Easy Guide to Grad School Weddings Step 1) Get engaged. Step 2) Plan as much as you can before school starts. Step 3) Don't get as much done as you can before school starts, but get inspired to send "Save the Dates," when your matron of honor sends out Bridal Shower invites to people who didn't even know you were engaged. Step 4) Finally send out Save the Dates. Step 5) Get a puppy. Step 6) ... I'll let you know. As you can see, it's all going according to plan. And by studying the demographics of those invited to my wedding, I will have appropriate wedding favors (re: contraception) and talking points (re: politics). See pie charts below. And this is why I love graduate school. Happy wedding planning to us! **Graphs are courtesy of my classmate, Luis Ortiz-Echevarria.