10 Tips for a Top Wedding

1. BE PREPARED
Plan ahead for your wedding. If you visualize it as aspontaneous and impulsive, the it's likely you'll have to elope ! Even small wedding take a lot of time and effort to arrange. Many churches, reception centres, hotels and even restaurants are booked up to two years in advance and many photographers, entertainers and dress designers can be booked uo for 18 months. A dinner party for 10 can take as much preparation as a reception for 200 if the bride and groom are fixeed on certain place or time for the even. No matter how big or small the wedding, if you want it to run like clockwork then you'll need to preapre a schedule and stick to it.

2. DON'T BLOW THE BUDGET.
In the Middle East a daughter is an expensive comodity as the father foots the entire wedding bill. In Papua New Guinea, a son is a liability as his family has to buy his bride for him. In australia there are generally no such rules, but that doesn't mean financial questions won't arise before the wedding. The bride's parents traditionally pay for the wedding and the groom generally pays for the church and the honeymoon, but today, it's not uncommon for couples to pay the wedding themselves or for parents to split the costs between them. The biggest issue is determining how much to spend and this can be problematic between couples and their families. The subject of money must be broached delicately and all parties will inevitably have to reach a compromise. It's suggested :
1. To write a list of everything you require for your wedding and then work out what you can spend.
2. Number your priorities and cross out the highest numbers as you go.
Manye people end up paying off weddings for yearswhich can be tough. It's important to fix your costs early in the arrangements and not go over your max budget.

3. ASK THE EXPERTS
Your wedding is your day and for that reason it's important that everything you is perfect and exactly what you want & expect. Hiring profesionals takes the worry out of organising a wedding and ensures you will have exactly what you paid for - if not, ask for your money back. Ask as many as people for recomendations of who to employ to provide you the best goods & services. Don't immediately trust the testimonials supplied by the provider.

4. TALK ABOUT IT
Engaged couples often discover that the wedding suddenly consumes their lives. Because so many people are involved in a wedding it's easy for the bride's feeling and opnions to be swamped. Wedding Counselor says, "Comunicate your emotions openly and honestly and try to keep everything in perspective. Remember not to take everything too seriously."If you are overwhelmed it helps to put things in writing, that way there will be no confusion.

5. DON'T STRESS OUT.
Psycologist report that preparing to get married can be one of the most stressful times of your life. Keep the stress under the control by making time for recreational activities you enjoy. Exercise, eat well and get plenty of sleep.

6. DRESS FOR SUCCESS
Your wedding gown is a reflection of your personality and taste and often provides the inspiration for the look and feel of the whole wedding. Most brides search for style and ideas in bridal magazines and give them to the designer. Go to several shops to get quotes and try on as many ready-made dress as you can. Only take one friend and your mother along as too many opinions will confuse you.

7. AVOID THE HONEYMOON FROM HELL
Many couples underestimate the toll a wedding takes on the body and the relationship, and plan complicated and exhausting honeymoons. The best honeymoon is one that gives you and your partner time to chill out, recuperate and reconnect.

8. REGISTER YOUR REQUESTS
Your wedding guests will want to give you a present that will be appreciated, and you don't want to end up with 10 blenders. So the best way to handle the gifts is to compile a bridal register at one or more depat. store. The list allow you to choose items which suit your taste and needs, friend and families may visit or phone the store and select a gift which is then crossed off the register.

9. YOUR GUEST IS AS GOOD AS MINE
The guest list is often one of the most danger fraught aspects of planning a wedding. Ideally the numbers should be split by both families in advance of the wedding.

10. HAVE FUN
With all the hulabaloo it's easy to forget that the wedding day is your day and it's meant to be fun. One of the most common mistakes brides and groom make is letting other people pressure them into fulfilling their expectations. Make sure the wedding is what you want and remember, it should be one of the best days of your life.