Wedding Blog

12 - 6 Months

• Announce wedding plans to family and friends.
• Decide the wedding date
• Set your budget
• Decide the theme of your wedding
• Compile a guest list
• Decide on the venue for the ceremony and receptions
• Book the venue for ceremony
• Book Restaurant/Hotel for wedding banquet
• Select your Bridesmaids, Best man, and attendants
• Get idea for wedding dress, wedding band, hair and make-up
• Plan for your honeymoon

New Wedding Planning Service in Kyoto, Japan -- For Foreigners

Kyoto Weddings announces service to help non-Japanese plan weddings and photography in Japan's ancient capital.
http://kyoto-weddings.jp

KYOTO, March, 2011 -- Bridal elegance in an authentic Japanese setting - a traditional wedding ceremony in Kyoto at one of the city’s beautifully tranquil shrines and temples is an unforgettable experience. What was once a rite open to only Japanese couples is now available to the world.

For so many of us, while we are planning our wedding day we learn there is a completely different line of what is acceptable and unacceptable, as far as the vendors are concerned. For the most part, no one tells us that some vendors are tipped after the wedding, how much to tip, which vendors we are supposed to include in our head count for food and so forth.

Enjoy. Your honeymoon should be planned around activities both of you enjoy. This will allow the both of you to be yourselves so that you can rest and relax better in each other's company.

• Ask if the person you are meeting will be the person there on your wedding day. If not, ask to met the actual photographer and see some examples of their work. If this is resisted, be a little concerned.

• If you meet an alternative photographer from the same company, ask the same questions. Don't assume the same standard experience as their partner or employer.

• Check the photographer's qualifications and ask how long they have been a photographer, and how long they have been taking photographs of weddings.

• Check the photographer has professional indemnity insurance to cover to cover the cost of retaking your photographs if something goes horribly wrong. If the photographer does not have insurance you should take out your own wedding insurance policy to cover such and eventuality.

• Find out how long the photographer spends taking their shots after the ceremony and/or at the reception. There isn't really a standard time for this, you should decide before you visit the photographer how long you think it is acceptable to keep your guests waiting, and see how close the photographer's estimate comes to yours.

• Ask how the photographer copes if the weather is not as beautiful as you hope. Here it will help if the photographer has worked at your wedding and reception venues previously and knows the local area.

Invitations not only inform your guests of the date, time, location and hosts of the wedding, they set the tone for your entire celebration. Your wedding invitation may also include the time and location of the reception. Mail announcement two month before the wedding and be sure to have your invitations weighed at the post office to determine the proper postage.