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Hopefully you’ve read Bridal Bible Part 1, which is the beginnings of planning your wedding. If not, no worries. This is Part 2, with or without the first installment will give you direction, and help put your mind at ease as well as give you some good ideas for unique favors.

Bridal Shower – You have to decide where the Bridal Shower will be and who is going to pay for this? In some areas of the country, it is customary for the girls in the bridal party to pay for the shower, in other areas, it’s the groom’s mom and in some parts, it is given by the bride’s mother. Also, the Bridal Shower normally is held 4-8 weeks before the wedding and don’t forget to add to your list some cute bridal shower party favors.

Select the photographer/videographer – Be very careful here! This is what you will be looking at for many years to come. Check out many photographers and look at their work. Ask him for a couple of references and if you feel to, call them. Again, the best way to avoid any wedding vendor disaster, is word of mouth.

Flowers – Flowers are gorgeous at a wedding, but be careful. This can easily put your budget into the red. Decide what kinds of flowers the bride will hold and what the bridal party will carry. Again, if you want to stay in budget, a single rose is very elegant. If budget isn’t an issue, then go for it! Skies the limit! But remember, references are very important for this also. Once you walk into the reception and the flowers are on the table, you’re stuck with them! But if you add candles to your flowers at the reception as well as some great candle wedding favors, it would look amazing.

Limos – You have to decide if you will be driven to the ceremony and reception by a limousine service or will family/friends drive you. Also, if you go for limos, do you also want one for the bridal party and parents? Decisions decisions decisions… Again, this adds dollars to your budget. If you’re being cautious, have a friend or family member with a really nice car escort you.

Wedding Cake – Find a banquet hall that includes the cake at no extra charge. Many of them do. They’ll just want to know the colors you want on it. Some places allow you to pick from photos of different cakes. There are also upgrades. Be careful with your spending! When you’re looking at the gorgeous cakes, you’ll say, “But it’s only another $100.” Remember, $100 here, $100 there; it all adds up quickly!

Reception Music – Band or D.J. – totally your preference and pocketbook. Bands are generally more expensive, but some people wouldn’t consider anything but a live band. Others could care less. But if you are considering a band, go to wedding band sampler nights. And then speak to the group after. Ask them if they can play your “wedding song” (yes,you have to pick that!) and other types of music that you like. And of course, ask them their price and if they expect to be fed. I know that’s tough to ask, but with prices per person anywhere from $40-300 a head, you better know if they expect that or not.

Honeymoon – Ah…finally…some peace and quiet! Well, perhaps, if you’ve decided to go to a desert island. Be very careful when booking this. Get recommendations from your friends and family. This beautiful event can turn into a nightmare without the right planning.

Mark all of these in your wedding book, each on its own page. Keep a log of every vendor, their prices and any information they gave you that is important. Use this as a guideline. It will make your life easier, and you may actually enjoy your own wedding! Congratulations!

Choosing a perfect honeymoon destination is the collective decision of bride and groom. Virtually to speak, you can enjoy a lot during planning for your honeymoon. But for a wedding plan you will definitely feel strain and also you need to spend lot of time for planning and arrangements. Generally all grooms are not interested to involve in wedding planning. But it is mandatory for him to take active involvement while deciding for a perfect honeymoon location with his partner. If you go through the internet you will notice that there are many honeymoon locations and all are attractive. Among them you can choose to have a luxury resort in any island, depends upon your mutual interest. This type of places will give you relaxation in the sun on sandy beaches and most comfortable for all honeymooners.

You can get every thing in beach honeymoon resort that you are looking for. Many of the beach resorts will dedicatedly make packages for honeymooners and make arrangements for newly weds for their peaceful and private stay. These resorts offer beautiful rooms, various amusements to participate that make a honeymoon vacation so excited.

As soon as you reach to this island, this honeymoon resort will offer to pick you up at the airport and acknowledge your receipt in a grand manner. Now your honeymoon day starts and you have to do and see many things those are memorable to your entire life. Since you opted for a beach resort, you can find many of the activities related to beach and water like underwater slide show, snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, swimming, scuba diving and fishing.

Those enchanting beaches will inspire you and you can easily spend hours together taking sunbathing and watching the nice view of white sand and placid water. Now the time to enjoy with your better half and also you can spend some time with a drink or with good company. These are the days all honeymooners become child and enjoy building a sand castle.

For you there will be options, if you are interested to have your wedding ceremony and reception at these beach resort locations. All guests also enjoy seeing your marriage and keep themselves remembering their marriage and honeymoon days. Think how it will be so exciting if you are wedding on a beach. Wedding celebration on a beach is really a best combination of nature, elegance and beauty that any bride can be willing to dream for it.

Are you planning for your wedding? Then, this is the time for planning you honeymoon too. Honeymoon is the first trip which both of you will be traveling first time in your life after you were tied up each other on marriage. You must celebrate your first trip so romantic and should remember both of you until your life long. In many places according to the custom generally groom will be planning for honeymoon. But this does not apply to everyone. Instead of following this tradition, it is better to go for a mutual understanding while deciding for the honeymoon destination.

Decide your honeymoon after mutual discussion

No doubt for a fruitful honeymoon trip, it is better to discuss groom and bride among themselves. Any programme on honeymoon must be with mutual concurrence. You must keep in mind that honeymoon programme is not just like other tour programme where you can go for instantaneous decisions then and there. For your memorable honeymoon programme both of you are equally responsible for its systematic planning. Thus, in order to get best out of your honeymoon programme, it is essential to decide a mutually agreeable programme.

Give priority first to honeymoon destination

There are many honeymoon destinations exist all around the globe. Next the question arises where to go? Which places to visit? And where to stay? Your honeymoon package should give you comfort and pleasure. As you know your total wedding arrangements are strenuous. Now both of you require some rest too. It is better to choose such a destination, which provides you sufficient rest as well as pleasure of staying there.
While choosing the destination both of you must consider individual interests. Based on your coincidental interest you can go to India or Nepal for having experience of different cultures or you can go to Bali where the sunshine and beaches rejuvenate both of you for more fun. Whatever the honeymoon destination you choose that should be in accordance with the season. There is no fun in going to Antarctica for honeymoon during winter. It is always preferred to decide honeymoon destination based on seasonal changes.

Consider your budget constraint

How you are imparting your wish to success of the programme entirely depends upon your budget. Honeymoon is the occasion more precious in every individual’s life. I would say you need to be a bit relaxed in your budget provision for honeymoon. You can cut down some wedding expenditure which you feel unnecessary. Store and divert all those funds to honeymoon and whose memories will last as long as you live. That does not mean you have to spend lavishly on your honeymoon programme. Instead, both of you can decide your honeymoon destination and the budget that is required to have an enjoyable honeymoon trip.

The confusing part after marriage for every newly wed couple is taking decision on where they want to spend their Honeymoon vacation. This confusion is because there are many honeymoon destination options for them to go all around the world for their memorable vacations in their life.

You must have clear idea on how to get maximum benefit from your honeymoon vacations. The tip is to disclose you are honeymooners while booking for your trips or planning to discuss with traveling agencies. Once they know your purpose then they place plenty of options before you to choose. Instead of going for choosing honeymoon packages after your marriage it will be better for you to go for wedding packages, which also includes Honeymoon vacation program. The latest development is wedding packages and these packages contains all facilities starting from arranging wedding place to till completion of honeymoon vacations. Also these packages comprises of treating your guests during their visit for your marriage. You will be free of all tensions how to cope up with your wedding and honeymoon tasks. You can choose an affordable wedding package after liking your honeymoon destination place.
Now this is the time to think and act on where to spend your honeymoon vacations in your affordable range. Also you may be wishing to have your vacation trip aroused and most energetic. You are required some added things in your honeymoon vacation that inspire you and keep live. But these added sport activities should not damage your body parts in your honeymoon. You can plan for going to places like Paris or Venice which got beautiful architectural constructions that give a tremendous impact on your mind during your honeymoon vacation. You will enjoy looking at these artistic sculptures and architectural structures there. If you want your honeymoon vacation to be a continuous adventurous program, it is better to go for a cruise. Nowadays you can find many luxurious honeymoon cruise programs and the relevant information is available on internet. You can decide spending your honeymoon on cruise depending up on your affordable status. Spending time on deck of the ship is a great experience that to with your loved partner in a comfortable location.

Of course, it is always good to achieve a unanimous decision on what sort of honeymoon you both want. Here some things like surprise gifts as booking a cruise does not work, if your better half is prone for seasick. You must discuss with your better half on all your wants whether to spend in a luxury hotel, simply relax, go somewhere familiar places or any other special things to do for your honeymoon vacation. Then come to a collective conclusion in deciding your Honeymoon destination that will give pleasure to both of you. Never mind in compromising for little things when you are going to attain bigger enjoyable thing.

You’ve set the date that you are to be married. So what comes next? More than likely, you now have to find a venue where you will have your wedding reception. Other than the ceremony, this is the highlight of your day and what your guests usually remember about the wedding. Knowing this, you are on the hunt for the best wedding reception venue for the price. But what do I need to know before we sign on the dotted line? Actually, you might want to think through other things as well, even down to the littlest things like wedding favors.

First thing is finding a place that you love on the date that you have your heart set on to get married. If your first choice is booked, then you have to make a decision; do we go to our second choice or change our date?

After you pass the ‘is this date available’ hurdle, there are many questions to ask beyond that. Are they able to accommodate your wedding ceremony as well? If they have a chapel, how many will it seat? If there ceremony venue is not on the same property, how far is it from the reception? How many cars can it fit in the lot? Your important ceremony questions are now covered. But what are the important things I need to know about the reception itself? Finding edible wedding favors have nothing to do with finding a great venue, but can help decide which way you’re going to go whether formal or more traditional.

There are many important questions when it comes to deciding on a wedding reception venue. For example, how many tables can the room fit and how many guests per table? What is the number of guests the room will fit if I have a buffet dinner vs. a formal dinner? Do you have more than one reception happening at the same time? If so, how many wedding coordinators do you have? Do they have a great area to set up your guest’s thank you gifts; your unique wedding favors

And don’t forget to ask questions about the food. Do you do your own catering? Can I bring in my own caterer? If not, how much per person do they charge and what exactly does it include? (Don’t forget to add tax and tip). Also, are there are discounts for getting married on holidays such as Labor Day, Columbus Day or July 4th? Is the cocktail hour in another room? If so, how many guests can it hold?

Now that the beginning of your wedding is taken care of, what about asking questions regarding the rest of the day? How big is the dance floor? Can it fit a band or just a DJ? Can the wedding run later if desired on that day?

Lastly, what are the restrictions with the wedding venue? And if there are any restrictions to using certain rooms, does the bride and groom as well as the bridal party have an area that is just for them?

There are so many more questions. But this is a start. If you can get answers to all of the above and you love the place and can afford it, then go for it. Word of caution; do not wait too long when making up your mind about a venue. If you love it, then book it. Most people nowadays, book up to 18 months in advance. Hopefully you will find the perfect venue for your perfect day.