Come July 31, 2010 the US will experience perhaps one of the biggest weddings of the year. Chelsea Clinton, the only daughter of former American president Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton is all set to tie the knot with long-term beau Marc Mezvinsky. At the moment, the media is abuzz with speculations of who’s invited and who’s been excluded from the guest list. Read on to find out some of the details we have garnered about this lavish summer wedding.

It is known that the guest list will comprise around 400 people. Chelsea has insisted that she must personally know each and every guest (plus-ones are out of the question here). We think that this is definitely the way to go! Television biggies like Oprah Winfrey as well as famous film personality Stephen Spielberg will show up for the former first daughter’s wedding, as will heavy-weight political figures like President Obama and other members of the White House.

Word has it that President Obama apparently offered the White House as a ceremony and reception venue for the Clinton wedding. We wonder why the Clintons declined this grand offer! Perhaps, the Clintons want to keep away from the media buzz that has already begun to surround this wedding. It is said that the ceremony and wedding is slated to take place in the grounds of a private mansion owned by a family friend of the Clintons in Rhinebeck, a historic New York village which is a couple of hours away from Manhattan.

With regards to Chelsea’s 32 year-old fiancé, it is known that his parents are both former members of the Congress. Many Jewish media houses in the US are wondering whether Chelsea will convert to Jewish for her Jewish fiancé Marc. People are also wondering whether it will be a priest, rabbi or both who will officiate the ceremony. It has also come to be known that the wedding menu will be kosher.

When the wedding bells ring for Chelsea and Marc, the Rhinebeck mansion and the surrounding area will be as secure as the White House! According to a source close to the bride-to-be, the wedding may take place in a tent to ensure privacy from air-borne paparazzi and security for many of the high profile attendees! We don’t know how much truth lies in this though.

As for Chelsea’s wedding gown, well rumor has it that since Chelsea is quite traditional when it comes to fashion; it looks like it may be a Vera Wang or Oscar de la Renta. Both designers have an equally classic style that definitely goes with the taste of America’s former First daughter.

The wedding that has been shrouded in secrecy ever since the couple got engaged in November last year, is one wedding we at Marry Me – The Wedding Planners are yearning to know more about. Stay tuned because we are sure that more details on the wedding designers, wedding photographers, caterers and invitees will emerge as the big day draws closer.

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Planning an Indian wedding can be very exhilarating not to forget stressful, what with the many elaborate events that it comprises. As a bride-to-be, you in all probability must have never planned a wedding before, so the entire process must definitely be very daunting. 

Keep those worries away, because we’ve prepared a detailed wedding planning checklist of things to get done to make sure that all goes well on your wedding day. This article (part of a 4-part series) will help you with all the activities needed to be completed at least a year before your wedding takes place.

1 year away

So he’s popped the question and you’re all aglow! Now begins the preliminary planning stage for the big day. A lot of progress can be made once the wedding date is set. It’s also time to get connected with your wedding planner of choice. Once done, your partner and you will be spending a lot of time with your wedding planner and it goes without saying that the sooner you do it the better!

Set the tone of the wedding: Now is the time to decide whether you’ll want to have a formal, casual, destination of themed wedding. You both might also want to mutually decide on the religious ceremonies involved such as a church wedding, Pheras, and other pre-wedding functions & rituals like the mehndi or a cocktail party.

1. The next step will see you drawing up a tentative wedding guest list with your partner. Perhaps at this stage, having parents from both sides sit down with you’ll, will help to finalize the wedding guest list.
2. It’s time to set the budget for your wedding. You can leave the nitty-gritty of it all to your wedding planner. After all, the bride and groom are not really expected to plan their own wedding, rather they get help!
3. Now you must decide on your bridal party. You’ll be the best judge of who’s to be your Matron of Honor and brides maids. Have your partner select his groomsmen too.
4. Your wedding is still a year away. So make the best of this time by looking up photographers and videographers. In India, wedding photography of the artistic and natural kind has become quite the trend over posed and planned photography. If you have a photographer in mind that is based out of India, it’s time to contact them and finalize your queries.
5. Your partner and you need to keep your wedding theme in mind when deciding the invitation style. However, you don’t’ really need to get them printed at least four months before the actual day. Since the wedding date has been decided upon, you may also want to send ‘Save the Date’ cards to your friends who are out of India.
6. Start discussing the type of music you’d like to be played at your wedding. There are a good number of wonderful live bands in India itself who specialize in jazz and upbeat music.
7. You want to look like a princess at your wedding, don’t you? So it’s time to figure out make-up artists for yourself and your bridal party.

Now that both you and your partner have most of the information, the planning can actually begin. If you have a wedding planner, then your work is almost done! Stay tuned for the second part of this 4-part wedding checklist series, because you’re only getting closer to the big day!

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