Have you and your significant other decided to get married sooner than you both originally anticipated? These quick weddings are often referred to as shotgun weddings. There are plenty of different reasons people choose to have shotgun weddings. For example, a bride or groom may be getting deployed at the end of the month. A parent of the bride or groom may have been diagnosed with a serious medical condition with only a few months left to live. Regardless of your reason for wanting a shotgun wedding, you'll need to follow some important steps to ensure everything turns out perfectly.

Start the Search For a Wedding Venue

Before doing anything else, you'll need to start looking around for a wedding venue that can accommodate your guests. Because you're giving such short notice, you're probably going to need to look around at your venue options and then contact the different places to find out if they have any available openings at the end of the month. If you're only planning to invite close family and friends, you won't have to worry about renting out such a large venue, and you may be able to find a venue that looks beautiful, has enough space for your guests, and is available when you need it.

Get Temporary Wedding Rings

If you weren't originally planning to get married so quickly, you may not have the wedding rings for you and your partner just yet. Rather than rushing into buying those rings and spending a lot of money in one month, you can save money by purchasing affordable temporary wedding rings to wear until you both have the funds to purchase replacements. As long as you have a ring to wear as a representation of your marriage, it truly doesn't matter how many diamonds are on it.

Find a Dream Dress

Who says you must get married in a traditional white wedding gown? Instead of visiting a traditional wedding dress store where you may have to wait several weeks for the dress to arrive in your size, visit a mall with lots of different stores where you'll be able to check out all kinds of dresses. If your wedding isn't traditional, you certainly won't need to have a traditional dress to wear for the special day. Find something that looks stunning and fits you perfectly so that you don't have to worry about alterations being made.

Choosing to get married in a month may be a bit stressful, but there are ways to make it work. Start looking for the right venue, pick out some affordable temporary wedding rings, and search for the perfect dream dress at all different kinds of stores. These simple tips could make the planning process much easier on you.