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I think the best place to start is: your budget and venue.

These are the two biggies. Is it a high-end ballroom affair, or an earthy garden party? (Which, in my opinion, would both be VERY chic with a champagne and pearls theme.) Different venues will lend you a completely different feel, all of which can be elegant and timeless.

I would start from there, but if you're having problems deciding a venue first, look back to you and your FH. Are you vintage Hollywood soiree types? Artsy theater types? Outdoorsy types? Take inspiration from yourselves and adapt your color scheme to this. This might also help you decide on a venue.

Venue, venue, venue! That will set the precedent for everything else. It is hard to develop a budget until you know how much a venue costs... it will be about 50%-70% of your budget I think . Then once you find the venue it will help you think of colours and decorations!
Once I had a venue, within a week I had decorations boughten, florist book, justice of the peace, photographer, dj, live music, and menu picked.... now I wait :)

i agree. venue is my next step! unfortunately wedding venues in this town are limited time to get creative! we do have a historical home in my town. maybe i will look at that. thanks!

I guess i will use this as your welcome board. First thing first, WELCOME!

You have a lot to do, but if your money is right you can pull it off.

My vote is ceremony location first! (if there is a specific place you want to get married) if not, then VENUE! Next start looking at caterers, you can never start looking to early for those, because you want to get a good price, and a good menu.

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I have to agree with the other brides here, venue is definitely the number one concern. My sister got married in December and they were only engaged for 3 months, and let me tell you, it was hard to find a venue. A lot of places book a year or even a year and a half ahead. Also try to book your church or wedding officiant as soon as possible. Then get on the dresses (yours and bridesmaids) too....sometimes they take months to arrive and then alterations can take months as well. My cousin's BM dresses didn't arrive on time and they had to be hand-sewn 2 days before the wedding! Also book your caterer ASAP.

Don't worry though, just do one step at a time---get a checklist and mark off stuff when you are done. My sister only had 3 months to plan and it was hectic, but she had a beautiful wedding, so it can be done!

Good luck.

Thanks! I've got the officiant, the catering, and the flower person down. Luckily I'm very close to my former church pastor and he's performing the ceremony and we also have a family friend who is a caterer and another who is a florist! So in that aspect I'm very lucky. I'm considering using my church but its very blah looking. I need some ideas on how to make it pretty! If I could make it pretty I'd be set for the ceremony.

I disagree with the venue, I think first should be the guest list and budget.
There's no point in getting a big place if you're having 50 guests, or falling in love with another place and finding out it only fits 125, and you have 200 guests!
But as soon as you have the tentative list, a venue, then caterer, photographer and dress.
Those were all the things that usually need to be booked the farthest ahead of time.

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