After you have decided who your guests will be, invitations should be sent 2 months before the wedding. It also important to consider who the primary sponsors will be so that the date of wedding itself will be agreeable to both sides of the family. Discuss the issue with them and remember that important guests may also have other plans or may need to travel long distances to attend your event. In this way, the people who are important to the bride and groom will most likely be present in the ceremony. It’s also a choice to prepare the invitations personally to cut down on costs – this also makes it more personal.

The next thing to consider in the wedding plans would be to decide on the motif or theme of the wedding. From this, the couple would be able to select the best place for it, the flower arrangements, the clothes, the entertainment and other things. There are many different themes that you can choose or you can stick to a traditional type of wedding. Only you, between you, can reach a sound decision.

What food will be served during the wedding? First, the caterer has to be one who can please the taste of both the bride and the groom – and the guests. Think about faddy eating or specialized diets that your guests may have. Some say that the bride and groom shouldn’t worry too much about the preferences of the other guests. After all, good food is good food no matter how you look at it. But, who will be pleased to attend the wedding reception only to find that their experiences are wholly negative? Of course, this day is meant for the people who are getting married so the ones who should be happiest are the bride and groom. But that doesn’t mean being selfish and uncaring in your approach.

The caterer and the maker of the cake need to be arranged very early because oftentimes, good restaurants are difficult ahead especially during special occasions. It’s also advisable to avoid holidays because the restaurants are most likely to charge more and reservations would be more difficult.