Another Fabulous Wedding Planning Resource

Just a quick post today to let you know about a new resource I have come across for helping you plan your wedding. 

Scarlet Spencer’s “$10,000 Dream Wedding Planning Book” is probably the one resource that I would recommend above all others.  Even though the title suggests that it might be off in la-la land, trust me that this is the real nuts and bolts stuff and covers all the tiny details some books leave out.  Her web page is terribly long but is packed with information about what the book actually covers.

Wedding Themes – Yikes!

A theme is a theme is a theme as they say . . . well, that’s not quite true.  And when it comes to weddings, a theme plays a fairly important role.  If you have decided on a traditional wedding or a beach wedding, these are both themes.  And in order to have your special event appear and flow smoothly, everything should be pulled together.  Read further to see what I mean.

Planning a Court House Wedding (or Civil Ceremony)

Last but not least is the court house wedding.  It used to be that this was the last resort but it is becoming more fashionable to not spend all of the budget on a large more traditional wedding and plan the ceremony for at the court house.  Today’s economy has brought out a lot of creativity on the wedding scene.  I’ve heard of quite elaborate affairs held in the courthouse - then almost the entire budget can go toward the reception (after the wedding dress, of course).  It really just depends on your priorities and how much of a budget you are planning to use.

Planning a wedding at home

In light of the present economy many people today are planning for their weddings at home.  If your space permits, this truly is the way to have your wedding day be exactly as you would like. There are plenty of benefits  – on top of the list is that you can save a lot of money, right?   Following that, there is no frustration with coordinating bookings for rental of the ceremony or reception sites. Then when it comes to food and beverages you are your own master; you don't have to worry about paying cake-cutting fees or who knows what else.  And the list goes on ...

More on Destination Weddings . . . resources

I've had a chance to go through the books available on planning a destination wedding that I spoke about in the last post and I don't really feel that I can recommend one at this time.

If your destination wedding is a beach wedding, I recommend going back and checking out the posts on beach weddings and also looking at The Ultimate Beach Wedding Planning Guide and Workbook.  This book seems to have a lot of the destination questions covered.