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Getting Started Share the news of your engagement with your family and friends and announce it in the local newspapers. Discuss finances with everyone contributing to the event and set a budget. Set the date and ceremony/reception locations. If you're set on getting married at a certain time of year, choose the date first, then the location. If you have your heart set on a specific venue, let that drive your decision.

    With Romeo and Juliet, it seemed romantic. So, too, was it when Edward VIII gave up his throne so that he could marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. But in real life, when your parents (or other family members) disapprove of your fiance, it seems anything but romantic. Stressful, unfair, insurmountable and frustrating, perhaps, but not romantic.

    Chandelier earrings and sparkling crystal bangles are popular choices for today's sophisticated brides, according to the style experts at Carolee, the leading fashion jewelry company.

    Each year, more than 2 million engaged couples face the exhilarating, and often times daunting task of choosing gifts for their bridal registry. Over the past decade, cookware has topped china as the No. 1 gift on bridal registries, indicating a major shift in focus from the dining room to the kitchen.