So once you’ve decided on a venue and your colour theme you can then move onto organising a range of other things for the big day, the ones we suggest to organise as soon as you can are marked with a ‘*’ so you can avoid disappointment with them being booked out for your big day.
The range of things you’ll need to organise include:
- Wedding Dress
- Bridesmaid and Flower girl dresses
- Shoes
- Groom and groomsmen suits
- Invitations
- Marriage license
- Photographer*
- Videographer*
- Catering (if not provided by venue)*
- Band / DJ / Entertainment*
- Wedding Cake
- Flowers and decorations (e.g table centrepieces)
- Wedding cars*
- Hair and makeup artist*
- Bonbonniere
- Wedding gifts for your partner, bridal party and parents
It’s important to do your research, the best thing is to buy yourself an exercise book and why not call it ‘Wedding Ideas’. You can then use this book to write down any ideas, paste in photos or pictures from magazines or write down contact details for wedding suppliers as you go along.
Also, don’t forget your wedding vows! Click here for pre-written wedding vows, there are lots of different styles to choose from.
Here are some useful websites to get you started with more wedding ideas…
AustralianBridalDirectory.com.au one of the largest online wedding service directory’s in Australia has a great selection of wedding services – everything you need to plan and organise your entire wedding.
If you are looking for further colour theme inspiration, fashion tips or even just some further wedding guidance check out RealWeddings.com.au
TrueBride.com.au has some useful tips and advice on everything from general fitness tips through to wedding speeches.