1)Payments for the wedding: unlike traditionally, many couples fund their big day themselves these days, or split the cost between both families. Both sets of parents should discuss themselves about this subject when preparing for the big day.

2) Starting with the guest list: Do a list of everyone you’d like to invite and sort them into following categories:

a) those who must be invited at all costs – parents, siblings, best friends.
b) those you still see and keep in contact regularly – friends, ie. work colleagues, long-term mates from uni, football etc.
c) People you recently met, ie. new work colleagues.
d) Friends you haven’t seen in a long time and don’t keep in contact with, and family members that you don’t have a relationship with.
a)and b) should get an invitation to the whole event; c) could come to the evening do; and d) shouldn’t be invited at all.