When deciding when and where to get married:

Do you see your dream wedding with yourself rugged up in a long white jacket with knee high boots, overlooking snow fields; or is your ideal wedding sand beneath your feet with the sound of water crashing on the beach at sunset? As you know in an Australian summer the snow fields will be green, and your jacket will be handy if you choose a beach wedding in winter.

So talk through how you see your dream wedding? Imagine it and consider the following:

The location and time of year where you want to get married; is it usually hot, or cold, does the wet season, or the dry season effect your plans, is the area prone to cyclones or heat waves?

Are your choosing a time when your wedding will be the most expensive? For example school holidays will usually result in high demand for travel and accommodation and companies can command top prices.

Have you chosen a weekend during the peak wedding season which may lead to a scarcity of products and services? Would a week day wedding help reduce your costs and ensure you have the companies you desire working on giving you the wedding of your desires.

Have you left yourself enough time for organising all the wedding arrangements, and budgeting to pay for them? For a wedding planner guide click here, for a budget template click here.

Will your guests be able to budget and save to travel to your wedding? Especially overseas guests wanting to attend.

Happy wedding planning.