1. Prepare a guest list. Before choosing a venue it's very important that you know how many guests you will have. Take into consideration that every guest needs about 25 sq. ft. for the entire venue to provide enough space for the guests, tables, waiters, dance floor, etc.
2. Beware of functions taking place the same day of your wedding.
3. Make a back up plan for weather problems.
3. Listen to Mother Nature
4. Have meetings with various vendors before choosing one so that you can have varying personalities and price points to choose from.
5. Staying close to your budget can be done by actually shortening your guest list. Every $10 people lowers costs significantly!
6. Try to ask for as many freebies as possible! If you ask for them before signing contracts you will most likely get them.
7. Remember that the vendors need to eat, and some of them put this in their contract so be aware of it when you sign on with them and when coordinating catering. You can make a special menu for them consisting of a hot meal so that they can have enough energy to work all night long, and it not cost you a fortune.
8. Stay really organized! Keep a binder with dividers for each vendor. Also, keep floorplans, contact numbers, and budgets in their as well. Don't leave home without it!
9. Order the stamps for invitations on usps.com so you can have prettier ones than those at your local post office.
10. Make a wedding planning schedule that runs in chronological and logical order.
11. Lastly, prepare a "B" guest list because as a rule of thumb about 30% of people invited to the wedding will not attend.
Ivanka Trump "iTrump" has started a definite trend that is a far cry from the corset bridal gowns of recent years. She wore a beautiful gown with elbow sleeves and a straight neck line that was made of delicate lace. This was a truly elegant gown and I welcome this change towards sublime femininity.
Boxed Plexi glass invitations and etched steel
These beautiful creations are from http://www.lelanewyork.com/ and are a bit pricey, but feel free to make your own. Use these as inspiration to infuse your personal style into a one-of-a-kind invitation.
Bad Day
Just because you have great abs doesn't mean you have to show them on your wedding day. Remember ladies, your kids will see these pictures (and so will the person who is going to marry you). 
