Marriage at the gates? Well, nothing better than to start immediately to organize it down to the smallest detail. The first stages to be realized, are among the most difficult, but also very exciting to begin to imagine right away the best day for a couple.
Church and restaurant, be careful to fix them immediately before organizing other stages of the wedding
The date of the wedding is the first very important stage to set. In this regard and, especially where the choice falls in the summer months, it is required to move much earlier to book church and restaurant. The ideal would be the possibility of coordinating both and immediately fixing the date to block the places of the religious ceremony and reception.
For the church, it is a good idea to start from the bride’s own and talk to the priest to find out the available dates based on the period chosen to celebrate the wedding . Otherwise, it is possible to evaluate other churches. However, there is an obligation to request permission from your church before proceeding to choose another option. For the restaurant, it’s a good idea to browse the internet and define a list of 3 or 4 locations to visit in person. Stop the date, however, only if a positive response has also been obtained from the church about the presence of the same date. It is to be considered, also a preventive evaluation of the budget to be allocated to the main wedding expenses, before continuing the research and stopping the relative date.
Other important steps for the organization of marriage, the choice of the main suppliers
From the choice of the date, the subsequent steps on the organization of the wedding, concern the main suppliers and the payment of an advance to stop their services. Inevitable, among the first stages of this research, to define:
- The photographer. It is among the most requested especially in summer and among the first suppliers to stop, once the date of the wedding is known.
- Makeup and hair. The rehearsals for the bride on make-up and hair are generally done at closer distances from the wedding. However, it is a good idea to stop the date to obtain the services desired by a hairdresser and beautician or to evaluate the presence of all-inclusive packages.
- Honeymoon: Among the commitments that require multiple meetings in a travel agency, to define the preferred honeymoon destinations. In a summer wedding, it needs to be booked at least a year in advance.
Organizational steps, the choice of clothes by the spouses
And for the spouses? It should be considered that the first stages of the marriage do not only concern the church, the reception and the main suppliers to be blocked as a photographer and honeymoon. In fact, there are also specific commitments that the spouses will have to face alone. First of all, the choice of the dress to wear on the most beautiful day.
It is advisable to choose a known atelier in the area and to request one or more tests to be able to decide the best dress to wear. Attention, even for accessories for the bride and groom. The inevitable pieces? Veil for the bride and dark shoes and watch not too flashy for the groom. It may also be useful for the spouses to share some of the most delicate tasks of marriage, such as the choice of flowers and the preparations by the woman and payments (especially on the first installments to be paid) by the man.