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1. Pick your wedding party 2.Start the guest list 3.Hire a planner, if desired

The reality is, you can't choose everyone, and between your siblings, your cousins, your childhood friends, your high school besties and your college roommates, you're going to need to make some cuts.

•       Put yourself first. Don’t let others decide/persuade you otherwise
•       Don’t make your primary focus the equal number of bridesmaids and groomsmen (balanced look for pictures)
•       Don’t feel obligated to have someone in your wedding party just because you were in theirs
•       Brides.com has a funny but applicable hypothetical scenario…who would you be OK with being stuck in an elevator with for a long time?  Think about that and when emotions run high and low, who will be there for you and vise versa? Think about it!...:)
•       IMO only- it’s not about who is there for you then and now (life pulls our loved ones in different directions at different times) it’s about who’s been there for you for the long hall/overall
•       In most cases, family is forever when considering siblings/relatives in your wedding
•       No take-bakes after you ask.
•    The earlier the better to ask those you’ve chosen.

for more on this go to www.weddingvendorspodcast.com/23