Planning your wedding ceremony and finances

From the traditional to the strange, the cost-saving to the lavish (and everything in between) - there are so many ways you can have a wedding. Here are a few ideas to help you with the many, many decisions you face. 

• DIY Weddings - Forget the wedding planners and the stylists. Keep the focus of your wedding on the two of you - and keep the costs down - by doing it yourself.
   
• Inexpensive Weddings - Despite the hype, weddings don’t actually have to cost a fortune. There are a number of ways you can save money and have a cheap wedding with few people being any the wiser.
   
• Unusual Weddings - For the adventurous and daring, here are a range of highly unusual weddings
to make the big day even bigger.
 
• Overseas Weddings - Want to keep the guest list down? After some unique wedding photos? Skip the country and get married in a beautiful overseas location.
   
• Wedding Outfits - Going to all those wedding events means dressing the part - whether that be traditional or offbeat!
   
• Wedding Flower Alternatives - They can be beautiful, but flowers aren't the only things you can use for your bouquets, decorations, and centerpieces.
   
• Wedding Etiquette - The big issues you face when getting married.
   
• Beach Wedding Theme - Thinking about having a beach wedding? Or are you going to one as a guest? Take a look at our suggestions for decorations, attire, gifts, and more.
   
• Saving Money on Wedding Rings - The cost of wedding rings can be over the top. Here are our tips on how you can save when buying your wedding rings.
   

Wedding Planning

• Pink Frosting Weddings - Boutique weddings store with thousands of beautiful products sourced from all over the world. See their Wedding Planning and Inspiration department for wedding planner diaries and wedding books offering inspiration.
  

Bridal Magazines

Subscribe to some of the latest Australian Fashion & Beauty magazines for Fashion & Beauty, International Fashion and Bridal and Wedding Magazines so you can browse for all the latest ideas and advice at your leisure. Bridal magazine titles include:

• The Wedding Planner (Weddings Magazine from iSUBSCRIBE)
  Get it organised with Universal's Wedding Planner! This is your complete sequential guide to all the little things you have to organise to enjoy a special (and stress-free) wedding day. The planner takes you step-by-step through each activity, from announcing the engagement to writing thankyou notes after the big day. Complete with plenty of space to record the progress of your own plans, this wedding workbook will make sure you don't forget anything, and help you enjoy a special celebration.
   
• Modern Wedding Magazine (Weddings Magazine from iSUBSCRIBE)
  Modern Wedding magazine is The Style Bible for brides - a daily source of help and inspiration. Modern Wedding is Australia's No. 1 wedding magazine for bridal fashion with at least five stunning photo shoots per issue. Modern Wedding also features the latest and greatest in wedding jewellery, photography, the reception, stationery and all the myriad of aspects that must come together to help the modern bride plan her perfect day. Modern Wedding is published quarterly and every issue has a free supplement on one critical part of the modern wedding.   
   
• Book Moda Sposa (Italia) (International Magazine from iSUBSCRIBE)
  A high fashion catalogue presenting each seasons latest bridal collections.
   

Legal and Financial Planning

Making a Will and being very clear about finances are very important when either partner has commitments or children from a previous marriage. 

• R.P. Emery & Associates - Providing legally binding DIY contracts for a fraction of the cost of solicitor fees. See their Prenuptial Agreement, Postnuptial Agreement, and Last Will and Testament
   
• LawPacks from OnlineLegal help to do your own simple Wills. For more complex situations, you can use the Lawpacks to do a lot of the initial work to reduce legal fees. LawPacks are applicable Australia wide - ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, Tas, Vic and WA. LawPacks are reliable, reusable, and private legal documents, developed by practising lawyers in conjunction with accountants and business leaders.
   
• Australian Law Online includes Family Law online with information on marriage and relationships outside marriage

More Wedding Planning

• Wedding Etiquette - Articles about getting married and what it all means.
• Engagement Parties - Decorations, invitations, cards, and gift ideas. 
• Hens Nights - Ideas for your hen's party.
• Bucks Nights - Ideas for your buck's party.
• Health & Fitness - Get fit for the big day.
• Beauty Treatments - Feel good for the wedding - whether it be yours or someone else's. 
• Honeymoon Ideas - Hotel and tour bookings.