Yay, you got the ring!!! After you call all of your friends and family and post picture on myspace, facebook and your blog proclaiming yourself a taken women. Unless you have a a fat book wedding planning book, I recommend celebrating by buying a great wedding magazine and running to your nearest bridal store on a weeknight (Weekends are their busiest time) and trying on as many dresses as you wish. This is more of your play time and to get a feel for the wedding world and your likes and dislikes.
For serious research here are my suggestions:
Websites: (I like these sites because they are great resources to finding local vendors, interactive wedding checklists, and over all wedding information. The Wedding Knot Create a wedding page. This is a great way to announce the engagement and wedding plans to family and friend. Trust me, once they know you are engaged the next question is when you are going to set a date. Plus the Knot has a TON of information.
The Wedding Channel I love this site for the registry connection. This site also allows you to create a wedding page.
Get Married
Wedding Wire Brides
Magazines: Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, I Do, and Modern Bride.
Books: (You can choose to purchase these books or go to the library. My girlfriends always borrow my books.) By topic: Inexpensive Weddings , The Grooms Guide - Great book for the guys, because let's face it. They are a bit out of their element when it comes to weddings., Wedding Kit for Dummies , and The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions.
Whether you are a DIY Bride, Tight Budget Beauty, Green Granola Girl, Posh Princess or some of each, research is a MUST. As you plan, keep in mind to have fun. While everybody and their brother will have an opinion about the details of your day, realize that this is a special day between you and your significant other. Also feel free to enlist the help of family members, friends, or a wedding professional.
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