Countdown To Your Diva Wedding!

• 12 Months Away ~ Think about the overall picture; the size, style, day, date and where you would like your wedding to be. Also, begin searching for the perfect Wedding Gown. Reserve your ceremony and reception locations. Make sure to hire a Wedding & Honeymoon Specialist!
• 10 Months Away ~ Now's the time to find the perfect DJ, live band, florist, caterer, photographer and don't forget the videographer. Have you selected an officiant? Select your wedding party. Start thinking about who you're going to invite to your wedding. Begin putting your guest list together.
• 8 Months Away ~ It's time to make a decision and purchase your Wedding Gown! Make sure when you purchase and place your order that you acquire a receipt that includes the style #, style name, manufacturer, how many fittings you'll have and how much your alterations will cost. Now's the time to begin adjusting your budget after your first few months of purchases. Obtain a Budget Management Update from your Wedding Specialist.
• 6 Months Away ~ Get with your Wedding Specialist and begin shopping for invitations. She should have several books filled with samples to help aid in your decision. Also, get with your Wedding & Honeymoon Specialist to book your honeymoon. Put in the order for your Wedding rings, order your bridesmaids' dresses.
• 4 Months Away ~ Hurry and reserve your transportation for your Wedding Day! Get your final guest list to your Wedding Specialist. Begin rounding up the Groom and the men for Tux fittings and orders.
• 2 Months Away ~ Schedule salon appointments for you and bridesmaids. Also do a test run of how you want to wear your hair and make-up for the Wedding. Obtain your marriage license, mail invitations and begin getting favors together. Your Wedding Specialist should be more than willing to help with these tasks.
• 6 Weeks Away ~ Your Wedding Specialist can assist with ordering your Wedding programs to match your stationary. You should be submitting your Wedding announcements to your local newspapers (if you selected a full service package from your Wedding Specialist the submittal should be included and you should only have to pay the cost of the announcement) Now's a great time to begin writing your Wedding vows and purchasing gifts for your attendants, parents and fiance'.
• 2 Weeks Away ~ Your Wedding Specialist should begin contacting any guests who has not RSVP'd. Write out your speeches for your Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding Reception toasts. You and your Wedding Specialist should attend your final Wedding Gown fitting and your Wedding Specialist should get bustling instructions. Submit your pose selections and playlists for your photographer and DJ to your Wedding Specialist to be relayed to the proper channels.
• 1 Week Away ~ Practice walking around in your shoes to break them in. Have your Wedding Specialist provide the scripture and ceremony readers their scripts, confirm all details with vendors, submit final guest counts to venue and caterer and assemble favors. You and your the Groom should begin packing for your honeymoon and you need to pick up your Wedding Gown.
• Your Wedding Eve ~ Today's Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner Day! Get those toes and nails to be Paparazzi perfect! Your Wedding Specialist should do the final confirmation of pickup times and pickup locations with the transportation company. Your Wedding Specialist should also assemble the Wedding Day duties and itenerary in envelopes to be distributed to the entire wedding party and family (if needed) at the Rehearsal Dinner.
• Your Wedding Day ~ It's Showtime! Eat small but light meals, make sure to have your makeup and hairstylists arrive with enough time for you to be picture perfect when your photographer arrives. Get your final Honeymoon itenerary and flight schedules from your Wedding Specialist. RELAX & Enjoy A Divalicious Day... You're A Star!

How to ensure a stress-free wedding!

1. Brides please understand that the more responsibilities you try to hold on to yourselves instead of passing them on to your Wedding Planner, the more stress and frustration you're going to experience.

Here are some things that you should avoid:

1. It is not good to try and create a design for your wedding if you have no clue what you want
2. Do not mail out invitations with including an RSVP to get a grasp on how many guests to expect
3. It's probably not good to be unaware of how many people are in your wedding party
4. If you are less than a month away from your June wedding and you have not purchased your wedding day accessories while they're on sale but continue to call your Wedding Planner about where you can find them cheaper you will more than likely become frustrated
5. It may not be a good idea to get married if you have reduced your wedding budget 5 times and still haven't told your planner what the budget is, after receiving an e-mail that all of your accessories are going to total $225.00
6. Please don't try to find a DJ 5 days before the wedding

.... LET YOUR PLANNER DO WHAT YOU PAID HER TO DO!!!!

So You're 12 Months Away From Your Wedding Date...

This month you should have scheduled a consultation with a wedding planner to begin the planning of your BIG day. Planning a wedding can be very tiresome, frustrating and stressful. That is why wedding planners exist. A planner is there to lend two extra hands, be your shoulder to cry on, the person who creates a wedding design based upon your vision. A wedding planner is essentially an Angel sent from heaven!

Get with your planner to analyze and determine your budget, begin organizing and planning your wedding, set your wedding date and time for your wedding (if you haven't already done so), get your engagement announcements ordered and mailed out, determine your guest list, have your planner assist with selecting and booking your ceremony and reception venues, select an officiant, select a caterer (if needed), select and finalize your wedding colors and themes, begin looking for your wedding gown and start thinking and having your wedding/honeymoon specialist research the perfect honeymoon destination.

Contact Diva Weddings by Triple Crown Entertainment today to get started!

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