Welcome To The Wedding Essentials

Planning for One of the Most Special Days of Your Life...

It's a time of giddiness with being overjoyed and being in love to soon-to-follow dizziness as the reality of planning the wedding looms into focus with each passing day.

First of all, if you're on this site, congratulations! You're in love and found the partner of your dreams that you want to spend the rest of your life with!

We at Wedding Essentials send you our best wishes for many happy years to come. Which brings us right back around to the focus here: how to plan the wedding of your dreams without breaking the piggy bank and getting each phase to go without a hitch so "Bridezilla" doesn't enter into the picture.

First, take a deep breath and realize we're here to help you with fresh, new, and affordable ideas during undertaking certain tasks of each phase of planning a wedding. There's no need to panic when you know you're going to plan and work with a set of tasks in phases, and we're here to help you 'keep it simple and easy.'

Phase 1: The engagement.

During this time you will be gathering ideas and doing a lot of celebrating!

Phase 2: A year or more before the wedding, you will be addressing:

Your wedding theme: You need one unless you're going to have a Las Vegas wedding. It will save you countless dollars and 'mish-mashing' of decorations and attire.
Wedding dresses: Are you planning on making your own? Do you know how to take an used wedding gown and make it "wow" and your own for under $100?
Wedding Venue (where you are holding your wedding): Are you having a beach wedding or more traditional site such as a church? We'll give you plenty of ideas you may not have thought of to have your wedding.

Phase 3: Six to nine months before your wedding, you will be addressing:

Wedding flowers: Silk or real? What are the best flowers to fit in your wedding theme?
Bridesmaid dresses: Do your bridesmaid dresses fit the theme and can they be worn on later occasions?
Wedding gifts to the wedding party: Your attendants will be giving their all and they and the groomsmen should receive something special to thank them for their help on your special day.
Wedding music: Here we guide you to all the best websites to help you choose the perfect music for your wedding.

Phase 4: Four to six months before your wedding, you will be addressing:

Wedding cake: Wedding cakes are now taking on new looks and tastes. Read articles on how to build or buy the best one!
Wedding invitations: Should you make your own or have them professionally printed? Wedding invitations can now be a fun time to create your own!
Wedding favors: Are the guests taking home cake or other momentos? Read some of our best ideas for wedding favors.
Wedding decorations: Our articles feature making the most beautiful and unique decorations for cheap!
Guest accommodations: If people are flying in, do you have some idea of packages or plans on where they'll stay?

Phase 5: Two to four months before your wedding, you will be addressing:

Wedding rings: While most of the time, wedding rings are chosen at the time when engagement rings are purchased, but not always.
Wedding vows: Who will be officiating at your wedding and how are your vows phrased? Do your vows reflect the people you are and what you believe?
Wedding ceremony: Whether sitting on the beach or in the pew of a church, this is where you'll want to plan how the actual ceremony is conducted and be thinking about a possible rehearsal dinner.

Phase 6: Four to eight weeks before the wedding, you will be addressing:

Wedding hairstyles: Not a bad hair day on your wedding! We give you tips and resources to find the best style ---- and tricks in case your hair falls flat in the rain!
Name change kits: We help guide to to the best resources on the web for finding out what legal 'stuff' you need and where to find it.
Your wedding night: Many couples plan their honeymoon when deciding on the theme of their wedding----but these days, many cannot afford an expensive honeymoon. In this sections we'll give you great ideas on how to make your first wedded week a honeymoon even at home.

Odds 'N Ends: These can be tended to along the way and we provide you with tools for creating:

Wedding food and menu ideas: Are you having your wedding catered or making your own convections. Here we offer tips and hints for either way you go.
Bridal showers: Trendy and fun ideas for bridal showers headline this section.
Wedding Video and Photography: How do you know what to look for in a photographer? What about video that's made into dvd's and sent to people who could not attend?----and many more ideas.
Wedding receptions: Tips and hints for keeping the price down on your wedding reception while making it look like a million bucks.
Wedding Toasts: This section offers resources for wedding toasts that range the gamut from funny to heartwarming and tips on who gives toasts when.

Wedding Essentials has not only a variety of articles for each of these phases of your wedding, but we also offer unique gifts, favors, decorations, photo albums, and much, much more to make your dream wedding a reality!