Contains strong language.
Pick a location- If you want a barn and he wants a church- there may need to be some negotiation here.
Weddings on Female First
Write a guest list- Once you have included all the people your parents want you to wed in front of, it leaves little room for people you both want there and know.
Set a budget- And then forget you ever made one because you will always go over.
Resist the urge to elope- Once you get into the thick of it you feel like abandoning your wedding file and going to Vegas because that would be far easier and cheaper.
Send out save the dates- Which seem like a huge waste of time when you're going to be sending out invitations weeks after- but what the hey? It's tradition.
Fight- About things you would not normally care about like guest favours- they will eat them and them instantly forget about the box or bag they came in you spent months agonising over.
Register for gifts- Otherwise known as 'faff' you simply don't need in your life.
Find an officiant- That will cater for very religious people and atheists- good luck with that.
Send out lots of paper- Only to receive lots of paper back in return- and you will end up phoning your guests anyway because most didn't want to pay the postage to return their acceptance.
Have awkward conversations- With people you didn't invite. Either because your parents invited too many of their own friends or you simply don't like them.