The Wedding Season!

Everyone's always talking about 'The Wedding Season'. For some reason, I feel as if the wedding season is year-round. Doesn't matter if it's January or October - weddings are starting to occur whenever the bride and groom feel the time is right. Our first piece of advice is to start looking at various venues once you've gotten that ring! Most people tend to gravitate towards similar venues (due to availability, price, location...) and with this - popular venues book up. So, if you want to get your dates and venue - book early! If not, I  know people who've been stuck with anything that was available. In choosing a venue, keep in mind the total occupancy number. Indians tend to go big on weddings and with that, the number of guests invited tend to increase as you start making your guest list. A simple way to get started with your guest list is to start writing it out in Excel and heading columns with the Guest Name and Total # Invited. It's a preliminary start and a quick and easy way for you to add up your total count.

Sample sheet would look like the following:  

Guest name                  Total # Invited       
Mr. & Mrs. YYY                   4                    
Mr & Mrs. XXX                    3
     Total:                              7

Since I think 'The Wedding Season' is year round, it's also important to start listing out videographers, photographers, caterers, DJs, car rentals, hotels, decorators and planners. We'll get more into those individual topics later on. With that mind - start planning early and be sure to enjoy it along the way!

- Seema