Engaged! Now What?
So, you’re newly engaged. You got a manicure and posted ring selfies. You celebrated with your family and friends, now what? It’s time to start the actual planning and most couples have a hard time knowing where to start. Here are our tips on what to focus on first:
Talk Budget.
I know, I know, you just got engaged and want to start playing with flowers and eating cake, but before you do any of that you must talk and determine a budget. This will help and narrow down options.
Brainstorm theme and colors.
Decide on an overall style for your big day. If you want an outdoor rustic wedding, this will save you time and energy by avoiding looking at downtown hotel ballrooms.
Hire a Wedding Planner.
Well, of course we’re going to say this, but a hiring a planner in the beginning will save you so much time and stress by having a cruise director to guide you along the whole process.
Book a Venue and Select a Date.
Once you have an overall style narrowed down, start researching venues that fit that style. A wedding planner can absolutely help with this.
Try on dresses.
Finally the fun begins! Make dress appointments and grab your girls. Your dress will influence the rest of the details of the wedding.
There’s so many decisions to make in this engagement process, but hopefully this will help guide you along to get started. But the most important thing is to enjoy the engagement process with your fiancé. It goes by too quickly and before you know it, the big day will be here. Stuck on what to do next? We’re here to help!
Photographer: Sarah Carpenter Photography
Green Wedding Shoes – Mid Century Shoot
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Earlier this year we had to great pleasure to partner with some fabulous wedding professionals in the Dallas area to create this amazing styled shoot! We are absolutely in love with how everything turned out and couldn’t be more thankful that we get to work side by side with some of Dallas’ best!
Feel free to check out the entire styled shoot on Green Wedding Shoes!
photography: Sara and Rocky Photography // coordination: Sweet Pea Events // florals: Blue Lotus // hair: Beauty & The Blush // cake + desserts: Layered Bake Shop // dress: BHLDN // vw bus, couch, side tables, lamp, ceremony backdrop: Swanky Couch // table + chargers: Craft & Gather // paper goods: The Eclectic Press // suits: Zara // groomsman tie: H&M // grooms tie: Polo Ralph Lauren
Wantful
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Shopping for gifts just got a whole lot easier! Wantful provides an easy way of shopping for gifts that are stylish and personable. They have so many different types of gifts that you’re guaranteed to find exactly what you’re looking for. They have their gifts separated into categories: home, food/wine, outdoor, his and hers. Not only do they have these gifts available to purchase on the spot but they also have a recommendations tab. If you click on the tab it takes you to a page that asks you a series of questions about the person you are buying the gift for. After getting some information about the gift recipient they give you a selection of gifts that they think would be best and you can browse through them for your favorites. Once you select your favorites (you can have 12 favorites), you can add them to a catalog (either a book or an online catalog) that can be sent to the person you are buying for. They then get to browse the catalog and select their favorite gift! It’s a bulletproof plan for ensuring you get them exactly what they want!
This is a great way to get the perfect gift for anyone, but what we’re most excited about is the Wedding Shop! At the wedding shop on Wantful you can choose from the categories: bridesmaids, groomsmen, your guests and the happy couple. They have a great selection of gifts from any of the categories, or you can use the recommendation tab to give the catalogs as gifts to anyone involved in the wedding.
Make sure to bookmark Wantful to your browser because you are not going to want to forget about them when you’re in desperate need of a fabulous gift!
Picture taken off of Wantful website
Jennifer + Jerry’s Wedding
When Jennifer first called to inquire about her wedding, I knew immediately that we would have a blast working together. She selected our full planning package so we planned every little detail from start to finish. We loved her vibrant color pallet, which consisted of eggplant and watermelon with accents of platinum. Please enjoy all of these images from Jennifer Yarbro Photography and congrats to Jennifer and Jerry!
Jennifer + Jerry’s Wedding Team:
Photographer: Jennifer Yarbro Photography
Ceremony: Scottish Rite Library
Florist: Posh Floral
Reception: Scottish Rite Library
Caterer: Gils Elegant Catering
Cake: Layered Bake Shop
DJ: Le Force Entertainment
Transportation: NorthStar Carriages
Hair and Makeup: Sarah Erb
Photo Booth: The Traveling Photo Booth
Wedding Planners: Sweet Pea Events