So you have some wedding planning to do and you don't know where to start. Hello.... you've been dreaming about this since you were a little girl. So what's the problem? Go with your dreams.

You never realized that planning a wedding could be such an enormous task did you? I mean in your dreams and when you were playing bride it was just about you walking down the aisle to the most handsome man in the world (sometimes he looked just like daddy!) with all your bestest friends and family smiling and happy for you.

Well that is perfect and exactly how your wedding should be and you can have it that way with a little bit of serious planning. Not too serious though because you should still have fun doing it. Trouble is nobody ever told you there was so much to do, so many things to consider and worst of all SO MANY PEOPLE TO KEEP HAPPY!

Well the truth is there is a lot to think about and a lot of people involved but the only people you have to keep happy is you and your man. The trick is that in order to do this you need to let everyone else think you are keeping them all happy.

The way to do this is pick out the most difficult and important people - these are usually those that will be directly involved with you, such as your in-laws, bridesmaids, groomsmen etc. and get them involved in everything. Delegate tasks that match their strengths and monitor them in such a way that it looks like they are special and that without each one's help this wedding would be going nowhere.

Never ever allow them to hijack your wedding arrangements. If they come up with an idea which stinks tell them that you think it may work and will talk it over with the husband to be and get back to them. Exciting stuff this! Then when you speak to him make sure you find a few practical reasons why this idea wouldn't work. Go back and advise the originator of the idea why it won't work and then tell them nicely that, as a result of their good idea, you are now going to do something else (which just happens to be what you wanted in the first place!).

The trick is to get everyone contributing fully without feeling they are simply being used. After all they do sincerely want to help to make your day a big success but the trouble is they also had those dreams and played those games when they were little and they may just prefer what they dreamed to what you dreamed. They're not being nasty they genuinely want to help so don't snub them - just guide them.

You may even find that some of the ideas are pretty good and can be used. That's great, go ahead and use the idea but make sure you acknowledge the input. People love being thanked.

Where to start your wedding planning shouldn't be too difficult if you start with the end in mind. Start with the dreams you dreamed and work back to today.

You've got the goal now all you need to do is plot the route.

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Source: www.isnare.com