BY QUINCE MADRINA
12 Months Before
✓ Select potential godparents ( contributing sponsors )
✓ Plan on number of guests Collect magazines and catalogs for ideas ✓ Make a planning notebook ✓ Choose theme and colors ✓ Contact church priest ( Determine parish requirements , book date )
✓ Ask for referrals for photographers , caterers , DJ ’ s , invitation printers , flower shops and bakeries ( for such services it is usually best to work with someone you were referred to )
✓ Research possible event sites for availability and security measures they offer