The Next Steps After Engagement?

1.Set a budget. Go to the knot.com or wedding channel.com for resources on setting a budget.

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning-tools/...

2. You need to have several dates in mind before going to look at wedding venues, but once you've decided on some dates a wedding venue is the next step. Once you know if you'll be in doors or outdoors and the type of setting you can begin with everything else.

3.It will probably take a wedding dress 6 months to arrive, if you go to the bridal store. I purchased my dress online and the site also did the alterations. It arrived about 2 months after I placed the order.

4.If the wedding venue doesn't do their own catering, then you need to find a caterer.

5.Look for a photographer

6. About 3-4 months in advance look at wedding cakes

7. About 6 months in advance look at florists.

8. About 4 months in advance chose the bridesmaids outfits. They drag their heels about buying them, so give them about 1 month to purchase them. Realistically, at David's Bridal the dresses needed some time to arrive and they still needed alterations so three months is the amount of time it all took for my bridal party.

9. about 2 months in advance chose the tuxedos and tell the groomsmen.

If at any point this is to much, then you can look into hiring a wedding planner. I never used one because I wanted to be in control, but sometimes a wedding planner might be helpful.

What season you would like to get married

How long do you want engaged?

Budget

Do you want to get married in a church or by somewhere else?

Then you start calling places around you

YOu need to make an idea of how many(not the guest list yet)

Bridal dress most people get between 7 to 15 months before hand

6 months and before you can not get any dress, some could cost you a rush

The closer to the wedding, the more charges and less dresses you can get

Choice your bridal party

The most thing would be budget

Any bridal magazines would have a list to do

You could go to web site like Wedding wire or The knot

It is the groom's family's job to welcome the bride into their family. So they are expected to invite the bride over for a party, the first party given. It can be any kind of party, from cake and punch to a catered formal, they can invite the bride and her parents, or anyone she or they know. If the groom's parents want to do anything else, like talk things over with the bride's parents, fine.

Next you decide what kind of wedding you want, religious or not, indoor or outdoor, and book the venue[s]. Church? Hotel? Beach? Park? Library? County courthouse?

Then you decide what kind of a reception you want, and where you would like to have it.. Hotel? Park? Rented hall? Somebody's back yard? Catered? Served or helpy selfy? Buffet or sit down meal? Big evening meal, or afternoon luncheon? Brunch, breakfast?

Next you decide on the style of the wedding, or God forbid, the theme. Do you want elegant, sophisticated, blingy, romantic, or do you want pirates or fairy princesses? Give some thought to color of your linens and your bridesmaid dresses.

Your dress, your cake, your linens, your printed materials, everything like the invitation and program should fit the style or themes.

then you decide if you need a wedding consultant, or planner.

Next you figure out the budget, and the most money you can spend on a wedding, all the events that go with it, and a honeymoon.

then you start contacting merchants and seeing what it is they sell, and what you want.

Get a wedding planning kit, or a loose leaf notebook, and write down each purchase, make lists of what you want, and check them off as you do them/buy them.Collect business cards, samples, swatches.

Beware of gatherings of merchants at wedding fairs, and of give aways at these things. There is pressure to buy, there is no guarantee that the merchant is reputable, and the giveaways want your name and address and e-mail to flood you with ads. Be especially careful of giveaway trips, these are often sponsored by someone selling something like property, and have been known to kidnap brides and grooms and make them hear endless sales pitches, and sometimes the accommodations are in horrible dangerous areas, so you can't get away.

Somewhere after you set your budget, do a guest list. Remember, the bride, her parents, the groom, and his parents all get a percentage of the guest list.

go watch all those wedding shows on tv so you can see what not to do! LOL. And go find some wedding websites like The Knot.com, they have lists of suggestions on what to do, how to do, when to do, right down to wedding shower game suggestions.

Buy a wedding magazine, so you can see what is out there. Warning! Don't overload on details, or spend days and months pouring over info, you will just add getting confused onto being clueless! LOL!

And don't worry, it is like a formula, you ask a question, and plug in the answer. For instance I made up the examples like"oh, no, what are people going to drink their booze out of?" Answer: you called the venue, and you found out that the bartender uses the venues plastic cups[no extra charge] unless you say you want glass, then there is a charge from the venue.

Or, "oh no, what kind of flowers can I put at the alter?" the answer from the social secretary at the church: No flowers above the alter, and the one on the alter can't be higher than one foot. Below the alter, knock yourself out.

and watch any wedding movies that you can. "My big fat Greek wedding" is so cute, and the old and new versions of "Father of the Bride" which was by the way on Dish the other night really show the etiquette and problems that can come up.

Know that you are supposed to give your bridesmaids a luncheon. In the USA, they buy their own dresses. In the UK and Australia, the bride buys them, or so I am told.

Know that you the bride, your close relatives, the groom, and his close relatives by etiquette do not give the bride a wedding shower. The bridesmaids, or maid or matron of honor, or any other non-relative can.

In the USA, and according to local custom, the groom's family gives the rehearsal dinner.

and anyone can give any kind of engagement party.

Never put gift info into a invitation. Yes, it is ok to register at one or two stores.

No it is not ok to ask for money, or refer people to a registry. Even if they ask, the etiquette is "I will be thrilled with whatever gift you give me."? BUT, Rivers thinks it is OK to say that you are saving up for a big ticket item like a house, and if the person wants to give money, that is where it is going.

Oh, good luck!

I'm in the same boat.

Weve organized an Engagement party. Make guests lists. Etc.

and wedding comes after.

You should planned for your marriage as after getting engage this is the second step in your life

You can start planning for your wedding. First off, set a date. Get people who can help you with the preparation. Think about your theme and how you want the whole wedding (attire/reception/party) would be.

first of all, congratulations....

next step would possibly be that you get to know each other..go to a cafe,beaches,places where you could know each other better..*also make a list and judge him on those parameters,if he passes then he is the perfect man otherwise you know what to do* kidding....

all the best for your life ahead.. :)

congratulations!!!i think u should plan for a good tour!go to some romantic place where there would be just you and him.hoping u would have a bright future ahead!!!tc.

next step---> get married

have a happy married life :)

planning if your wedding.

venue, cake, dresses, rings, catering, choosing bridesmaids and moh, etc