Apologies first of all as I've promised DD a trip to the park, so I'm going to post and run!
I am unbelievably unorganised, I can generally pull things togther at the last minute (birthday parties, christenings etc) but I have no skill or experience with long term planning. Our wedding was organised in 3 months (impending DS1!) We were really skint, and didn't have a reception as such (54 of us went to the local Harvester and had the Christmas Menu, we didn't even pay)
Next year is our 20th RL/10th Wedding Anniversary, and I want to have the big bash that we didn't have. I have no idea where to start. I have a venue, although we haven't set a proper date (sometime in August - I need to look at next years calender to find a suitable Saturday) What do I do first? When should I do offical invitations - I'm worried that a lot of people will be away? I've mentioned it casually before, but expect that people won't think I'll pull it together. How do I find a DJ that plays music we like, or would playing a homeburnt CD through the sound system be OK? Does a DJ add to the atmosphere? What the hell do I do about food? Am I getting worried too early?
We haven't got a lot of money, the venue's free but everything else will be paid for as we go along. There's a kitchen, and a bar (which we might put some money behind, but it's subsidised anyway) a small dance floor and a separate room we can set the food up in.
Where do I start?
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serenity · 11/07/2006 13:48
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