entire process based your style and budget, help you stick to that budget, and make the planning process less work and more enjoyment! Then, look for your photographer.

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Your photographer will start working with you on your engagement photos, then your bridal photos, and then onto the big finale...the wedding! It's best to select someone who you absolutely love their work and their style, and have them follow you the whole way through.

Have engagement photos taken, send engagement announcements, have an engagement party, announce your engagement in the newspaper....make your engagement time period long enough to enjoy the full engagement process! Don't skip past the engagement part and rush into the married part! You only get to be engaged once....so take your time and revel in it!