10 Tips to Start Wedding Planning

Congratulations on your engagement. Newly engaged life is a magical time. Sit back, reflect and enjoy the love bubble!

When you are ready, you can start planning your special day. There is no hurry, the most important thing is that you approach your wedding in a calm and happy mindframe. Easier said than done right? That is where we come into play. The Event Bible strives to ensure that people planning all types of events are armed with relevant information and knowledge to feel in control, confident and organised with the event decision making and planning process.

These 10 tips are from our much loved Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline. Get your hands on one today.

It is so important that you take a moment to reflect and enjoy newly engage life with your finance.

Grab a glass of bubbles and start your discussions by using the 4W’s - they are a great foundation to kickstart your planning. When, What, Who & Where.

By outlining when you may like to host your wedding will provide you with a basic timeframe. Make sure you give yourself ample time to plan your dream wedding. Refer to ‘When Should we Get Married?’.

Getting an idea of your event format will assist greatly in shortlisting venues, décor, catering, hire and so much more. For example cocktail vs banquet, large vs intimate, formal vs casual, indoor vs outdoor, day vs night. Refer to ‘What Wedding Format is Right for Us?’.

Discussing who you would like to invite to your wedding will provide you with an indication of how many guests you might be hosting. This information is crucial to help with booking in venue & vendors. We suggest you utilise ‘The Event Bible: Guest List Template’ to help you.

While you are discussing guests, you may like to chat with your partner about the Bridal Party. Do you want one? Who will you choose? This is a personal decision and one you may already know the answer to. Refer to ‘All You Need to Know About Bridal Parties’ for some helpful insight.

Starting your budget discussions with your partner will provide clarity and direction to assist your wedding planning. By having a rough idea on how much you can spend on each budget line will help guide your decision making process. Utilise ‘The Event Bible: Wedding Budget Template.’

Before shortlisting venues - it is very helpful to have a good idea on how many people may attend your wedding, what your wedding budget is, and what month you hope to host your wedding. The venue managers will find this super helpful. Find stunning Australian venues on The Event Bible.

Now that you have discussed all of the above, we suggest you move into consolidating your ideas and putting pen to paper to progress your plan of attack. This may involve discussing your objectives/goals such as format, date, roles, destination wedding, hire wedding planner, DIY items etc.

Getting an idea of how you envisage your wedding to look will allow you to forecast styling, vendor and hire costs. Areas you may like to consider are ceremony, pre-drinks, reception, wedding recovery, stationery, styling, props, and so much more. Pinterest is a great resource.

We have created an incredibly useful Checklist & Timeline to help you plan, manage and execute your dream wedding! This detailed checklist will take the stress out of knowing ‘what to do’ and ‘when to do it’...it will guide your thinking and prompt you to consider the essential wedding planning elements at the right times. ◊ 14 pages | interactive checklist. ◊ Everything you need to know about wedding planning. ◊ Decreases stress levels and feelings of overwhelm. ◊ Increases knowledge, organisation, and the feeling of being in control. If you would like the complete wedding planning kit with all relevant event templates, we also offer the Ultimate Wedding Planning Kit for only $19.95

Newly engaged life is a magical time. Sit back, reflect and enjoy the love bubble you are in.

When you are ready, start planning your special day. There is no hurry, the most important thing is that you approach your wedding in a calm and happy mindframe.

To avoid feeling overwhelmed, we have created this step-by-step ‘Essential Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline’ to assist you and your partner in planning a wonderful wedding.

For those of you requiring additional event guidance and support – please read through The Event Bible’s Ultimate Wedding eBook or perhaps book in a phone consultation to speak with one of our event experts.

Enjoy the moment. Lap it up!

Announce your engagement to those you love. For more information refer to ‘Engagement Announcement

Decide if you will host an engagement party. When, what format, with who and where.

For more information refer to ‘Engagement Party Planning

Start the topline foundation wedding planning discussions with your partner. Why don’t you organise a night out for dinner and a drink to start the conversation and to celebrate this wonderful time.

The 4 W’s will be discussed - when, what, who and where.

Discussing when you would like to host your wedding will give you a basic timeline to work with. Make sure you give yourself ample time to plan your wedding day, the last thing you need is to feel stressed and rushed. For more information refer to ‘When Should we Get

It is important to establish what your wedding event format might look like - this will assist you when you are researching venues, décor, catering, hire and so much more. Some things to consider may be cocktail vs banquet, large vs intimate, formal vs casual, indoor vs outdoor, day vs night, and so on. For more information refer to ‘What Wedding Format is

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Discussing who you would like to invite to your wedding will provide you with an indication of how many guests you might be hosting. This information will be of great assistance when you start researching venues, availability and booking in your vendors. We suggest you utilise ‘The Event Bible: Guest List Template’ as provided in the Ultimate Wedding Planning Kit, to help draft your guest list, keep track of guest names, RSVPS, dietary requirements and general guest management.

Are you interested in having a bridal party? Who will you choose? This is a personal decision and one you may already know the answer to. (Bridesmaids, Maid of Honour, Best Man, Groomsmen).

Take your time and discuss the Bridal Party together to ensure you are on the same page. For more information refer to ‘All You Need to Know About

Starting the discussions early about your wedding budget is helpful. It provides clarity and direction to assist you in the planning of your wedding. Having a rough idea on how much you can spend will help guide your decision making process. We suggest you utilise ‘The Event Bible: Wedding Budget Template’ as provided in the Ultimate Wedding Planning Kit. This budget acts as a detailed ‘to do list’ and is formulated to help you forecast and manage all costs effectively.

Deciding where you would like to host your wedding ceremony & reception can be difficult, while others immediately know their dream location. Before contacting venues - it is very helpful to have a good idea on how many people you think will attend your wedding, what your wedding budget is, and what month you hope to host your wedding. Before you start looking you may like to read,

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