Starting the Countdown - Setting the Date

He finally worked up the nerve to “pop the question”, and to his relief and joy you said yes. Once you are engaged you get a few months to relaxe and enjoy this new kind of relationship with each other. Unfortunately, everyone is asking you those famous “when is the wedding?” and “have you set a wedding date?” questions. Eventually, you are going to have to start thinking about well when do you want to set your wedding date?

For some it is really simple, others they have no clue whatsoever. There are so many options, I mean there is 365 days out of the year, so how do you know what date is good for you? You don’t have to get married on Saturday’s like a lot of couples. There are the other six days of the week to. So where do you begin when it comes time to figure out a wedding date?

Here are a few things that might be able to help you narrow down your choices:

Venues you can’t do without

It doesn’t matter how supple you are, you and your fiancé are not going to agree on everything. It might be the church, or place you want to hold your ceremony at. Maybe you disagree on where you should hold the reception. Also, you will probably bicker on who’s coming and who isn’t coming.

Fortunately, once you decide on a church, reception hall, or venue for the ceremony, you will quickly find out that most of the dates are filled. You need to call at least a year or two in advance to get the place you want and find what dates are available. Well, at least that saves the arguing.

The perfect environment

Maybe the place of the ceremony isn’t what is really important to you. Probably, especially for brides, you just see how the perfect wedding would play out for you. That could involve snow falling softly, or the sun hitting the both of you perfectly sending you into a radiance of love. Maybe you see yourself outside on a warm beach, or inside with lots of hot food at the reception. If this sounds like you then just play off of what your dream wedding would be like. If you want snow then think about setting a wedding date in the winter. If you would like to be on a beach you probably want to set your wedding date for the summer season.

Real Life dates

Your own life might actually set the criteria for choosing a wedding date. If you are a teacher or have a set vacation time, then you are probably going to have to set a date around when you aren’t working.

So good luck choosing your wedding date, hopefully these tips will make it a little bit easier.

Why You Should Start Your Wedding Planning Early

If you are a bride to be in 2010, here’s some top tips why you should start your planning early!

Get The Dates You Want

Remember, there are only 52 weeks in a year which means only 104 weekends to choose from! Take away all the inauspicious days in 2010 and you’re left with not much choice at all! Starting your planning early gives you a better chance at getting and securing the dates you want early.

Get The Venue You Want

There are lots of nice places to hold your wedding but chances are if you thought it was nice, so did a hundred other brides! Its no secret that some wedding venues get booked up to two years in advance so get in there early to choose your dream venue.

Get The Wedding Photographer You Want

Wedding photographers just used to be an add-on to your wedding checklist to document your wedding story as it unfolds. However, some popular wedding photographers today have become the main focus of the wedding with some brides willing to move their wedding dates just to suit the photographer’s availability! So if you simply must have that brilliant photographer, contact him or her and block off their calendar quickly! Most of them get fully booked a year and a half in advance or more for popular dates!

Once you’ve blocked off these big items, breathe and enjoy the rest of your wedding planning! If you haven’t, don’t fret…its just January 2010 but do make sure you get to it soon!