For many people, as soon as that question has been popped, the wedding completely takes over their lives. Often, the couple will eat, sleep and dream weddings.

And it’s understandable why this happens because a wedding can be the most important time in anyone’s life. You are committing to one another and agreeing to spend the rest of your lives together so it is important that the wedding day and the days leading up to it are special and memorable.

Planning is the key ad it is always a good idea to get as much help with the planning and organisation as possible. Each person can be given their own responsibilities. So for example, one of your bridesmaids could be responsible for organising the flowers and perhaps the best man could organise the sending out of wedding invites.

By all working together and sharing out the workload, you will make the organising of your wedding much less stressful. And who knows; you may even begin to enjoy it!

Getting married is an exciting prospect and the journey to your big day should be a happy and stress free one. Have some fun with your planning and make the most of your time being engaged.

When you’re planning your wedding, one of the most important things to organise straight away is the wedding stationery.

Everything from your wedding invites to your wedding thank you cards should be organised right from the start so that you can start organising your big day straight away.

You need to think about your wedding invites very early on because your guests will need to know when your wedding will be so that they can ensure that they are free for the big day.

If you have guests who are overseas or who do not live in the area that you are getting married, then you will need to send your invites out as early as possible to ensure that they can arrange the appropriate transport and accommodation.

If you do not wish to send out your wedding invites early because the final details of your wedding have not been finalised, then save the date cards are the best options. These allow you to send your guests a note to tell them the date of the wedding and to tell them that more details will follow. This way, your guests can ensure that they leave the date of your wedding free. This is particularly important if you are having a summer wedding when people are likely to book holidays.

Getting engaged is a really exciting time and you should make the most of it. Of course there is the wedding to plan, but you also need to find time to celebrate your new status.

You may have already thrown an engagement party as a way of officially announcing the news to your friends and family, but it is never too early to start planning your hen and stag nights.

Usually, the best man and the chief bridesmaid will be the ones to organise these special celebrations, but there’s no reason why you can’t make a few suggestions too.

Hen and stag nights can vary hugely. Some people may prefer a quiet meal with all of their friends, while others might like the idea of a weekend away somewhere.

It really depends upon the individual. So make sure that your best man and your chief bridesmaid know exactly what kind of celebrations you want. After all, you don’t want to end up paintballing and rock climbing if your idea of adventure is going out for a spicy curry on a Friday night.

Once your plans have been made, ensure that you have a look through your wedding invites to decide who you would like to attend your hen and stag nights. That way, you won’t miss anyone important.