{"id":3472,"date":"2016-02-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2016-09-02T21:40:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T21:40:41","slug":"youre-engaged-now-what-start-the-planning-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/youre-engaged-now-what-start-the-planning-process\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do after you&#8217;re engaged- Start the wedding planning process!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, you\u2019re newly engaged, sporting a shiny new ring, and a smile that can be seen from a mile away! In all of the excitement, you know you have to begin the gargantuan task of planning your wedding. Here are some quick tips to help you get started:<\/p>\n<p><b>Prioritize<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budgets, contracts and timelines are all important, but none of them will fall into place until you know what you both want. Make lists of the things you each think are most important at a great wedding: the food, photography, entertainment, d\u00e9cor \u2013 you name it. Compare notes and make a master list so you can refer to it as you make your choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3477 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/person-woman-apple-hotel.jpg\" alt=\"person-woman-apple-hotel\" width=\"7360\" height=\"4912\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Budget<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the most fun topic, but once you have prioritized, it\u2019s important to establish a reasonable budget. Consider all of the sources of funds you will draw from and come up with a place to start as you fit planning a wedding into your daily finances.<\/p>\n<p><b>Seek Out Great Referrals<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start your vendor search by asking trusted friends for their recommendations for service providers. Expand your search using all of the great tools available online, and read all the reviews you can. Choose a few professionals from each category and set up times to meet with them and start screening for your perfect matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Have Fun<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just the preliminary duties when you are planning a wedding, and there will be many more. You want to look back and remember the laughter, so make sure to have as much fun as you can during these first days!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What are some helpful planning tips you&#8217;ve learned along the way?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, you\u2019re newly engaged, sporting a shiny new ring, and a smile that can be seen from a mile away! In all of the excitement, you know you have to begin the gargantuan task of planning your wedding. Here are some quick tips to help you get started: Prioritize Budgets, contracts and timelines are all important, but none of them will fall into place until you know what you both want. Make lists of the things you each think are most important at a great wedding: the food, photography, entertainment, d\u00e9cor \u2013 you name it. Compare notes and make a master list so you can refer to it as you make your choices. Budget It\u2019s not the most fun topic, but once you have prioritized, it\u2019s important to establish a reasonable budget. Consider all of the sources of funds you will draw from and come up with a place to start as you fit planning a wedding into your daily finances. Seek Out Great Referrals Start your vendor search by asking trusted friends for their recommendations for service providers. Expand your search using all of the great tools available online, and read all the reviews you can. Choose a few professionals from each category and set up times to meet with them and start screening for your perfect matches. Have Fun These are just the preliminary duties when you are planning a wedding, and there will be many more. You want to look back and remember the laughter, so make sure to have as much fun as you can during these first days! What are some helpful planning tips you&#8217;ve learned along the way?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3472"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5612,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3472\/revisions\/5612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}