Question for the more experienced wedding planners

Question for the more experienced wedding planners

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had we had as much time as you do, i would've gotten it all out of the way much quicker and simply enjoyed my engagement...although my DH, the procrastinator would've seen it as a more ample reason to NOT work on it!

i have a friend who isn't getting married for a year and she's pretty much DONE. i commend her for that. i wish my DH had cooperated and allowed me to plan like crazy at first and then just sit back for the home stretch!!

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We got engaged in Dec of 2004 and our wedding was in May of this year. We started planning a few weeks after getting engaged and it was really nice that we were able to do thing at a slow pace. We were pretty much finished booking things by summer of 2005 and were able to relax and not have to think about wedding things for 6 months or so, which was really nice. You aren't missing out on anything, don't worry!

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Hi Regina,

For me planning early is good expecially with the large vendors!! There is going to be soooo much of the little things that you will working on throughout! I think getting all the main vendors done is good.... I would rather have it done than worry and be all stressed! I would enjoy the process of being engaged also... you don't have to have it all done this month ~ since you have the hall you can do one or two vendors a month....

Happy Planning!

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We got engaged last August and had a good deal of the major things booked or decided upon by December. IMO it's nice to get things done early if you can because you get a better choice of vendors and you can have some time to relax before crunch time. It's still an enjoyable and exciting experience, it's just less stressful

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I think you are smart b/c if you wait until next year or '08, the prices are going to go up. If you don't want to definitively book everything this year and save some for later, my only suggestion to you is to get quotes now at the very least. That way you have them locked in at this year's prices. HTH and congratulations!

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if you book a lot of things now, you'll lock in this year's prices, which is a plus (obviously).

However, I booked a florist immediately because I was SO excited to plan SOMETHING and probably jumped the gun on that. I ended up having to cancel him and book the florist I ended up falling in LOVE with after I learned more on this site.

The best thing you could have done was to join this site so early on in your wedding planning process!

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We did everything right away - we had 18 months to plan but I was happier knowing what we needed to pay and knowing it was DONE! Also, we didn't have a problem where anyone we wanted was already booked.

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My fh and I are getting married next June. We have a lot of the major stuff done already. We have the hall, the photographer DJ and I have my dress too. Really it hasnt been that stressful for me yet. I think planning early is really a good deal.

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I planned my own wedding in 6 months & it was a nightmare. My sister is also getting married in '08 (I am her MOH) and we xare trying to have everything planned & done by the end of the year. We found a bridal shop that will store the dresses so we do not need to worry about that, and have already secured the hall, ordered her dress & my dress. The BMs are ordering their dress at the end of October (alot of the girls wanted to try to slim down a bit before ordering). We are now working on Photo, video, & flowers. We made the STDs & are sending them next week. (almost the whole wedding is from OOT). We already have the EP planned.

I think you know what pace is good for you. If you want popular vendors, you may need to book them 2 years in advance, especially if it is for a Saturday night wedding.

Congrats & Good luck

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we are not getting married until 08 - we want to book as many vendors as possible this year- as u know the earlier u book the better. i just dont want to be stressed out weeks b4 the wedding that i forgot to do something.

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I'm definitely not very experiened... I've only been engaged for a month! But... we have already booked our hall, photographer, dj, and florist. and, i've ordered my dress!

i'm in my last year of my master's and will be taking 15 credits this semester, plus doing an externship (like an internship... but for speech pathology we do an internship at our school's clinic, so our outside placement are called externships)... so I know that I'll be very busy during the semesters... I figured I would get as much done before school starts (tomorrow!) as I could!

I don't think I'm missing out.... I enjoy all this planning, and it feels great not having to rush or stress

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The only thing I can suggest is TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THE DRESS. Its the only thing I regret being too quick with. It was the funnest part and I really didnt do it for that long. Plus so many new styles come out. Other than that, do it as you feel comfortable.

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