07/28/2013 12:00 PM
Italian American Club at Partridge Creek
43843 Romeo Plank
Clinton Twp, MI 48038 09/22/2013 12:00 PM
The Holiday Inn Southgate
17201 Northline Rd
Southgate, MI 48195 09/29/2013 12:00 PM
Summit on The Park
46000 Summit Parkway
Canton, MI 48188 10/06/2013 12:00 PM
Macedonian Cultural Center
43133 Ryan Rd
Sterling Heights , MI 48314 10/20/2013 12:00 AM
The Mirage Elegant Banquets & Catering
16980 18 Mile Rd
Clinton Twp, MI 48038 10/27/2013 12:00 PM
Sheraton Novi
21111 Haggerty Rd
Novi, MI 48375 01/05/2014 12:00 PM
Fern Hill Golf Club
First Show of The Season!!!
17600 Clinton River Rd
Clinton Township, MI 48038 01/12/2014 12:00 PM
Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
1275 S. Huron Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197 01/26/2014 12:00 PM
Petruzzello's Banquet Hall
6950 Rochester Rd
Troy , MI 48085 02/09/2014 12:00 PM
The Italian American Banquet & Conference Center of Livonia
39200 W. 5 Mile Rd
Livonia , MI 48154 03/09/2014 12:00 PM
The Holiday Inn Southgate
17201 Northline Rd
Southgate, MI 48195 03/23/2014 12:00 PM
Club Monte Carlo
50265 Van Dyke
Shelby Twp, MI 48317 04/06/2014 12:00 PM
St Lucy's Banquet Facility
200 E. Wattles Rd
Troy, MI 48085
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Choosing a date in the off season can be very helpful. You will find more availability of services and in many cases, you can receive discounts. In some cases, services discount for Fridays and Sundays as well. The order of popularity for months are as follows (most to least popular):
- September
- June
- May
- October
- August
- July
- April
- November
- December
- March
- February
- January
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| The little details add up quick when planning your wedding. Having at least one person assisting you with the numerous tasks will relieve some of the stress. The members of your wedding party can often be called on to help with the details. |
| Choose a single hard copy planner to help you organize all the important tasks of your wedding. Make a copy as a back up of all plans. Also, keep all of your receipts in a single organizer or location. |
Contrary to popular belief, nine months is not the recommended average amount of time spent planning a wedding. The time line varies somewhat depending on what area of the country you live in. However, by today's standards a full scale wedding is planned in at least nine months and in many cases as much as two years.
It is not a question about whether or not it can be done in less, it certainly can. The real concern is whether you will be able to have your first choice of the things that are important to you. For example, some reception halls are so popular they have bookings three years in advance.
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Item list for 9 months and earlier
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- Determine a budget
- Choose a wedding date
- Select a ceremony location
- Select a ceremony officiate
- Select and reception location
- Select a wedding coordinator / consultant
- Consolidate guest list
- Select and order wedding gown and headpiece
- Determine your color scheme
- Select wedding party
- Order passport, visa or birth certificate
- Choose primary services: Photographer, Entertainment, Videographer
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Item list for 6 to 9 months
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- Give the responsibility cards to wedding party
- Select and reserve a location for the wedding night
- Select attire and accessories for wedding party attendants
- Schedule fittings and delivery dates
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Determining your budget is the first and most important step in planning your perfect wedding. Accurately tracking your spending to your budget will lessen the chance for last-minute changes because you are out of money.
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To help you plan your budget, we have developed a worksheet that will make it easy to track your expenses. The worksheet is available as a printable PDF file or in Microsoft Excel format which will automatically do all the math for you. Please click on one of the links below to download the worksheet:
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Microsoft Excel Formats (Recommended):
(Choose based on your Excel version)
Excel 2007 Format
Excel 97-2003 Format
Adobe PDF Format (Printable Only):
PDF Format
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The best resources for planning your wedding are right here on our website. The first step is to register, this will automatically enter you in our sweepstakes and put you in touch with our sponsors. Next you can browse through the various categories and see what the sponsors have to offer.
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To really see everything in one place, be sure to come to one of our shows. Not only will you learn more about planning your wedding you will get valuable information about the latest wedding trends.
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Grand Prize Winners at our
May,19th Show at the The Forestre Event Center ! Aerial Ali & Antoine Turner
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April,28th Show at the Monaghan Banquet Center! Lori Matheson & Mike Schmitt
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April,14th Show at the Club Monte Carlo ! Elisha Alexander & Steven Oakes
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March,24th Show at the Petruzzello's Banquet Hall! Melissa Lucas & Jeremy Hatfield
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March,10th Show at the The Holiday Inn Southgate! Lorraine Martin & David Drummond
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February,24th Show at the Macedonian Cultural Center ! |
