{"id":12520,"date":"2013-01-21T10:39:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T10:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=12520"},"modified":"2024-07-05T17:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T16:01:24","slug":"wedding-planning-the-tough-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wedding-planning-the-tough-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Planning \u2013 The Tough Questions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/01\/advice-for-bride-and-groom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12526\" title=\"advice for bride and groom\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/01\/advice-for-bride-and-groom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/advice-for-bride-and-groom.jpg 570w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/advice-for-bride-and-groom-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Congratulations! You are engaged and one of the most exciting times of your life is ahead of you. Before you dive into your wedding planning I suggest you answer some questions! Hopefully the answers will help you with your planning, suppliers, budgeting, guest lists etc.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Are you, the bride and groom, on the same wave-length when it comes to your wedding day?<\/strong><br \/>\nAsk each other do you want a big or small affair?<br \/>\nAt home or abroad?<br \/>\nWhat is your ideal location and preferred time of year?<br \/>\nWill you have a <a title=\"Church Wedding or Civil Ceremony?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/venues\/country-house-wedding-venues\/\" target=\"_blank\">church wedding<\/a>? Civil Ceremony? Humanist ceremony?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Where do you see yourself having your reception?<\/strong><br \/>\nA 5 star hotel<br \/>\nMarquee wedding in a beautiful location<br \/>\nSmall intimate reception in a <a title=\"Country House Wedding Venues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/venues\/country-house-wedding-venues\/\" target=\"_blank\">country house<\/a><br \/>\nA popular \u201cwedding\u201d hotel<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>How is your wedding going to be financed?<\/strong><br \/>\nDo you both need to save?<br \/>\nAre you going to receive help from your parents?<br \/>\nWill you have to get a loan? Is this the best thing to do?<br \/>\nConsider mortgage, rent, motor expenses, day to day living, other weddings planned, holidays booked, if you have children consider the financial implications.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Setting the Date<\/strong><br \/>\nHow soon do you want to have your wedding?<br \/>\nConsider work and financial commitments.<br \/>\nWould you like to have a long engagement or short?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Communication and compromise are large parts of wedding planning! Whatever you decide just make sure you are both comfortable with the direction your wedding is taking and most importantly\u2026.. Enjoy it!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0\u00a0Karen Buchanan is a regular blogger for Wedding Dates. She runs a wedding planning business\u00a0called\u00a0Weddings With Karen Buchanan. Connect with her on her Facebook page at\u00a0Weddings With Karen Buchanan\u00a0or chirp her over on Twitter. Her Twitter handle is @karenbuchanan3.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>{Image of wedding guest book by BraggingBags on Etsy}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Congratulations! You are engaged and one of the most exciting times of your life is ahead of you. Before you dive into your wedding planning I suggest you answer some questions! Hopefully the answers will help you with your planning, suppliers, budgeting, guest lists etc. Are you, the bride and groom, on the same wave-length when it comes to your wedding day? Ask each other do you want a big or small affair? At home or abroad? 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