Abby B

Christmas brought a marriage proposal from actor Matthew McConaughey to his girlfriend, now fiancée Camilla Alves. According to EventNow.com, the happy couple have dated for five years. They met in a bar in Los Angeles. The newly engaged couple have two beautiful children and live in Austin.

Celeb wedding watchers may wonder, what type of wedding will McConaughey and Alves choose? Will they have a large wedding, a la Kim Kardashian? Or will they choose something more small and intimate, like Robin Williams and his lovely bride from earlier this year? With the couple living currently in Austin, and Alves from beautiful Brazil, some may wonder where they will choose to get married. Perhaps a destination wedding at a beautiful location could be the ideal choice? Or a wedding ceremony in their hometown or in sunny Brazil?

Wedding planning is exciting and fun. Here are a few tips and suggestions to get started on wedding planning.

Decide on your wedding date. This is often something couples need to decide together with their family and friends, to be sure everyone can travel and be together for that date. While traditionally a wedding date is usually scheduled about a year in advance, today’s bride can plan a wedding much quicker, sometimes in three to six months if they would like to.

Create your guest list. Sometimes this can be challenging for couples. You may at first think you want a “cozy, intimate wedding” but then realize that you have many family members and friends you want with you on your special day. The “best” number of guests can only be decided by the wedding couple, and your budget of course. Many brides and grooms have been happy with small weddings, medium sized weddings and very large weddings – choose the one that is perfect for you!

Decide on your wedding theme. There are so many choices for the type of wedding you can have. Your wedding can be barefoot on the beach at sunset. It can be an elegant, black tie event on New Year’s Eve. It can be a sunny day at a vineyard. You can often choose the best wedding theme by thinking not only about what you enjoy as a couple together, but also what you think your guests would enjoy the most – and what would be a fun way to celebrate your wedding.

What a wonderful way to start the New Year, planning a wedding! Wishing the McConaugheys a lifetime of joy and happiness together!

Source: http://www.eventnow.com/article/user...conaughey/7207