WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 27, 1982, PAGE il The,4 How to Plan the Perfect Wedding Beautiful weddings don't just happen-they take months and months of careful planning! Here are some guidelines for getting it all together as efficiently as possible: At least four months be- forehand, visit your cler- gyman and set the date and place for the cere- mony. Make your plans at this time for the reception as well, including music for the reception. Choose your attendants and draw up the invitation lists. Select your gown and. accessories, plus your bridesmaids' dresses; consult a men's formal- wear expert with your fiancé. Now is also the time to decide who will be taking your wedding photo- graphs, and to make ar- rangements with a florist. Three months prior to your wedding, order your invitations plus any other stationery you will be needing. This is also the time to make an appoint- ment with your doctor and arrange for your blood test. After these details are taken care of, enjoy plan- ning your honeymoon and shopping for your trous- seau! Two months before- hand, address your invita- tions and go shopping for the wedding ring. Choose your attendants' gifts and see about that all-impor- tant marriage license. A month before the wedding, you should have final fittings on your gown and your bridesmaids' gowns, and your invita- tions should be mailed at this time. If you plan on having a rehearsal dinner, now's the time to make the arrangements. You caif also have your formal wedding portrait taken now. And, don't forget to get a gift for your groom! If you plan on sending an announcement to your local paper, do so two weeks before the wedding. One week before the wedding you should final- ize plans for the reception, including seating and name cards. Also consult with your florist and pho- tographer one last time. Make final arrangements for your rehearsal ... and relax before your big day! Who Pays for What? The Bride and Her Family Bride's wedding and going-away outfits Wedding invitations Wedding announcements Engagement and wedding photographs Cost of church, organist, sexton Carpet and canopy for church Flowers for church Bridesmaids' bouquets Gratuity for traffic police- man at a large wedding Transportation for bridal party from house to church and reception Bridesmaids' luncheon Rehearsal dinner All reception costs Wedding ring for groom if there is a double ring ceremony Gifts for bride's attendants Accommodations for b-ide's attendants The Groom Marriage license Bride's engagement and wedding rings Bride's bouquet and going- away corsage Boutonnieres for groom's men Flowers for both mothers Gloves, ascots or ties for men of wedding party Gifts for ushers and best man Accommodations for ushers and best man Offering or fee for clergy- man The honeymoon The Grooms' Family Their own traveling ex- penses and hotel bills Rehearsal dinner Wedding gift for bride He's popped the ques- tion and she's said yes, so it's time to go looking at- engagement rings. Rings? Thanks to men's libera- tion and the efforts of jew- elers, now men can sport engagement rings of their own. The men's version is usually smaller than the woman's and the stone is set in a gold band instead of the traditional prongs. Who pays for his en- gagement ring? The bride to*be, of course! COLUMBUS FURNITURE Specializing in ½1 price rnattresses and chesterf ields. CO LUMBUS, ONT. 655-3230 Hair Stylists welcomes Shiona Log~an to their staff. Try our high quality perms In different streéngths to suit your type of hair. Prices start at $g~o00 this includes cut. Perm & set. 104 Dundas St. W. Whitby 668-5691 A Historie Ring Design: THE MAXIMILIAN RING-They're wearing copies of the ring that started the custom of diamond engagement rings-the 500-year-old ring given to Mary of Burgundy by Maximillan of Austria in 1477. The Jewelry Industry Council unearthed the original ring in the Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna.t WEDDING INVITATIONS We have a wide selection Choice of two catalogues. ~AiddLeon's SLcationa't y .. OFFICE SUPPLIES, PRINTING, BOOKS 113A Dundas St. Whitby 668-2492 922 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa 579-2369 FOR YOUR WEDDING RECEPTION AND EVEN YOUR CEREMONY! For 70-120 people. NO CHARGE FOR HOUSE Make your wedding a first class affair For top quality & service CALL 579-2369 Ample parking at Rear pEi F s S SON-THURS 10:AM-12 PM R* 10:AM-1:AM ýAT 4:PM-1:AM UN 4:PM-10.PM MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCHEONS FULLY LICENSED UNDER L.L.B.O. J THE CROSSROADS 100's of unique gift Ideas up to 50% off 3 Kingston Rd. W. Pickering Village 686-3081 His and'Hers Engagement Rings &jÇT E Vr E S