If you need wedding rehearsal dinner ideas, remember: you can plan any type of party, from a formal dinner to a casual backyard barbecue.

To get started, decide who’ll host, plan, and pay for the rehearsal dinner. If you’re planning it yourself, start by setting the budget. Once that’s decided you can figure out a venue and a menu.

With traditional wedding reception venues, there’s a lot to think about - and a lot to pay for. If you’ve got a smaller budget, you might be getting discouraged by all the rental fees, catering minimums and expensive meal packages. And once you’ve covered the food, you’ve still got a bunch of other stuff to pay for.

Just engaged? Congratulations! Once the excitement’s settled in, the champagne’s been drunk and the engagement ring has been posted, you might be wondering - what’s next? What should you do now that you’re newly engaged? You know you need to start planning the wedding, but there’s a lot to do. What should you do first?