How soon to plan a wedding?
October 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Romantic Wedding Planning
Kay-Cody 0918 asked:
I am engaged to be married. We just finalized the date. For September of this year.
I am engaged to be married. We just finalized the date. For September of this year.
Was wondering how soon I should begin planning, shopping, and how soon to send out invitation? My family lives out of state, if that changes anything.
I've never had to help plan or do anything for a wedding, so any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks so much!
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congrats!!! i would start planning now. a lot of venues need a yr’s notice.
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I also just got engageed, and our wedding is in september:)
We already starting to plan things. Getting our budget down, and finding everything we need. So the sooner the better, I would send out invites in May:)
Good luck.
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Start now!!! Venues can be booked up to a year and a half in advance so make contact with your preferred location NOW before someone else scoops it up. There are a lot of bridal checklists in magazines and online to help you with your timeline. Try to get the out of state invites in the mail at least 6 weeks in advance to allow time for your guests to make arrangements. (8 weeks would be better)
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From what I have been told ASAP. I am married already but we are renewing our vows because we did not have a formal wedding the first time. We set it for june 2010 and I was told the earlier the better for planning. Try for more information and tips. That is who I’m using. They have a checklist you can print out and more.
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it’s never too soon to be thinking about it. some venues, photographers, djs, etc. need to be booked at least 9 months to a year in advance, so i would start looking at the people who need to be booked first. don’t wait until the last minute with anything, or you’ll be overwhelmed. as soon as you decide what you want for the wedding, start getting it together!
you need to send the invites out 2 to 4 months before the wedding. don’t send them out too early, or people will forget about it. but if you send them out too late they may have already made plans. i would say send them out in late may, or early june.
if you’re really lost and have a little extra cash, hire a wedding planner. if not, try to have your friends and your fiance help you as much as they can. i know it’s hard having your family away, but maybe that’s a good excuse for a little reunion
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my wedding is june 28th, and i just started. thankfully everyone i wanted had that date open, but i was cutting it extremely close.
get started now!
congratulations!
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I am just giving you my own lifetime experiences.
First thing I would do because so many are out of towners is send them a heads up warning. Officially invitations go out six weeks in advance.
I have watched folks use one to two years getting ready for a wedding which to me is a waste of time/energy/frustrations and engagements sadly were meant to be broken.
Decide the kind of Wedding so you can decide the place. Personally if u have a back yard large enough for a tent, I love that.
The main thing to remember is the wedding is for a day. Marriage hopefully lasts a lifetime. DON’T SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY FOR ONE DAY. IMO Good luck Shelly
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Hello! Well, you should start planning right away! I am getting married the month after you. I already have the wedding/ceremony site, the photographer, the DJ, a florist, my dress, the stationary, the bridesmaid dresses and I am narrowing down the field on a place for a rehearsal dinner.
I think the more you get done now, the less stressed you’ll be later. Invitations typically go out about 10-12 weeks before the wedding. (You need to allow plenty of time to get RSVP’s back and to track down people who haven’t RSVP’d. Most places want a final count 3 wks before the big day!) Better get cracking on a venue! That way you can get the invites printed and give yourself plenty of time to have them all addressed!
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Start now. Go to some wedding/bridal shows, they’re usually on this month and next. Research research research. Get a wedding planning guide (the ones you can write in… if you go to a wedding show, they usually give them out for free). There’s a lot that’s suggested to do 12 months + before the wedding, and you’ve got less than 9 months, so start planning ASAP.
Congrats.
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very well
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It is never to soon to start planning. Most importantly get your budget in order. There are some great sites out there that can help you plan your perfect day. The more time you have to plan the better! Now start planning!
and Congratulations!!
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Its never to soon. Check out the free 1 year wedding checklist here with their newsletter and also some planning tips here.
Congrats and good luck