https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 06:31:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding/page/2#post-925585 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:12:57 +0000 looch 925585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What I was wearing. I really didn't care about anything else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding/page/2#post-925544 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:19:48 +0000 808love 925544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Groom, then date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding/page/2#post-924199 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:33:53 +0000 stiletto_mom 924199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was typing out "date, venue then photographer" but then to my horror, realized it was shoes. &lt;_&lt;</p> <p>Hahahaha.</p> <p>I bought them before I got engaged. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding/page/2#post-924114 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:15:49 +0000 lilteacherbee 924114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The date and venue </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding/page/2#post-924073 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:08:26 +0000 sera_87 924073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Budget, guest list, date and photographer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-924061 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:06:10 +0000 katsupgirl 924061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband! Then the venue. :wink:<br /> @lemondrop: tee hee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-924007 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:58:50 +0000 lemondrop 924007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The groom ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923943 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:46:10 +0000 Ginabean3 923943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>venue and date! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923929 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:42:14 +0000 cavalierkcs 923929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our guestlist.. because it was so huge, we needed to know the exact number in order to know which venues were large enough (this was all because of DH's side - not my plan to have a large wedding but loved every second of it) :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923711 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:27:29 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 923711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our budget </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923708 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:24:52 +0000 GrapeCrush 923708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did things backwards haha the venue and date came first! thankfully we got the venue we absolutely wanted and then decided on budget.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923707 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:24:37 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 923707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DATE<br /> BUDGET<br /> VENUE<br /> DRESS</p> <p>We couldn't nail down the venue without a date, and we couldn't choose a venue until we knew our budget.<br /> I ended up getting the date and venue I have always wanted.<br /> After we chose venue, I had a clear idea of the formality level/ theme of the wedding, so I went ahead and bought my dress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923699 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:22:07 +0000 regberadaisy 923699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: haha I went reversed. If our budget couldn't handle it then cut, cut, cut! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923692 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:20:35 +0000 shopaholic 923692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Date &amp; Venue for sure. In fact, they came before my "real" proposal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923615 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:01:55 +0000 Penny Lane 923615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my shoes. because of the nature of our wedding (religious ceremony) there is only 1 place in nz we could have had it, so I don't count that as a decision, it was a given!</p> <p>I *knew* I was going to wear flip flops as my shoes. lets just say no one was surprised ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923562 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:51:48 +0000 loveisstrange 923562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Date! We set it before my parents came out with their offer to pay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923561 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:51:00 +0000 bisous 923561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Date and venue! We probably had started on the budget, but I was more concerned about finding a reasonably priced venue within a short timeframe than hammering out every budget detail first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923530 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:42:10 +0000 sunny 923530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Venue and date. I guess we had a rough idea of how much our budget was as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923521 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:41:09 +0000 heffalump 923521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Budget. The first thing I bought were cupcake toppers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923514 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:39:57 +0000 MrsH 923514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Date/venue. My parents set the budget. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923238 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:47:40 +0000 MamaJ 923238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Venue because we wanted something all inclusive so that was the first step. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923232 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:46:30 +0000 autumnlove 923232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Venue </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923222 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:45:56 +0000 cmomma17 923222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Venue! That then determined the date and budget. It was a B&amp;B I had bookmarked looooong before getting engaged. We visited it in person and fell in love, the rest of the wedding really fell in place from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923195 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:42:13 +0000 dagret 923195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>venue - we got their 2nd to last date for the year - and then our pastor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923184 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:40:22 +0000 Jellyfish 923184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>venue and date </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923178 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:39:36 +0000 wheres_c 923178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>tentative guest list.... can't figure out budget or venue without it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923163 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:50 +0000 Smurfette 923163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Budget and guest list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923125 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:32:04 +0000 illumina 923125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Venue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923114 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:30:23 +0000 Mrsjets 923114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location - Vegas </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-first-thing-you-nailed-down-for-your-wedding#post-923101 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:28:56 +0000 lovehoneybee 923101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the date came first. It was most important for us because it ended up being the difference between a 3 month engagement and a 15 month engagement, and that made a difference for every following decision. </p>