The average couple is expected to spend $27,000 on their wedding according to Brides Magazine. Approximately 75 percent of engaged couples either plan on paying for their wedding themselves or plan to contribute to the cost, instead of having family members shoulder the burden of paying for the wedding. There are quite a few event planning tasks that come with a wedding, such as catering, budgeting, selecting the event site, setting a date, acquiring the proper permits, coordinating parking and transportation, hiring entertainment, cleanup and many, many more that are determined by the type of wedding and the size. Roman brides carried bundles of herbs that were meant to symbolize fertility which also gave rise to common practice of a bride carrying a wedding bouquet. Rice is not the only symbolic food that a newly married couple can be showered in, actually; the French throw wheat, Sicilians throw salt, the English throw pieces of cake, and even the Ancient Greeks and Romans threw nuts, dates, and other seed bearing plants.

A lot of planning and preparation goes into a wedding, from the cake all the way to the wedding reception. Many people think wedding receptions might be one of the more important parts of the planning process, making it crucially important to find great places to get married. Some ideas might be weddings by the water, exotic event locations in virginia beach, or even wedding venues with a strong reputation and the amenities to handle a wedding reception. The main thing to consider about choosing where to have a wedding reception is the amount of people, the feel of the venue, and, most of all, how the future Bride and Groom feel about the final decision. It would also be worth talking with wedding event planners around town to get an idea of some of the more respected and successful wedding reception venues to choose from. Continue reading here: lesnerinn.com Good references here.