I met a woman a few years ago who, during our first meeting, went into great detail about her plans for her wedding day. From the colors to the cake to the engagement ring, she had it all picked out. I asked her when the event would be taking place. She answered, "Oh, I don't even have a boyfriend."

I've been to a big, fancy wedding, held in a huge Catholic church with a reception at a country club. Then last summer I was the maid of honor in a friend's wedding where the vows were exchanged outside and the reception was on a much smaller scale. What did both of these events have in common? They both took place in a single day. The planning and preparation were different, but both of them were held and completed in roughly the same amount of time.