You’ve just gotten engaged and you’re overwhelmed. The first thing you need to do is get a good sense of the type of wedding you both want. The following questions serve as a guideline for discussion. In addition to answering the questions, it’s important to decide on the importance of each issue. This will help with the compromising that is sure to come later! If you would like to speak to us here at cupids Touch about any of these issues we can hep guide you in the right direction and help relieve some of the stress that comes with organising a wedding however large or small.

Questions you should be asking:

• Do you want the traditional wedding/reception, or something different such as private ceremony and larger reception, or destination wedding and party afterwards?
• Do you want the reception to be: indoor, outdoor, indoor/outdoor? If you want outdoor only, how will rain and bathrooms be handled?
• Do you want an afternoon or evening wedding? Formal or informal?
• Do you want traditional reception (i.e. receiving line, toasts, first dance, garter and bouquet throwing etc.) or just a party?
• Do you want a wedding party or just one person to stand up with you? What is the maximum size of the party? Does the number of bridesmaids have to equal the number of groomsmen?
• Do you have a maximum number of guests you will accept?
• Do you want dancing?
• Do you want live music or a dj?
• Do you want sit down dinner, buffet dinner, or just standing reception?
• Do you want everyone in one room during the meal or can they be seated in several rooms?
• Do you want kids at the wedding? How do you envision their participation – hanging out with their parents or separate entertainment provided for them?
• What kind of setting do you want: mansion, gardens, hotel, on the water?
• Who do you want to perform the ceremony?
• Where to you want the ceremony, church or reception site?
• How far from the reception to the wedding site will you accept?
• What is the maximum you want to pay for the ceremony?
• What is the maxium you want to pay for the Reception?
• What is the maximum you want to pay for the wedding?

Questions to determine if you require a wedding planner!!

• Is your spare time already at a premium?
• Does your fiance' have little or no interest in helping with the planning or does your family live to far away to help you with the wedding preparations?
• Do you have an idea of how you want your wedding to be but have no idea as to where to start with the organising?
• Do you scratch your daily to-do lists on the back of envelopes that you can never find again?
• Is time rather than budget going to hold you back from having the wedding of your dreams?
• Are you uncomfortable delegating tasks?
• Are you just interested in the results and don’t care for the process?
• Would you prefer to not to have the stress of running around getting quotes and samples and making phone calls to all suppliers or venues?

IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO THREE OR MORE OF THESE QUESTIONS, then you are a perfect candidate for using Cupids Touch Wedding Services to see you through the planning process. We can mastermind the whole thing, checking with you for your approval on the details, or we can carry out your own pre-stated wishes and desires, whichever you choose.