Article: You and your ex will need to handle logistical details like canceling the venue rental, the entertainment, the flowers and décor, the cake and the honeymoon plans. Because of the strong emotional fallout after the wedding, you might ask family and close friends to assist you in handling these matters. Regardless, the burden for cancelling everything and retrieving deposits (if possible) should be shared by the would-be bride and groom. Once the wedding has been fully cancelled, you and your ex need to discuss what will happen to the engagement ring. This decision varies among couples. The general rule of thumb is whoever decided to call off the wedding didn’t hold up their end of the bargain, and therefore, doesn’t get the ring. One exception to this rule involves rings of extraordinary value or family heirlooms. In such cases, the ring should be returned to the family it belongs to. If your home is surrounded with reminders of your failed engagement and wedding (if not relationship), put them away - at least for the time being. Ask friends to help you toss out any wedding-related items such as invitations. Donate any wedding decor that could be used for other events, or try to resell them to recoup costs.  If the failed engagement also brings the end of the relationship (NOT necessarily!), then cutting the entire thing out of your life would be cutting a part of yourself out - rather, put it away so that it is out of sight, out of mind. You can take the fondest memories out when they no longer hurt & remember what good you had, after all, that is why you were together. In addition, go through your home and gather any reminders of your ex and your relationship. Return items belonging to your ex and box up everything else to be stored for a later date, donated or trashed. If you are still too emotional, see if friends and family can help you with this step.

What is a summary?
Delegate responsibility for handling logistical details. Decide what to do with the ring. Get rid of reminders.