Once you get your eyes off of the gorgeous, shimmering ring on your finger, it’s time to get down to business. For starters, these are the most important things you need to do after you get engaged.
Take Out The Calendar
Foremost things to decide are the duration of your engagement, your ideal wedding date and the time frame you think you’ll need to prepare for everything. Usually an engagement last from six months to a year and typically doesn’t exceed a year. Keep in mind to make sure you have enough time for the wedding planning without pulling your hair out in despair! Another thing to consider is that the best wedding vendors and venues need to be booked several months (sometimes a year) in advance. Consider all the factors, decide what works best for you and your new fiancé and set the wedding date accordingly.
Now Fetch The Calculator
All said and done, no matter how extravagant a wedding you want, nothing will make or break it like the money. Setting your wedding budget is the most important determining factor for everything you will do/want/have at your wedding. You need to be firm on the budget you set, which should be within your means and stick to it throughout the process of the wedding planning. There’s nothing worse than starting your newly wedded life bankrupt or in debt. While determining the budget, this will also be a good time to decide on the style of wedding you want.
Bring In Family and Friends
Announce your engagement if you haven’t already and start enlisting the help of your closest family and friends. The sooner you spread the word, the easier it will be to ensure your near and dear ones keep the all-important dates free to attend the big day and also help you in the process of planning. Start building your guest list – this requires considering a number of factors such as venue, budget, the type of wedding, etc. This is also where you need to have a talk with both set of parents as they might have different plans from you on who all they want to invite.
Start Shopping!
It’s never too early to hunt for the perfect sari. The more you window shop, the more you’ll learn about the different styles, patterns, materials and what suits you. The time of the year you are getting married too will be a factor in what fabric you choose. And it is not just the main wedding sari – you need a whole wedding trousseau, jewelry, accessories, etc., so the sooner you start shopping, the better idea you will have about the wedding market and the better you will get at navigating it.
Make a wedding to-do checklist or hire a wedding consultant, so that you not only enjoy the time from your engagement to your wedding, but at the end of it are also ready to have a blast at the wedding.