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Show THE SENTINEL so you'll be able to remember exactly for whom flowers have been ordered. File snapshots or magazine pictures of cakes you like. Keep a copy of your order and a list of parts, if any, that need to be returned. Finalization involves checking your wedding plan against a comprehensive check-liat the wedding center to make sure every detail has been completed. This frees you to enjoy the last month before your wedding for showers and anticipation knowing reception plans are totally arranged. B. The second benefit of KISS is that aids it you in budgeting. Using an ABC priority system, read down the above list you can make each category if you like and put an detailed more A by the headings that leap out from the page. That's high priority item to you, so spend on those A categories. Weigh one need against the other, and put a C by the ones that seem less imin these Economize portant. categories. Economizing here makes it possible to splurge on the A's. Place a B in the areas where you're indecisive. The B areas will fall into place as you work through your plan into either A or C. After looking around, you will be able to write on each sheet your budget for that area. Add the total, trim as needed, and stay within it. There are ways to economize in each area without lessening wedding memory. Remember to file all receipts in your envelope, too. C. The final benefit from the KISS p plan, plan is that it is a and it will keep you from flitting. Often, when one undertakes a project that is unfamiliar, it is difficult to know where to start and how to proceed. The tendency is to do a little of this and a whatever happens to little of that come to mind. When this is done in planning a wedding, some difficult time problems can develop. Step one needs to be accomplished before step two. As soon as a date is definitely set, the photographer of your choice needs to be reserved because photography is almost always an "A" priority. Fabric samples are needed so color will be definitely established before selecting the remaining items, and so forth. Each step hinges on the one before. The reason numbers seven to nine are indented is that numbers one to six have time element and must be ordered or reserved ahead. (The florist and cake baker, if your wedding date is within six weeks, should be reserved as the time you reserve a photographer, but planning in these areas can be done later.) Following these steps in order will aid the bride and groom in avoiding uncomfortable deadlines and will keep your wedding plans progressing smoothly. The KISS Silvercrest System is a step-by-ste- st step-by-ste- p Who.Pays For What? Marriage traditions handed down over the years dictate that the major portion of the costs involved should be the responsibility of the bride's family. This includes the following: Bride's wedding attire and personal trousseau. Wedding invitations. Announcements. Engagement and wedding photographs. Church rental. Fees for organist and soloist. Flowers for church and reception. Bridesmaids' bouquets. r Pag The groom also must assume some costs as dictated by tradition. They are as follows: Marriage license. Bride's engagement and wedding rings. Gift for bride. Bride's bonquet and going away corsage (The bride's family may want to pay for these along with the other flowers). Boutonnieres for men in wedding party. Flowers for the two mothers. Gloves, ascots or ties for his attendants. Gifts for ushers and best men. Fees for clergyman. i n,0 & AO v .i f h4 3 -- &V'4fir nP tO W CTl eilnexi iiujfjr- - 7 Transportation for bridal party from house to church to reception. Bridesmaids' luncheon. Rehearsal dinner if groom's family doesn't elect to pay. The bride herself has specific financial obligations apart from what her family must cover. These include: Wedding ring for groom. Wedding gift for groom (usually jewelry). Presents for her attendants. IKS I I simple, but effective, plan to help brides, grooms, and parents keep the matterial necessary planning organized, have a workable budget tailored to individual priorities, and keep the preparation moving in a consistent, comfortable, manner. The desire is to have it comprehensive enough to be effective and simple enough to be enjoyed. Thursday, Januirj 22, 19S1 stjinr; iUsKCS&K' sM Q' |