{"id":896,"date":"2018-10-22T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/?p=896"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:25:05","slug":"down-the-aisle-planning-the-big-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/weddings\/down-the-aisle-planning-the-big-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Down The Aisle: Planning the Big Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NowuA47ecoA&feature=youtu.be&rel=0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Where to Begin<\/h3>\n

The most difficult part of planning is the beginning. Here, you probably don\u2019t know what you want. It\u2019s going to take some research. That\u2019s why you begin with the basics.<\/p>\n

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Budget<\/h3>\n

The wedding budget is important. An initial ballpark budget informs your choices. Make sure to communicate this early on to avoid misguided expectations. Also, try to get base pricing before meeting vendors. It saves everyone time and energy in the long run.<\/p>\n

A good budget means being flexible. For example, falling in love with a specific photographer is common. So don\u2019t think twice about reallocating funds from one area to another. The photos will last forever\u2013tablecloths not so much.<\/p>\n

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\"Down<\/p>\n

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The Day Of<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ve made it to the big day. It\u2019s time to tie the knot and enjoy. But enjoying the day means being prepared. So budget for a coordinator or ask a trusted friend. That way you aren\u2019t keeping track of logistics and can focus on yourselves and the special day.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a> about wedding dress code with Down the Aisle Episode 5: The Other Outfits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Episode 4 of Down the Aisle will keep you from feeling overwhelmed by guiding you through the initial planning process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":1106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[304],"class_list":["post-896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weddings","tag-pre-wedding-planning","with-featured-image"],"acf":[],"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-300x125.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-768x320.jpg","large":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-1024x427.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146.jpg","baseline-full-width":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-1500x625.jpg","baseline-three-column":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-425x177.jpg","baseline-two-column":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-650x271.jpg","baseline-one-column":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-1400x583.jpg","baseline-mini-grid-thumb":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146-600x410.jpg","baseline-logo":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PSP10146.jpg"},"post_author":"Men's Wearhouse","assigned_categories":"Men's Wedding Attire Guide","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1929,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions\/1929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}