To help guarantee no mistakes or flaws on the wedding day, it is extremely important to start planning a wedding at least a year ahead because it is one of the most important days in a woman 's life. The first thing to think about is the budget. How much money is someone will to spend on their wedding? A lot of people don’t realize how much money can go into a wedding. The average cost for a wedding in the United States is $26,444 and this price does not include the cost of the honeymoon. Some wedding prices can easily increase to anywhere around $50-75,000 dollars depending on how much someone plans on putting in their wedding. This is a good reason to start planning early! Another huge thing to think about is when to have the wedding. The date and time of the wedding needs to be figured out as soon as possible so save the dates can be sent out to all the guest. This goes with the invitations. Before sending out invitations, one must figure out how many people they plan on inviting to their wedding and reception. Keep in mind, the more people invited, the higher the price will be for the wedding. Along with the guests, it’s time to start thinking about the wedding party. A wedding party consist of the bride and groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, the maid of honor, and the best man. The number of bridesmaids and groomsmen depends on the bride and groom. There could be one bridesmaid or there could be 10. Once the bridesmaids are chosen, it’s time to go shopping! While shopping, an important thing to know is that bridesmaid dresses take about 6 months to come in when they are ordered. …show more content…
If someone decides to wait to go dress shopping the month before the wedding, they more than likely won’t be getting the dresses they were wanting. Usually, bridesmaids all get matching dresses that match the colors chosen for the wedding or the theme. For example, let 's say the wedding colors are blue and silver, the bridesmaids dresses would be blue. For the groomsmen, they usually all get tuxes. They can get their vest to match the bridesmaids so like in our example, the groomsmen vest and ties would be blue. For the guys, it only takes a couple of weeks for their tuxes to come in so they aren’t that big of a deal like the bridesmaids and, of course, the bride. Now let 's talk about the main dress; the wedding gown. Wedding gowns can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000. They also come in more colors than just the traditional white. A common color for wedding dresses now is ivory. It 's like an off white and has a champagne tint to it. When shopping for a wedding dress, it is very important to schedule appointments with the places they are planning on shopping at. Most places won 't let someone try on dresses unless they scheduled an appointment first. The wedding dress is a big reason why planning a wedding early is so important. Wedding dresses are ordered from stores, so someone doesn’t usually buy and take the dress they tried on at the store. Wedding dresses, alone, can take up to 10 months to come in after they are ordered. Some people think they could buy a dress and get it in a couple of weeks, but that is