Congratulations! The moments following a proposal are filled with "ooohhss and ahhhss" as family and friends come together to congratulate and celebrate the newly engaged couple. Sterling Event Services LLC is a business based in Cleveland, Ohio, that provides wedding planning services. We help busy professionals plan exceptional events through exclusive partnerships and personalized planning /design.

Quickly, however, the "How did he do it?" questions are replaced with, "When's the wedding? Where will you have the ceremony? What about the reception?"

It's unknown why Great Aunt Maggie thinks you know these details mere minutes after getting engaged, but it sure seems important to her…and the rest of your aunts. Sure, they all mean well as they probe for detail after detail, but woah, Mags, slow down.

The answer for most newly engaged couples is, "I don't know!"

Unfortunately, the excitement of getting engaged is often quickly overshadowed by the incessant reminder that now you have to plan a wedding.

Which, according to Great Aunt Maggie, you better hurry to do 'cause your "biological clock is ticking." *sigh*

Truly, wedding planning can overwhelm the most organized people, which is probably why some take years to complete the task. Putting off the extensive to-do list and never-ending decisions is definitely easier than checking them off, especially if you try to tackle it yourself.

So now that you've got that gorgeous sparkler on your hand, what do you do?

Well, that's a loaded question and one that takes a lot of time to unravel. But let's start with the first four steps toward planning a wedding.

1 . Budget

2. Determine if you want to hire a wedding planner.

3. Choose and reserve the venue(s) for the ceremony and reception.

4. Hire the vendors.

We would love the opportunity to learn about your day and dreams. Let's set up a coffee chat!