• Tell the world! Have an engagement photo taken and submit it to Phillymagwedding.com! Start Here
• Introduce both sets of parents, if you haven't already. Check out our restaurant database to find the perfect meeting place!
• Start thinking about what type of wedding is right for you: a raucous blowout or an intimate sit-down? Black-tie or beach chic? Think about size, formality, color scheme and style. Search though real weddings and get inspired!
• Establish a preliminary budget. And don't assume anything: Talk to your parents (and his) about whether they'll be contributing.
• Begin tearing out pictures and ideas from magazines that inspire you and keep them all in a wedding folder, binder or organizer. Later, keep all important contacts, numbers, receipts, and business cards here for easy, organized access.
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: Perfect Pairs - Let these bold and beautiful combos show you how your cake and flowers can inspire each other and live in perfect harmony — just like you and him (spring/summer 2008)
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: Real Wedding: Jennifer & Ryan - A fall-perfect wedding at Paoli's Historic Waynesborough (fall/winter 2008)
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: Real Wedding: Erin & Scott - A city-chic winter wedding at the Bellevue (fall/winter 2008)
• Hire a wedding consultant, if desired, and solicit friends and family for vendor recommendations, or search through our favorite vendors.
• Start compiling a guest list and addresses. (In order to book a venue, you'll most likely need to have a very rough head count.)Inviting Trouble
• Select and reserve ceremony and reception sites. See if your favorite venue has your date available, by using partyspace.com's venue calendar .
• Book photographer and videographer, search through our favorites.
• Interview florists and musicians or browse through our picks. Bring photos to your florist, so they know exactly what you are looking for. Make your selections and send deposits to reserve.
• Choose attendants Find great ideas on how to ask your bridesmaids here:
• Book officiant.
• Shop for and order your wedding gown. Search through our Fashion Gallery and find top fashions in Philly.
  
  PHOTO FEATURE:The American Dream - Chic, classic, summer-perfect dresses (spring/summer 2007)
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: It's Your Fairy Tale - Wispy, flowy, goddess-like gowns (fall/winter 2007)
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: Love in Bloom - Gowns that take inspiration from Mother Nature's garden of floral delights (spring/summer 2008)
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: High Society - The grandest gowns for a dramatic Big Day look (fall/winter 2008)
  
  PHOTO FEATURE: Color Theory - Bold splashes of color add brilliant style to traditional bridal whites (fall/winter 2008)

Related Links

• Real Wedding: Jennifer & Ryan
• Perfect Pairs
• Real Wedding: Erin & Scott
• Inviting Trouble
• The American Dream
• It's Your Fairy Tale
• It's Official
• Love in Bloom
• High Society
• Color Theory