{"id":821,"date":"2022-03-12T16:21:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T15:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/?p=821"},"modified":"2022-03-22T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:07:28","slug":"how-to-start-planning-a-wedding-first-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/12\/how-to-start-planning-a-wedding-first-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start Planning a Wedding: First Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so happy, I&#8217;m finally engaged! And now, what shall I do? Where shall I start from?<\/p>\n<p>Not sure where to begin? We walk you through the process.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Step-by-step guide<\/h3>\n<p>Questions you shall ask to yourself:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Where do I want to get married?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In my homeland or abroad in Italy or elsewhere? Select a Country and select a Region also based on point n. 2<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Which type of wedding do I want?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I want an elegant wedding in a luxury location, a boho-chic wedding in a countryside Villa, a wedding by the Seaside or a wedding near the Lake, etc&#8230;To select a wedding venue in Rome check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/28\/top-wedding-loca\u2026ome-and-in-italy\/\">Article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4><strong>Do I want to celebrate a religious wedding or a symbolic wedding?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The answer will influence the choice of the villa because you shall find a venue that is near the church or that has enough space outdoor or indoor to celebrate your wedding.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How many guests do I want to invite?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The latter question is important because you shall select a location that fits all your guests both outdoor and indoor (or you shall rent a marquee)<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What&#8217;s my wedding budget?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The latter is an important question you shall think about before starting to plan. A wedding venue that costs \u20ac 5 k won&#8217;t be the same of a location that costs \u20ac 150 k, a flower arrangement that costs \u20ac 5 k won&#8217;t be the same of a flower arrangement that costs \u20ac 50 k. You will agree on that right? So draft a breakdown cost sheet to keep all the numbers under control. It should look like this<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-834 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wedding-budget-300x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wedding-budget-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wedding-budget-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wedding-budget-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wedding-budget.png 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebcevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cost-Breakdown-Sheet.xlsx\">Cost Breakdown Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Now that you have an idea of what you want, lets start!<\/p>\n<p>Ok, I selected a few Wedding Location in the Country I like. Now what?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Before confirming a Venue keep in mind several topics:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4>Check out the cost of plan A in case of sun and plan B in case of rain:<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Can all your guests fit indoors? Do you need to rent a marquee? Rember that marquees are very expensive, they go up to \u20ac 40 \/ square meter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out the cost of any mandatory vendors:<\/h4>\n<p>The risk is that the venue is cheap but all the mandatory vendors are the most expensive in town. That would be trouble for your wedding budget!<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Check out the end time of the Party:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In fact, a lot of location have time limits and the party shall end before 1:00 am or allows you to party only indoors. That means that if you want to party all night long, you shall shrink your list of wedding locations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to check out other suggestions check out also this article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brides.com\/gallery\/how-to-plan-your-own-wedding\">Brides.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so happy, I&#8217;m finally engaged! And now, what shall I do? Where shall I start from? Not sure where to begin? We walk you through the process. Step-by-step guide Questions you shall ask to yourself: Where do I want to get married? In my homeland or abroad in Italy or elsewhere? 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