Wedding Planning
You're Engaged. Now What?
January 18, 2027 · Clearshot Productions · 1 min read
Scriptural Foundation
Proverbs 18:22
"He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord."
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
You're engaged. The ring is on. The photos are posted. Now everyone's asking: when's the date? Where's the venue? Have you booked the photographer?
Slow down. Before you book a single thing, do these five.
One: tell the people who matter first. Parents. Grandparents. Close friends. Not on social media. In person or on the phone. They earned the call.
Two: talk money. Who's paying? How much? This conversation is awkward and it's the most important one you'll have. A wedding without a budget is a blank check for stress.
Three: pick a season, not a date. Fall in New Mexico. Spring in Santa Fe. Summer in the mountains. The season shapes everything — venue availability, pricing, the whole timeline.
Four: talk about what you actually want. Big or small? Church or outdoors? Formal or casual? You and your fiancé. Not your moms. Not Pinterest. The two of you.
Five: set the guest count range. Not the exact list — the range. 50? 100? 200? This single number drives the venue, the catering, the cost. Get it roughly right.
Then — and only then — start booking. The couples who plan backwards from a date they haven't thought through are the ones who end up stressed, over budget, and fighting by month three.
You're engaged. That's the easy part. Now build it well.
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