How to prepare a wedding - tips of professionals

The unity of two loving hearts is a long-awaited and joyful event. Indeed, the wedding for everyone is a special, bright and inimitable holiday. However, solemn registration in the registry office takes a little time, and the wedding banquet does not last long. But the preparation for the wedding is a complex and lengthy process, consisting of a mass of details and cases. After all, in order that the wedding will be remembered for a long time by the newlyweds and guests, it is necessary to make a lot of efforts and provide a lot.

Preparing for the wedding: where to start?

So, you told your parents about the decision to marry. This is where the unrest begins, especially if there is no corresponding experience in organizing a wedding celebration. Before taking up business, it is necessary to decide on the main points.

What do you expect from the wedding as a holiday?

Many lovers vaguely imagine the answer to this question. But it is very important to understand exactly how you see your wedding, what it should be different from the wedding celebration of a friend or acquaintance. Perhaps, once you dreamed of a wedding on the beach or in the style of rock and roll - it's time to turn dreams into reality.

So, at the first stage of preparation for the wedding, you should answer such questions:

• Which place to choose for a wedding celebration?
• How many guests will be at the party?
• Do you prefer a luxurious party in a restaurant (cafe) or a modest feast in a "home" style?

Determine the date of the wedding

If you decide to arrange a wedding in the style of "beach party" or "country picnic", then, undoubtedly, it is better to choose a warm season - spring or summer. In the opinion of our ancestors, autumn was considered the best occasion for concluding a wedding. After all, by September the harvest had already been collected, which made it possible to make the wedding table generous and rich. In addition, the picturesque and bright autumn nature will be a perfect background for a wedding photo shoot. Planning a wedding in a restaurant or a cafe? In this case, the time of the year is not so important and the wedding can be celebrated in winter - for example, to coincide with the New Year or Christmas.

As for the day of the week, usually the solemn registration of marriage and the wedding banquet are postponed for the weekend. If you prefer to hold an event on a weekday, many guests will have to refuse or leave earlier, because many work. So it is better to agree in advance such moments and choose a date that is convenient for everyone.

Choose the place of registration of marriage

Of course, if you dream of painting in the Central Palace of Marriages, then you should take care of it in advance and apply for a few months. After all, as a rule, wishing to "combine" with marriage in such a solemn and monumental place is always enough. If you do not like lavish ceremonies, go to your district registry office, where applications are taken one month before the scheduled date of the wedding. As a rule, each registrar provides a list of wedding services:

• painting in a solemn atmosphere with congratulations of the registrar
• order music
• wedding photographer or video operator services

By the way, the last point should be given special attention and it is better to invite a professional in advance.

How to capture a wedding - choose the options

A wedding is an event that you prepare for a long time, but it flies by surprisingly quickly. How do you want to extend these unforgettable moments! Beautiful dress of the bride, elegant guests, funny situations and funny jokes - all this can be fixed and periodically reviewed in the circle of friends and relatives.

Therefore, in the wedding expenses should include the services of a professional photographer or video operator, and preferably both. If before the painting you have enough time and budget allows you to arrange a fashionable now novelty - a pre-wedding Love-story, "smoothly" passing on the day of wedding photography. Although the usual photoshoot made against the background of beautiful landscapes and city sights, it will also be an excellent option. The main thing is to trust a real professional, after all, his work you will admire afterwards for many years.

Place of the informal part

Today, many people prefer to rent a restaurant hall or a cozy cafe for a wedding banquet. This solution allows you to avoid tedious and troublesome cooking, cleaning, feeding-distributing, washing dishes and other "pleasant" economic moments. As a rule, all these functions for a fee will be incurred by the personnel of the entertainment institution. So you and your relatives will only have to rest and enjoy, and not "snatch" the moments of the holiday in between the kitchen chores.

If you have decided on the date of registration of the marriage, you can preliminarily negotiate the lease of the restaurant, discuss the festive menu and other organizational moments (which is included in the portion per person, how much to buy alcohol).

To do list for wedding

So, with the main points, we decided. Now you need to solve many other equally important questions about the organization of the wedding. You will:

• Calculating the wedding budget
• Drawing up a list of guests with subsequent production and distribution of invitations
• Selection of witnesses by the bride and groom
• The choice of a leading holiday, musicians and musical repertoire - these services are usually offered to customers in a cafe or restaurant
• The solution of the transportation issue is that here it is necessary to calculate the route in advance (a trip for the bride, a registry office, a walk around the city, home after the celebration)
• Agree with the hairdresser and the stylist about the wedding hairstyle and makeup
• Wedding Cake Order
• Determine the date of the stag and hen
• Consider and plan your honeymoon
  
• Involve witnesses and close relatives as helpers - suddenly you in a cycle of worries and worries missed an important point in the wedding list of cases.

In addition, you will have to take into account a lot of important "trifles", which should be taken care of before the start of the celebration. Do not forget about:

• Wedding dress for the bride and suit for the groom. The purchase or rental of these outfits should not be postponed for the last few weeks before the wedding.
• Wedding rings. As a rule, the purchase of rings is "entrusted" to the groom. True, the bride is better to control this process, so as not to promptly catch up before the departure to the registrar.
• Passport and receipt for payment of state duty.
• Ribbons for witnesses, decorations for the wedding cortege, as well as for the boutonniere for the newlyweds and guests.
• Balloons, satin ribbons, fabrics. These wedding attributes will be needed to decorate the entrance of the bride's house.
• Sweets, coins, rose petals, wheat grains or rice. Traditionally, the newlyweds must undergo a "rain" symbolizing fertility, prosperity and a sweet life.
• Champagne, glasses, wedding caravans and embroidered towels.
• Requisites for conducting festive entertainment.
• A first aid kit with a set of essential drugs. After all, no one is immune from sudden headache, digestive problems or an allergy attack. In addition, the wedding list of necessary should include drugs for hangover syndrome - suddenly come in handy on the second day after the wedding feast.

Wedding plan

It is known that in any case it is important to plan everything correctly. And here we are talking about a wedding celebration! Dozens of cases, orders, purchases must be kept in my head. It is not surprising that in such a whirlwind you can miss some important detail. Therefore, planning for a wedding should start, having a "substantial" time in the "stock" - about six months.

Before the wedding:

6 months

Many will say that until the cherished date is a long time and yet you can not worry. However, the solution of many questions on the preparation for the wedding should begin right now. For example, choose the date of the wedding, make a list of wedding guests, determine the choice of the registry office and order wedding services. The most important question in organizing any wedding - how much will it cost? Therefore, an important step will be the preparation of the wedding budget.

3 months

You can go to the wedding salon to choose a dress - you have already decided on its style and color? "In parallel" you can search for a professional photographer, send out invitations to guests and book a banquet room in a restaurant or cafe. If you decide to invite a toastmaster and musical accompaniment, then 3 months before the wedding should agree on these events.

2 months

Before the wedding there are very few, but you still have a lot of things to do. By the way, you can go for engagement rings (if you have not bought them yet), as well as determine the number of cars in the wedding cortege. In addition, it is necessary to make a route for a wedding walk, taking into account visiting the picturesque places to create a romantic photo shoot.

1 month

In the wedding plan we include: purchase of products for a banquet, accommodation of out-of-town guests, ordering a wedding cake and a loaf. Do not forget about the wedding hairstyle - agree with the hairdresser or stylist should be in advance. By this time, the necessary details should already be purchased (carefully check on the wedding list). It remains to order a bouquet for the bride and decide where you will spend the wedding night.

2 weeks

Only two weeks! As a rule, all important issues have already been resolved and you can take a little breath. Arrange a cheerful incendiary stag party . The bride can make the last fitting of the wedding dress, and then go with her friends to a hen party in some fun place.

1 day

Manicure, pedicure, fragrant bath ... On such a day you need to be fully armed! On the eve of the celebration, we check the availability of all the purchased wedding attributes necessary for painting and a wedding walk.

Wedding Budget

Cost is always "at the forefront" when planning each wedding celebration. Indeed, if you do not have sufficient financial resources, then most likely, you will have to refuse a wedding in a fashionable European style with a festive banquet at an expensive restaurant. However, with some ingenuity, it is possible to organize quite a worthy celebration even with a moderate budget.

Banquet

This part of the wedding budget accounts for about 50% of all wedding expenses, since the banquet is the most expensive article. Do you want to save money? Order a festive banquet in a cozy cafe, and not in a chic restaurant (where prices are higher by the order of the institution).

Photo and video shooting

If you decide not to save on a quality photo shoot and video of your wedding, then it is better to order these services in one firm. In this case, even a discount is possible. Also, you can agree on the rules - for example, a photo session lasts only until the beginning of the wedding feast. And the rest of the unique shots can capture any of the guests.

Time of year and day of the wedding

It is known that in the summer time there is a wedding "boom", which affects the price of renting banquet halls. But in the autumn and winter (especially) months you can rent a decent room in a cafe or restaurant at a very reasonable price. In addition, the wedding on Saturday will cost you more than on any other day.

Wedding Dress

Buying a ready-made outfit will slightly reduce the cost of a wedding. Alternatively, you can take the wedding dress for rent - all the same the second time you are unlikely to dress it.

Preparing the bride for the wedding

Every bride wants to look dazzlingly beautiful at her wedding. However, the pre-wedding efforts are often so exhausting that the arrival of the holiday rather tires, than pleases. What does a bride need for a wedding? Just a little rest and perform simple cosmetic procedures.

First of all, you need to put your skin in order - you need to do this about 2 months before the wedding. Visit the beautician and, if necessary, clean the face, and get professional advice about cleansing face masks. Do you have pale skin? Go to the solarium and get a wonderful light tan. White dress on tanned skin looks just gorgeous!

Hair is an ornament of a woman. To your hair on the wedding day were shiny and well-groomed, you need to use balms for rinsing and nourishing masks. Apply these funds should be for a month before the celebration.

The choice of a wedding dress is always the "number one" task for each bride. Browse through catalogs or magazines, view photos, compare styles. If you chose the preferred option, select accessories for it.

Preparation for the wedding is a long and exciting process, requiring a responsible approach. A little patience - and your wedding will be the best!