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CARON GOLDEN
Special to The Jewish News

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nless you're going to elope,
planning the event is part of
the wedding package for
most brides and grooms.
Everyone knows that there is a myri-
ad of little and big tasks that need to be
taken care of, everything from booking
a reception site to making sure the band
doesn't play a disco version of "Hava
Nagila. ' The question is where — and
when — do you start?
Right away, advises Millie Bratten,
editor in chief of Bride's magazine.
"Most people call their parents first and
tell them the good news. Then you have
to sit down and decide what type of
wedding you'd like. If you're thinking of
a large, formal wedding with 200 guests,
it's not uncommon to take a year to
plan it. You'll need a reception hall and
a ceremony site and sometimes there's
competition for those sites."
In fact, with 2.4 million weddings
held every year in the United States,
picking the best month can be a chal-
lenge. Most people think June is the
busiest wedding month. Bratten says
that while the majority of weddings take
place between May and October, a lot
has to do with what part of the country
you're in.
"February weddings are very popular
in California," she notes. "A lot of it has
to do with the weather."
Bratten suggests that setting priorities
should be the first exercise. Some people
want to have the ceremony by the lake,
overlooking the water at sunset; others
like nothing better than to have 200 of
their closest friends and family at a seat-
ed dinner at the synagogue. Do you
want a family dinner at an intimate inn
you take over for the weekend or a casu-
al afternoon picnic at a favorite park?
The issue is where do you want to be
that day and who do you want to be
with. Take into account the place, the
time of day and the number of guests.
Then, says Bratten, establish a bud-
get. Make lots of calls to different
hotels, caterers, dress shops, florists —

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Caron Golden writes for Copley News
Service.