A wedding planner guide is necessary to help take the stress out of planning your wedding. Every bride wants her special day to go as smooth as silk but let's face it, unexpected things may happen. There are a huge amount of details that make up every wedding-big or small.

A timeline of what you will need to do is essential in your wedding organization. The further away your date is the better off you will be. A year before the date is a good place to begin your planning. However, if you don't have that much time you might think about hiring a wedding consultant to help out.

The last thing any bride or groom wants to happen is a catastrophe on their wedding day. Like photographers who omit family members from their photos or caterers who show up late and unprepared or, worse yet, they don't show up at all.

I went to a close friend's wedding reception and watched as the groom came to the gift table and started going through the envelopes. To his horror, he had forgotten that he had to furnish tips to many of the service people at the reception. He was horrified, to say the least, that he had to dip into the gifts that he was going to use for his honeymoon.

Today's bride and groom are, for the most part, young and have little experience when they begin a first marriage. For my friend, it was upsetting that he had spent so much money on his wedding reception and it didn't even cover everything. He certainly would have benefited from using a wedding planner guide that told him to get all his contracts in writing and know exactly what is included.

That is why it is essential to stay organized while planning the most cherished day of your life. Think about how disheartened it would make you feel to not have any photographs of your wedding to look back on.

The wedding business is a huge money making industry, but that doesn't mean you have to cash in the farm to pay for yours. If you choose a wedding date that is a minimum of one year in the future, you can start saving money on your current bills and give up those expensive dates at restaurants.

There is power in numbers. Wedding couples who network can often negotiate a better deal with vendors. To help keep you on your time line you should always stick to your wedding planner guide.