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Show .;; .iV9ar 2 rV h ''" Lakeside Review, Wednesday, March 28, 1984 Countdown to Wedding Helps Avoid Chaos JUDY JENSEN Review Correspondent Whether a wedding is going to be on a grand scale or the very simplest of affairs, there are certain rules and guidelines that a bride and groom should follow in order to make everyone involved, comfortable and thoroughly able to enjoy the celebration. A wedding day is one of the happiest and most unforgettable days, but those long remembered moments take a great deal of planning. Except for the most simple ceremony, the bride will need at least three months to make all the necessary arrangements. The first decision that needs to be made is when and where the wedding and reception will take place. According to Steve Williams of 1. Prepare list of bridesmaids and ushers and other partici- others providing professional services. 2. Arrange the wedding rehearThe Jade Corporation, if a coupants. 2. Decide on color scheme. sal and see that each member of ple is planning a June or August 3. Arrange for wedding clothes, the wedding party is informed of wedding, they should have set the date at least six months in including brides gown and for the date, time and place. 3. Arrange to have the wedding advance. He explained those are tuxedos. 4. Order all flowers to allow gifts and personal belongings the most popular months for weddings and they have already time for specialty orders if moved to new home. 4. Plan going away clothes. filled all of the June and August needed. 1 week before ceremony. 5. Arrange all of reception weekends for this year. 1. Present gifts to the attenWilliams also recommended tails, including food and dants at the rehearsal dinner or that the couple prepare the wed6. Make an appointment for a wedding breakfast. ding and reception guest list at 2. Begin honeymoon packing. least 60 days in advance. He physical examination. 1 month before ceremony. 3. Keep up with the thank you said a typical wedding will in1. Address and stamp invitanotes. volve 400 guests and since invi1 month after the Honeymoon. tations should be received at tions. 1. All thank you notes should 2. Have bridal portrait taken least two weeks before the cerebe completed and mailed. mony, the couple needs to leave for display at reception. 3. Submit newspaper anExperts agree that a couple ample time for the photograadnouncements. makes their wedding plans who the the and pher, printer 4. Order wedding take. dressing. following a timetable will avoid 5. Plan menu for. wedding many of the last minute disapWilliams cautioned brides to choose their invitations before breakfast or rehearsal dinner. pointments and hassles associat6. Select gifts for attendants. ed with planning a wedding. they have the photographs tak7. Make appointments with en. He said many times a couple According to Jan "Whitaker, in will come in with their preferred hairdressers. manager of 8. Register with a Bridal Regismany cases the problems are wedding announcement pictures caused by a lack of communicabut are disappointed that due to try. 9. Arrange accommodations tion between the mother of the coloring in the photo it cannot bride and the mother of the be reproduced and can't be used. for out of town guests. 10. Purchase a gift record book groom. She pointed out that the According to the manager at Maxines Bridal Shop, if a bride and list each gift as it is re- number of invited guests seems needs to order her wedding dress ceived. to be the main point of confu3 weeks before ceremony: sion. Whitaker suggested that the if should be done two months 1. Get the marriage license. before the wedding. The timetaguest lists be agreed upon very 2. Mail invitations. ble for the remainder of the wedearly in the preparations to 3. for If avoid the last minute changes more is necessary, arrange ding preparations flexible but wedding specialists transportation for the ceremony. with the caterer. 4. Write thank you notes for Another common question is agree that reserving the hall and Who pays for what? Although choosing invitations and a gown gifts as they arrive. 2 weeks before ceremony. the cost of a wedding can be dimust be done well in advance. A 1. final details Discuss the couof a vided in any way, it is customtime schedule that typical ple could use would include the wedding and reception with flo- ary for the brides family to pay rist, caterer, photographer and the majority of the cost for the following preparations: 3 months before ceremony. 1. Arrange date time and place a of wedding and reception. Weddings Are 2. Prepare complete guest list. coordinating and decorating specialists 6 3. Choose wedding announcefor ad types of social affairs. ments and invitations. GOWNS FLOWERS 4. Choose photographer and TUXEDOS CATERING have invitation and newspaper BACKDROPS CAKES done. photography 5. Discuss complete honeymoon plans. Waal of Mann Theatres 6. Reserve restaurant or caterer - 10 a m. to 5 p m. 22t3 Otant, SuNe K for wedding breakfast or rehearsEvanmg apporntmanM available (tOI) al dinner. 2 months before ceremony. ' center-piece- s. Gold-n-Bloom- wedding and reception. According to some experts, the bride or her family pays for the invitations and thank yous, flowers for centerpieces, bridesmaid and maid of honor bouquets, grooms boutonniere and any occasional corsages. They also pay for the entire reception including rental fees, caterers, food, music and decorations and photographer. The groom or his family pays for flowers for the bride, the mothers and grandmothers, boutonnieres for the men of the wedding party, the marriage license and clergymans fee and the wedding breakfast or rehearsal dinner. If the finances are agreed upon early in the planning, both the brides and grooms families can begin budgeting and avoid any misunderstandings later on. As a couple proceeds throug the months and weeks prior ti: their wedding, they will need u know the rules of etiquette that they will be expected to observe Starting as early as the ement, time-honor- ed engag- there are certain traditions that the couple may follow. It is customary for the parents of the bride to be told of the engagement first, followed by the parents of t the groom. It is then the responsibility of the grooms parents to visit or call the brides parents to welcome their new daughter-to-b- e into the family, according to The Bride's Book of Etiquette; This should be done right away, otherwise disapproval of their sons choice is signified. On the Cover... Its only a couple of n months away for Chris and Cynthia Kolts as they look forward to their Bey-no- June 14 wedding in the Salt Lake Temple. The couple, both from Bountiful, have gone together for two years before Chris put an engagement ring under the Christmas Tree last Cynthia is studying nursing at Weber State College and Chris is at BYtJ majoring in family science. They said dressing up for the cover photo made them even more anxious for their June wedding. Clothing and atmosphere Wede courtesy of May-Ros- dings, 47 E. 500 S., Bountiful. GET READY FOR SPRING AND CREATE A NEW IMPRESSION s, HAIR. ..The bob back, with a new twist. Many variations can be achieved with this classic cut. 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