This season there will be several blushing brides walking down the aisle to marry the man of their dreams. Wedding planning and weddings in general have become big business today. No longer are the days where the couple just had a simple party with their family and close friends and planned the whole thing themselves as well as did many of the preparations themselves as well. Several couples hire a wedding planner to guide them through all of the steps needed. If, however you do not want to spend the money for a wedding planner this article will go through the steps necessary to planning a traditional wedding with the reception following. It willdiscuss when to get your dress, how to decide on a location, researching a Houston wedding photographer or Austin photographer, testing cakes and food for the reception and other things.