Don't Have a Wedding, But if You Must... A Guide For The Reluctant Bride-to-be or For Any Bride-to-be Who Would Like to Know How it Really is

By Jeydie Woloszczuk

Find out what most wedding books won't tell you - the fact that planning a wedding is hard. Other wedding books will give you a full rundown on how to plan it, with checklists and timelines. In this book, you'll get the real picture , from my experience, on how the process goes. Get tips and advice, to survive the trials of wedding planning on your own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jeydie Woloszczuk
• Release date: Dec 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9798582406051

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Dedications

To my husband, George, who overwhelms me with love and support. To my mother and father, who raised me to be the person worth getting married to.  And to my sister, Jellybean, who had the greatest toast that night.

Contents

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................5

First things First...............................................................................................................................................................7

Choosing the Date........................................................................................................................................8

Decide A Budget..........................................................................................................................................................9

Guest List...............................................................................................................................................................10

Wedding Party............................................................................................................................................................11

The Vendors.......................................................................................................................................................

Venue..........................................................................................................................................................12

Rentals........................................................................................................................................................14

Caterers......................................................................................................................................................16

Dinner Rehearsal/Brunch.......................................................................................................................................17

Photographer/Videographers....................................................................................................................18

Officiant......................................................................................................................................................20

Florist..........................................................................................................................................................22

DJ/Band......................................................................................................................................................23

The Items...........................................................................................................................................................

Wedding Attire...........................................................................................................................................24

Hotel Blocks................................................................................................................................................26

Transportation............................................................................................................................................27

Save the Dates/Invites................................................................................................................................28

Wedding Rings/Bands.................................................................................................................................29

The Details.........................................................................................................................................................30

Gift Registry................................................................................................................................................31

Welcome Table...........................................................................................................................................32

Hair and Makeup........................................................................................................................................34

Wedding Website.......................................................................................................................................35

Playlists and Song Selections......................................................................................................................36

Speeches.....................................................................................................................................................37

Honeymoon................................................................................................................................................38

Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................39

Final Preparations......................................................................................................................................40

Resources...................................................................................................................................................41

Top Ten Questions Not Answered in Vendor Documents.........................................................................42

Hidden Fee to Look Out For.......................................................................................................................43

INTRODUCTION

If the title got your attention, that's good, you're probably not sure about this wedding you're having. I'm not talking about not being sure if you want to marry your fiancé (you should be sure of that!). I'm talking about planning and having a wedding. Thank you for noticing and buying it. Now if you've hired a wedding planner, then you have saved yourself a bit of a headache; and you might be thinking you won't be using this book much. Whether you have that planner or not, this book will help you with the process. It will cover every detail of what I had to go through. There will be tips that I will add that I found out on my own, instead of through a wedding book, and incidents that happened. There won't be any timeline worksheets included here or a fun questionnaire on the theme of your wedding. Any other wedding book can give you that.

I was one of those reluctant brides, you've probably heard about. The one that got lucky to have somebody propose to her and didn't want to have a wedding. And you might be one of those individuals that thinks, that's crazy, how could a woman not want to have a wedding? It's something that all us women dream about when we're children. Don't get me wrong, when I saw the scene in Disney's Robin Hood film, where Robin Hood places the ring on Maid Marion's finger, even as a child, I dreamt of