| Wedding Favors are to symbolize the true | | | | from people you know could be a welcomed |
| celebration of ever lasting love and marriage. Even | | | | piece of mind in your wedding planning. |
| more its a part of a standing tradition, an | | | | Caterers, dresses, tuxedos - the three call rule is |
| acceptance of a wedding tradition where | | | | definitely solid advice here. Getting three |
| reception guest party favors are as much a part | | | | estimates and talking to people who have used |
| of the wedding ceremony as the marriage and | | | | these companies' services is the way to go. But |
| legality itself. Wedding favors are a part of | | | | beyond finances, wedding planning also involves |
| marriage as is marriage a part of unique wedding | | | | the bringing together of both families. Now more |
| favors. | | | | than ever, the bride and the groom's families are |
| Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows | | | | involved in wedding planning, and having too many |
| that, no matter how much or how little help they | | | | cooks in the kitchen giving their input on the way |
| received, the joys and tears are definitely a part | | | | things "should" be at your wedding can cause |
| of the experience. | | | | unneeded stress for both bride and groom. The |
| Perhaps the most frustrating thing about planning | | | | two things to remember here are to keep a cool |
| a wedding comes in the financial arena. As a | | | | head, remember what "you" want for your |
| soon-to-be bride, florists, wedding planners, | | | | special day and a little compromise probably won't |
| photographers are known to jack up the prices. | | | | kill you. |
| It's not simply a case of getting everyone in place | | | | For many, hiring a wedding planner to plan their |
| with their dresses and tuxes done up just right. | | | | wedding can be a saving grace. For others, a |
| It's really a budget battle all the way through, | | | | wedding planner has been a nightmare, and they |
| especially if you are on a tight budget in the first | | | | feel they threw away money for services they |
| place. | | | | could have done themselves. When wedding |
| One area of wedding planning that seems to get | | | | planning, you may want to ask yourself if you |
| a lot of negative hype is with photography. Most | | | | really need a wedding planner. If so, think ahead |
| anybody is willing to pay the extra money to | | | | of what you will need them to do, and be clear |
| have their special day turn out just right. And | | | | then hold them to your expectations. |
| unfortunately, most photographers know it. Many | | | | Some have found that, with the Internet, there is |
| will charge a lump sum to simply show up, that | | | | so much information for wedding planning and so |
| could be as high as $5,000, in some cases higher. | | | | many resources available, regardless of the |
| Solid advice is to avoid those who claim to have | | | | budget, that planning a wedding can easily done |
| reasonably priced services yet still tack on a | | | | without an actual wedding planner. However, |
| hefty fee like this. Prices for a photographer's | | | | some who may be having a very large, or high |
| services can range drastically, and references | | | | profile, wedding may need one. |