Ok, long story short, I am getting married in march of '07 and I havent started planing yet. I have been told it takes nine months to plan a wedding, but I dont want it to elaborately planned, just simple. Is this enough time, or do i need to move the date?
2006-10-25 07:25:03 · 30 answers · asked by SunnyD 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It is fine. You need at least 3 months, but 6 months is preferable. Just make sure you reserve the location and start working on the dress now, and then try to get venders lined up by december.
Good Luck!
2006-10-25 07:28:55 · answer #1 · answered by emp04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is true. It does normally take around nine months to plan a wedding. You should definately start looking into reception sites and caterers. These are the most time consuming and this is where the bulk of the money will end up going. Sometimes certain venues are already taken. I think that you should start planning immediately. You actually should be right now selecting invitations and planning to send them out after the new year. If you feel, that the time is not a problem and can do it, I say do it. I know that I wanted everything to go smoothly and didn't want to waste much time. Good Luck on planning the wedding
2006-10-25 07:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by bre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a wedding consultant I have planned weddings on 1 month notice. Can you say STRESSFUL!?!
The more specific your desires for your wedding are (no matter how simple they might be) the sooner you have to start planning. If you know you HAVE to have a certain location or a certain DJ or a certain photographer start planning the sooner the better. If you don't care what you end up with (whatever's left over) at the end of the day - then wait as long as you can ...
HOWEVER, the sooner you start planning the more you can shop around for better prices. Some wedding service providers will charge you more if they know you are a last minute booking and you might not be able to get someone else.
Congratulations and GOOD LUCK!
2006-10-25 07:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by family_matters 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're cutting it close, but as long as you keep it real simple and the vendors are cooperative you shouldn't have a problem. The only thing that may give you a problem is booking a hall for your reception. I would definitely get a hall first, you may have to book it for the end of March or for whatever date they still have available. Here's a good pointer...Most weddings are booked on Friday's & Saturday's so if the halls are booked up for those dates have the wedding on a Sunday. My husband and I were married on a Sunday and it saved us a lot of money. The vendors will usually charge less on a Sunday because it is a less desirable day of the week. I would definity Get Moving!!! You have a lot to do and not very much time. Good Luck and Congratulations:)
2006-10-25 07:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by **hope/faith**1744 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes a while. This is one of the most important days in a woman's life....you would want to take your time in the planning process. It will also depend on the amount of people that you have in your wedding.....the girls will need to get dresses and shoes. Depending on if you will have to order your dress or not, it could take 3-4 months for you to get your dress.
I have a cousin that's getting married in May and we are just getting started, I feel as if we've waited too late. The earlier the better. Let the planning begin!
2006-10-25 07:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by DaddysGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We planned our wedding in a year and a half - we wanted to be really prepared and get the big stuff out of the way. For us, it worked out great. We got engaged 3 months after meeting so we wanted to take time to continue getting to know each other. You better get a move on if you're getting married in March - my wedding gown alone took 4 months just to order it and have it come in.
2006-10-25 07:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Don't move the date. If you have the willpower, anything is possible.
It took us 7 months to plan our wedding, and it was great.
2) Don't expect "simple." Nothing in the wedding industry is just simple. First you have to secure your wedding location then the food...it just keeps snowballing. While you may want it as easy as possible, there are going to be people who try to make it as complicated as possible. It's not completely their fault, but they will make your head spin!
3) Work with a budget. If you know your budget, you will be able to get what you REALLY want. Ask around, ask for better deals, and shop for dresses on the off months.
2006-10-25 07:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on what type of a wedding you want & the availability of when & where. My wedding was very simple. It took only 3 days to plan. We had it at a relatives house, 25 guests, a friend of the family officiated & my sister-in-law catered the food. It was a very nice little wedding. Wish we would have waited for the church, but now that we are getting divorced, I guess it doesn't matter.
Have a great wedding. I think you have plenty of time. :)
2006-10-25 07:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wedding I helped plan took 2 weeks but it was simple and small. If you are having a big wedding you need to start now. Even if you aren't you might want to start looking at things you want to do and plan for them. March '07 is closer than you think. Also is you start planning now you might get a discount.
If you want things to go right start now, that way you aren't stressing when it date gets closer, you can enjoy it.
2006-10-25 10:27:49 · answer #9 · answered by Princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is enough time. I've seen very nice weddings thrown together in a few days. I've seen elaborate weddings end up a disaster because of over planning.
The important things to do is first set a budget and stick to it. Get your caterer lined up now as well as Photog. Same goes for the person performing the ceremony. Get the bridesmaids and groomsmen in line now as well. You should be able to have it lined up in time for Christmas. That leaves 3 more months for the details to be ironed out.
2006-10-25 07:36:22 · answer #10 · answered by my_iq_135 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you want to have the wedding. If you need a catering hall you should have looked already, there is a huge possiblity they are not available for your date. I had to pick mine a year in advance and that was in NY. I guess it also depends on where your from as well. Now the Wedding is not just about the bride and the groom but an entire commercial saga which totally takes the entire ambiance out of getting married.
2006-10-25 07:58:23 · answer #11 · answered by HereweGO 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋