Welcome brides, grooms, and future wedding guests I’m Harmonie Krieger your host for nuptialstv.com your video guide to planning your wedding and beyond. On this edition of Nuptialstv we will be covering tips on planning the big day.

Planning a wedding is like setting up dominoes, each decision helps you make another one. The first domino is the question, the second domino is the type of ceremony and the third domino is choosing the venue and it continues on from there.

So the question has been popped, now unto the type and location of the ceremony. Most people know the type of wedding they would like to have, but when you add another person’s dreams, aspirations and religious feelings it will require some compromise. The couple is the most important part of planning a wedding and whether it’s the parents of the bride or the groom or a wedding planner, the wishes of the couple have to be taken into account. This is especially true of the type of ceremony that the couple decides on.

Determining whether the wedding will be a religious, civil or other type of ceremony will play a part in determining the venue. Your job or the job of your wedding planner will be to contact the venue and verify all information in regards to booking it for the day in question. At bare minimum you will need confirmation on the following items so prepare a checklist:

* Contact Person?

* Location of Utilities?

* In-house staff?

* Clean-up responsibility? Yours? Theirs?

* Parking?

* Entrance?

* Dressing Room?

* Fees?

* Rehearsal availability?

* Piano? Organ?

* Rules about Photography (specifically in Churches)

You will want to confirm a booking of the venue at least three to four months ahead of time. In many cases, it’s better to settle on the venue first because much of the rest of the planning will center on this location.

Thanks for watching nuptialstv.com,you’re your host Harmonie Krieger offering Congratulations for the Groom and Best Wishes to the Bride!

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Expert: Debbie Tannacore
Contact: weddingdesignsbydebbie.com
Bio: Debbie Tannacore is a certified wedding planner in Nashville, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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Choosing wedding flowers reflects the color and theme of the whole event. Choose wedding flowers with tips from two event coordinators in this free video on wedding planning.

Expert: Vivian Miller & Kathie Millen
Contact: www.austinweddingplanners.com
Bio: Vivian Miller and Kathie Millen are the owners of Austin Wedding Planners, one of the premiere wedding coordination companies in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Drew Noah

Duration : 0:2:20

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Save money on wedding planning by assembling invitations by hand and by playing recorded music. Get more money saving ideas with tips from an event coordinator in this free wedding planning video.

Expert: Jessica Meiczinger
Contact: www.SimplyDevineEvents.com
Bio: Jessica Meiczinger has spent her entire life in the event coordination industry, from her parents owning a restaurant to managing a banquet staff and planning every detail of someone’s special event.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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Top wedding planner Susanna Richardson explains the wedding planning process. Here Susanna talks to a floral designer about decorations and flower arrangements.

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When thinking of ideas for church wedding decorations, be sure to know the rules and guidelines of the venue, as many churches do not allow candles or flower petals. Abide by the building’s parameters when choosing church decorations with advice from a professional event coordinator in this free video on wedding planning.

Expert: Courtney Arnold
Contact: www.stellareventsnc.com
Bio: Courtney Arnold is the owner of Stellar Events and is a professional planner with eight years in the industry.
Filmmaker: Rendered Communications

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Top wedding planner Susanna Richardson explains the wedding planning process. Here Susanna gives advice on booking a band, dj or other entertainment.

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A wedding candy favor buffet table is a fun, interactive treat offering guests treats to take home with them. Make a wedding candy favor buffet table with tips from an event coordinator in this free video on wedding planning.

Expert: Jessica Meiczinger
Contact: www.SimplyDevineEvents.com
Bio: Jessica Meiczinger has spent her entire life in the event coordination industry, from her parents owning a restaurant to managing a banquet staff and planning every detail of someone’s special event.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:2:7

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I am trying to get my fiancee involved with our wedding, but everytime I bring it up he tells me that I am doing to much for the wedding. He keeps telling me that I don’t need to start planning now. That I should wait a few more months to start planning the wedding. But our wedding is less then 10 months away. I am also having to find hotel rooms for our families but he wont give me all the names of the people that are going to be there. So I don’t know how many rooms to book. I need some major help. Please help me anyone!!!

If he’s not interested in planning the wedding, that’s not a big deal. A lot of men who can’t see any point to the planning for a wedding are still enthusiastic about the marriage. My guy honestly didn’t want any part at all in the wedding plans, but fourteen years later, we’re still more than happily married. He just didn’t care whether we had a big wedding, a small one, a formal or informal one. The process didn’t matter whereas the result did.

Unless the unwillingness to take part in wedding planning is part of a larger pattern of ignoring your needs and wishes, it’s not the horrible sign that some people think it is.

That said, you do need to get certain information from him and the sooner the better.

When I was getting married, my brother called me one day a month or so before the wedding and said if my beloved didn’t get in touch with him and tell him what to wear soon, he was going to show up in a kimono and a top hat! I told him that was fine with me, and then informed my beloved he was getting in touch with his groomsmen and telling them what to wear or they would show up in whatever they liked and It would be his fault because I didn’t care that much.

He called them all and worked it out with them the next day.

In this case, I’d give your guy a deadline by which he needs to get the names and addresses of his friends and relatives to you. Let him know that if he doesn’t come through, you’ll get the list from his mother, at which point she gets the choice of who is invited from his side. Then follow through.

If he has a specific deadline and clear consequences, that may well light a bit of a fire under him. Just be prepared to follow through on any consequences you set.

And yes, I’d have kind of enjoyed seeing my brother in a kimono and top hat. I’m funny that way. But he looked very handsome in his formal suit.

Planning a wedding reception involves details such as the flowers, lighting and entertainment. Plan a wedding reception with tips from two event coordinators in this free video on wedding planning.

Expert: Vivian Miller & Kathie Millen
Contact: www.austinweddingplanners.com
Bio: Vivian Miller and Kathie Millen are the owners of Austin Wedding Planners, one of the premiere wedding coordination companies in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Drew Noah

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