1. The Bride's rings
2. The marriage license
3. Flowers: The bride's boquet, mother's corsages, boutonnieres for the men in the wedding party
4. Accommodations for out-of-town ushers or best man
5. Tuxedo rental or other accessories for the men in the wedding party
6. Fee for the clergy
7. The honeymoon
8. Wedding gift for the bride

1. The entire cost of the reception: food, wedding cake, beverages, decorations, music, flowers.
2. Wedding invitations, announcements and mailing costs.
3. Trousseau for the Bride.
4. Bride's wedding dress, veil, shoes, etc.
5. The wedding and engagement photography.
6. Ceremony costs incured: rental, organist and music, decorations, etc.
7. Bridesmaids' boquets.
8. Any gratuities incured during ceremony and reception.
9. Optional: A bridesmaids luncheon or rehersal dinner.

1. Clothes for the Wedding.
2. Their own traveling expenses.
3. Wedding gift for the bride and groom.
4. Optional: The rehersal dinner or wedding luncheon.
5. Any other expenses as they choose.

1. Their own wedding attire if not provided by the bride or groom.
2. Travel expenses.
3. Wedding gift for the couple.

• Choose and purchase the wedding rings.
• Determine your wedding style or theme and choose your colors.
• Choose and reserve or book the following:
  • The wedding and reception sites.
  • The wedding photographer.
  • The wedding caterer
• Select your wedding gown: Some gowns must be ordered, so choosing and purchasing the gown as soon as possible is important. Begin the alterations on the gown.
• Begin the guest list: Put together your guest list as soon as possible so you can better determine the size of the hall you will need for the wedding and reception. The Wedding Couple will have their list of guests, as well as the parents of the Bride and the parents of the Groom. The guest list must be formulated before the announcements can be sent out. You may also need time to locate addresses for your preferred guests.
• Choose attendants
• Choose bridesmaids dresses

• Have Engagement Portrait taken.
• Choose Honeymoon destination and book reservations
• Arrange for clergy or official to conduct the ceremony.
• Order invitations, announcements, and other accessories.
  • Invitations & Announcements
  • Envelopes (lined inner envelopes and Return address printed on back flap
  • Reception Card (invites selected guests to either the reception or wedding)
  • Response Cards, used when you must have a count of guests to expect
  • Enclosures used for other detailed information
  • Personalized Napkins for Luncheon, Reception, & Dinner
  • Pen for the guest book
  • Ring Pillow
  • Personalized Cake Knife and Server
  • Wedding Book, with space for guest signatures, gift records, and notes.
• Choose florist, consider and order floral arrangements:
  • The bride's boquet
  • The bridesmaids boquets
  • Corsages for the mothers, grandmothers, and you may also want a corsage ordered for persons helping with the gifts, sitting and the book, servers, etc.
  • Boutonnieres for the groom, groomsmen, ushers, fathers, grandfathers, and any others helping you may choose. Young men helping with the gifts are always darling in a tuxedo with a boutinere.
  • Floral baskets used to decorate the hall.
  • Flowers for the table centerpieces.
  • Flowers for the book table, etc.
  • Flowers for the cake and cake table, if needed.(usually the person making your cake will take care of any flowers needed - good communication with your cake person about any flowers you want on the cake will insure all will go well.
• Check on the Wedding Gown alterations to insure that the gown will be ready for the Bridal Portraits.

Most brides choose to use a professional photographer to take the pictures of their wedding day. Choosing that person will make a big difference in the end result. Make sure that the person who will be creating your photos is a person that likes people, more specifically that they can relate to you and your unique personality. They should be interested in the groom and his family, as well, and willing to work with the different family situations that may present themselves. A photographer that can make the best of many situations will be able to help you and your family get past the several challenges that will surely arise on your wedding day.

One of the most important things for good photos is communication. Many a bride has been disappointed because a particular photo has been missed, and by keeping the channels of communication open between you and your photographer, you will be assured of getting the photos that you want. Discuss the details with your photographer before the wedding begins. In fact, at the time you book your photographer is the best time to ask to what extent he or she is willing to take "extra" shots. Make sure that your photographer will take all the things you want and be flexible enough to have a few beyond that which you may not be able to foresee.

The best photographs are taken of people when they are relaxed, happy, and having a good time. If your photographer is comfortable with weddings and is enjoying being there, the spirit of enjoyment will spill over to you and your groom. Your expressions will be happy and relaxed, and you will look more like yourself than if you are stiff, posed, and hurrying to quickly get it done. The key here is to enjoy your day!! Enjoy the people at your wedding! Have fun while your pictures are being taken, and they will have great expression! They will become those fun photos that you love looking at for many years over and over.

Be sure to set aside time enough for the official photographs to be taken, and make every effort to be on time. The one thing that even the best of photographers cannot control is your time, and it can make or break your photos if there is not enough of it (time) for taking them. It is also difficult to create wonderful photos of you and your wedding party if it is done at the same time as the reception or the dinner. Your guests will expect you (and justifiably so) to spend that time enjoying their company, as they have made the effort to honor you with their presence. A good photographer will schedule candid photos during the reception and the dinner. (you know, those fun snapshots that illustrate what is "really" happening!)

Your wedding day will not be an ordinary day, and calls for some extraordinary measures to insure its success and enjoyment. Photos are enhanced if your hair and make-up have been carefully attended to. Hairstyles are definitely a personal choice, but be sure to have your hair looking its very best. You might choose to pull it up for an elegant look. For exceptional photos, good make-up is essential. For even the most simple bride, a good make-up base will even out the skin tones and smoothe any facial blemishes. Eyes, cheeks, and lips look especially nice and photograph beautifully if they are enhanced with carefully applied make-up.

Since the wedding day is also a day for the groom, he should be treated with love and kindness. Quite often, the arrangements for the photos are made by the bride and her mother, leaving the groom a little unaquainted with the photographer. A good photographer will take time to befriend the groom and help him feel a very special part of every photo. After all, it is his day, too.