One of the best places to start is hire a wedding planner! For some reason on these posts I don't see a lot of that going on, it would cut down on quite a few of the problems that brides are having. I know some brides think of hiring a planner as an extra expense, but it really isn't. A real wedding planner SAVE brides money. I offer my clients a 40% discount on very high end wedding invitations and discounts on plent of other items. Check out my website (will completely be up again tomorrow, as I updated it) Home. You may also want to start with an Association in order to find an actual planner - not one that took a six week class and think that they are a professional now Association of Bridal Consultants