I came across an article in Her World once which I found insightful. It was a list of questions to ask yourself and the significant other before taking any big leaps. Not just referring to marriage here. Could be moving in or getting engaged. Moving In Together
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According to the Chinese Almanac, the year 2008 is a good year for marriages. Somehow the Chinese Almanac did not predict that by the time I am writing this post, the global economy is ailing and Singapore is now in a technical recession. If you are thinking of getting extra bubbly/alcohol for the wedding dinner, here's a great way to gauge how much to buy. ~Ilane It can get overwhelming to meet so many wedding vendors. What questions to ask? Am I getting the most out of their packages? That was how I felt. I saw Clarie's post on wedding planning and I had to share the 16month planning checklist I'm using with all of you. :) I don't have 16months to plan my wedding so at a glance I immediately knew which tasks I have to catch up on till the actual month I started planning my wedding. The list has served me very well so far! Any delays is entirely due to my catching up on Sex and The City and Heroes and reality Tv. ;) For obvious economic reasons, you decide to skip hiring the wedding planner. Faced with a enormous pile of tasks to do, either you pare it down to short and simple, or you get organized. Since this is (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event, the reluctance to make it too simple will mean you better get proper organization. I first found this book in Wood Would at The Cathay. What I like about this book is the concept of togetherness, that a wedding is organized not by one but by two people. Both partners' opinions are to be written down in the book. Then, the book help the users to organize their thoughts through categories of budgets, guests lists, decorations, rings, timeline etc. A list of priorities is being built up via this method. No more haphazard mad rush, no more wastage of resources, no more post-buyer syndrome. For the computer savvy people who have forgotten how to use pen and paper. iDO wedding by Elm Software. ExtraOrdinary Weddings have created an Excel spreadsheet for budgeting. It's very simple to use and cater for almost all races and religions. |