Wedding Magazines

The easiest way to start making progress with my planning was to start with small, easy steps that were not so daunting. My first step was to buy and read wedding magazines which have a wealth of information and ideas. Sadly not one of them contained a guide quite as explicit as I was hoping for but they were a good starting point and a entertaining way to pass a few minutes.

All wedding magazines follow the same format with sections on dresses, accessories, makeup, decorations, ceremony choices, venues and honeymoon destinations. Interestingly I found that the cheaper, half-size magazines were better (in my opinion) because they had far more ideas in and fewer stunning pictures of brides in lovely dresses. One of the most helpful features is usually a checklist of what you need to organise and when, though many things don't need to be done quite as far in advance as the magazines make out. Similarly their sample budgets are very generous in certain areas, don't feel the need to spend as much as they suggest on things!

I also found it great to re-read the magazines many times at different planning stages. The articles you skim over when you are in the early stages are the ones you go back and read thoroughly when you are looking for finishing touches so keep hold of those you have already read!