Things to book/organise straight away:
Registra/church
Reception venue
Caterer
Photographer
Entertainment
Invitations
Once you book the registrar or the venue for the formal ceremony you will know the date for your invites for the formal guests. When you book your reception venue you will have a date for your invites for the celebration.
More often than waiting for rsvp's from your guests, you may have to get your phone out and call individually to see who is available and who will attend. You will need to give enough notice to your caterer how many guests they will need to cater for.
Sometimes it's the spontaneous weddings are the ones that are the most special.
As soon as these primary bookings are made, then you can get on to the smaller but by no means the least important i.e. the dress, the decor, the arrangement of things on the day, the size of the cake.
Don't forget that just because these smaller items on our todo list don't take priority, there will be suppliers readily available. Some peak times you will find some cake designers are fully booked and cannot manage a small order. Be careful, Saavy and don't substitute quality for 'making do'. That's not how we do things at Shaadi-Esque.
Home truths:
1. You may not be eligible to some discounts.
2. Money may have to be paid upfront as opposed to several deposits over the course of a contracted period
3. Getting married on a weekday will likely reduce your costs
4. You must be prepared for some guests being unable to attend due to long term commitments.
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