Is it possible to plan a wedding in less that 2 months with out overspending?

Question

I'm pregnant and I want to get married before the baby comes, but I also want to get married before I really start to show. I'm planning my wedding for August 5, 2006. Do you think planning it is possible?

Answer 1

Oh yes - but you need to be smart in your choices.

A Church, Minister and Hall will be the hardest things to get. Do them first - and be prepared to have the ceremony at a park or at home to side step that scheduling problem (depending on where you live). Maybe you will have better luck with afternoon or evening, or you could do a cool evening affair in a back yard, lit by white christmas lights. Be as flexible as you can to have the most luck.

Other than that, you shouldn't have too much trouble. Once you know where and what time, the dj, food and flowers are easy to arrange (and to save money you can have a friends help out with these things).

My sister put her wedding together in short order. They lived in CO and had the ceremony with a friend who was a minister presiding, on a lovely mountain location and then reserved a big room and deck at a local restraunt. It was lovely and so, no stress planning. They really were pleased.

Peace - and many blessings to you and your new family!

Answer 2

Yes I did it in less than two months. Of course getting your family to help with the planing is very important in getting it done. It was a little stressful and I thought I wasn't going to get it all done sometimes but with everyones help it was so easy. Enlist your friends or family to do somethings for you. We planned on getting married like 6 months before but circumstances didn't let us start till much later. I am living proof that it is possible and I am glad that I did it. But the thing is to make it work I would start NOW. Don't wait to plan any longer.

Answer 3

You can do it. Try to keep in mind that the more certain things are rushed, the more they cost. Personally, I think spending huge amounts of money on weddings is entirely insane - spend the money on your home and family. But you can put together a decent event without going crazy with money if you follow the steps below:

1 - DO NOT USE ANY COMPANY THAT ADVERTISES WEDDING SERVICES. The word "wedding" automatically increases the price of everything by 3-10 times.

Apart from the place where you intend to get married, and the minister/priest/judge who officiates, just refer to what's coming up as a "party," "gathering," or "event" when you talk to caterers, restaurants or halls, photographers, and bakeries. Well, you can't hide getting a wedding cake. But you sure can be sensible about what you get.

2 - BUILD A BACKWARDS CALENDAR.

Only you and those helping get this set up know what you want. First make a list of those things. Then get out - or on the computer, make - a calendar with big boxes in which you can write down specific events. Go from today to the wedding date.

Work backwards from the date. On the day before the wedding, for example, is usually the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner (if you want to be that fancy). For the groom, after the dinner is often the batchelor party - and if you can persuade him, try and get that event canceled or at least moved back to 4 days before the wedding. That allows him time to recover and be in adequate shape for all that is about to happen!

there are certain vital dates that just have to be taken into account. Unless your wedding is very small, everyone you know who would attend already knows the date, and lives nearby, then you need to allow no less than 6 weeks to get the invitations out.

Short of time? Well, it isn't the end of the world, but you might want to get a family member on the phone making calls to anyone you realize could need more time to plan to attend - folk who have to buy airline tickets to come, for example, or people who have jobs and lives that are crowded and may have conflicting commitments.

Now, I already KNOW that you can't make 6 weeks, it's 21 June already, for crying out loud. But this advice shows how the calendar works, and how to cook up ways to deal with problems like this. And by the way - forget getting your invitations printed. You need someone with a nice computer and good printer - if you haven't your own - on which you can print the announcement/invitation/envelope/RSVP package.

Do not take this job on yourself. Get someone very reliable with an eye for design, and give him/her the right to go to Office Depot to buy the stationery package created for this. You pay that person back or front the cost. Take a crack at writing out what you want written on those items and then while he/she is doing that job, get someone else working like crazy on the invitation LIST. Remember it isn't just who, but addresses!

Finish your calendar. You will rapidly discover WHICH tasks you have to do first so that everything fits together and you don't get stuck with rush charges. (Hint - the preacher or whoever is not a priority; the PLACE is - how can you print invitations without and address? How can you give the reception site address likewise?)

3 - NEGOTIATE, NEGOTIATE, NEGOTIATE

Some places want payment up front or on delivery. Some will bill you. Some will throw in a nice extra if you ask. Again, the rule is, avoid the wedding specialists. If everyone in town has their reception at the country club, you go someplace else. If someone ets very difficult about terms and service, go someplace else. Whatever you do, avoid the trap of thinking your wedding will be less than perfect if it is not where and how the most popular girl in high school had hers! This is NOT A COMPETITION - it is the beginning of a new point in your life, and a rare time when people you love come together to show their love to you. And oh, yeah, don't forget there's a guy in this too, he isn't totally unimportant. IT IS HIS WEDDING TOO!

So if you avoid the "wedding" tags, then how do you order wedding flowers and wedding pictures? First, think about the kinds of flowers you want and number of arrangements you want. Make a list and then shop the florists. This is a BULK PURCHASE and you should get a DISCOUNT for doing it. next, think about which kinds of pictures you want. Ask a friend to maybe be in charge of creating a list - using typical wedding poses and other shots as an idea source. Usually a wedding shoot is 2-4 hours long, including the wedding and reception. So you have to hire a photographer for a shoot at an event for a half-day, and you can ask his rates for proofs and prints. Whether the photographer is a wedding specialist or not isn't important - with your list you know how to direct his work and you know what charges and terms to expect.

4 - SET A BUDGET

You CAN'T do this until you call some places for the basic expenses and negotiate their charges. Then you sit down and lay out the costs and alternatives. After that you know how much things cost and how to balance your choices to come in at a bearable expense - AND you know the ordering deadlines, when you need how much money for some of the bills, and so forth.

5 - EXPECT EVERYTHING TO GO WRONG

No matter how hard you try, stuff is not going to work "just right." First, it isn't the end of the world. Second, most screw-ups are fixable, and if they aren't you should be able to refuse the bills. The ONLY things you NEED are the person who performs the wedding, the license, the groom and yourself. ALL of the rest is frills and don't you EVER forget it. It will save you from terrible stress and anxiety and screaming fits!

Good luck!

Answer 4

Yes, it is. Find a site, and a person to marry the two of you. Pick what's important and go with that. You must decide most things quickly, but if you want to put in the effort it's possible.

Answer 5

Depending on where you live, there may be a wedding chapel in your area which will take care of everything, flowers, cake, photographer, video, minister. All you do is show up with a marriage certificate. There are a number of these in Gatlinburg, Tn.

Answer 6

Sure it is...My best friend was days from delivery when she got married it takes only days to a week to get marriage licence. get married at the justice of the public and then just have a reception after babys born to celebrate with friends and family

Answer 7

Totally Vegas. It doesn't have to be cheesy either. You should see some of the chapels at the hotels. They are amazing.

Answer 8

Yeah, Vegas baby!!

Answer 9

yes LasVegas

Answer 10

I'd elope if I were you. Quick, easy and it's done.