We have decided on three things so far:
1. It will be in Italy. This was decided within 25 minutes of the proposal.
2. It will be in May next year.
3. It will be civil, not religious. We decided this last night. She was brought up Catholic but only as a vague tradition, and I was brought up Born Again Christian, but am a rather fundamentalist atheist now. We agreed that lying on our wedding day by giving vows to an entity we do not believe in would not be a good start. Best of all, she suggested it. How sweet. :)
We are going to sit down and draw up a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart.
My question:
What needs to be planned for a wedding?
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May's my birthday. I expect an invitation.
Tasks with or without time requirements?
I would think the basics are:
1. Location: which determines the day of the wedding based on availability.
2. Invitations: As early as possible after deciding the date to tally RSVPs and determine head count
3. Catering: Food, drink, tables, linens, and service.
3.5 Wedding cake: I don't know if caterers take care of this, but it might be better to pick a cake independently (for quality & price considerations)
4. Flowers & other embellishments: centerpieces & other. Not a necessity, but done in most weddings
5. Photographer &/or camera person
6. La música
7. Seating maybe: This appears to be an issue in Western weddings sometimes
There are obvious things like attire, transportation, accommodation, jewelery, any necessary salon appointments, etc.
Man, I love planning. I should find myself a planning job. And good luck to you, the spending can become mind-boggling lol
May 2010? Why so far into the future?
How long is an engagement usually in The Kingdom, that should be a Republic, of Sand?
We do, erm, have to pay for it and all!! That would be the sucky bit of being from non-traditional families. On the one hand, I did not ask her Father's permission. On the other, he has suggested nothing about co-funding...
um shoush ill answer the question that was directed to u :p
u see Dr., usually the marital phases in Kuwait (not K.S.A. cuz thats where we're from) are:
*Proposal: basically this is where the potential groom formally approaches the potential bride's family asking for her hand in marriage
*Engagement: technically, both parties decide how long they want to spend getting to know one another (can span from a month to 6 months or even more, entirely up to them)
and then after they realize their compatibility and whether or not this is what they truly want, the men of both both families gather to sign certain documents that'll make their marriage to one another official (takes place in the presence of our version of a priest)..
the process pretty much ends there, unless the bride desires a wedding or a small ceremony of sum sort
Wow. Very different. So you will not actually be at your own wedding? Way to keep costs down!!
Amjad:
Thanks for the list.
Guys:
No, I was totally serious about the list.
wht exactly do u mean by "wedding" itself? u mean the official event (regardless of whether it's conducted verbally or manually)? if thats wht u were referring to, then ya, only the males attend that get-together.. but the bride usually has her own little (or big) party back at her shack (or wherever she desires), and then the groom passes by after that "wedding" takes place.. kinda like an after-party?
dude, it's been forever, shoot me an e-mail ..... ur getting married next month , wooooooohooooo :)
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