When your boyfriend pops out the question to marry him, it creates a feeling of mixed emotions to the girl. Being engaged is something that lovers announce to their family and friends. The next step is to plan \\\\"the\\\\" big day!

Planning your own wedding is not as easy as you think. Usually the bride to be is more into the small details of the plan. It includes the wedding date, time and venue, wedding invitations, wedding dress, wedding accessories, wedding favours, wedding flowers, and wedding gifts to list a few.

Of course, today, we have wedding planners to do the major preparation of the wedding but it would still be best if both the couple participate in the planning of it.

Actually, the final plan of it all will really depend on the budget on how much the couple is willing to spend for their wedding day. So here are a few tips to help you in the planning:

Setting the wedding date: A well planned wedding does not rush things up. You might want to consider choosing a date that is meaningful to the couple and their relationship. Or just simply a date that the couple prefers.

Arranging the time and venue: Decide on what your reception would be, whether it will be a luncheon, snacks, or dinner. If the wedding reception is in another venue, provide extra time for travel from the ceremony. Some weddings put their reception on the same venue with the ceremony. But those with a church wedding, then there should be a separate place for the reception.

Choosing your wedding invitation: You need to finalize first the names of your sponsors, bridesmaids, best man, entourage, date and place of the wedding and reception, and motif before choosing a wedding invitation. The details need to be ready before having it printed. There are a lot of designs and colors to choose from in the wedding stores, wedding magazines, or even on the Internet.

Deciding on what kind of wedding favours will you give on your wedding day as souvenirs. Some wedding favors are especially chosen by the couple, because it reflects their personalities or probably it resembles something about their relationship. Some wedding favours are even personalized and created by the couples themselves. But if you don\\\\'t have the time to do this, there are a lot of ideas available in the Internet.

Wedding flowers to decorate the wedding ceremony and reception areas: If you want a simple decoration, white flowers will definitely give you the simple but elegant scenario. Modern weddings play around with different colours so that you have the option to mix and match colourful flowers in the decoration. The wedding flowers that you will use would always make a difference if you have it arranged in a way the will transform something bare to an elegant and festive mood.

The design of the wedding dress: Your wedding does not have to be designed by a signature designer. What’s important is that it represents your style and personality and you feel comfortable when you wear it. The wedding dress can be as simple as a plain long dress or as extravagant as a princess’ gown, but always remember, that the bride would always look spectacular on her wedding day no matter what dress she wears.

Remember, it is no joke in planning a big event such as a wedding. The ones mentioned above are just part of the preparations. Oooops, not to forget that choosing the wedding ring is also part of it! So if you are getting married in the next few months, start planning now!