Confused about what to do!

triseke

Hi everyone,

Im getting married next may and whilst im over the moon about it, im kinda freaking out about what i need to do. Anyone that I've spoken to has told me that I should have a lot more done by now than i have.

So far, we have gotten our venue, food, and entertainment sorted. We are not having a church wedding, so we are having it at our reception venue.

There seems to be so much to do, and i have no idea where to start! Any advice would be much appreciated!

Burning Eclipse

triseke wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Im getting married next may and whilst im over the moon about it, im kinda freaking out about what i need to do. Anyone that I've spoken to has told me that I should have a lot more done by now than i have.

So far, we have gotten our venue, food, and entertainment sorted. We are not having a church wedding, so we are having it at our reception venue.

There seems to be so much to do, and i have no idea where to start! Any advice would be much appreciated!

My first piece of advice would be to stop listening to the people telling you that you should have more done. They are wrong

Is there anything that you're particularly worried about?

triseke

Just really concerned about time frames. I work with a girl who got her wedding dress last feb and it wont be ready til Jan next! I dont have the funds to purchase the dress now, will i have enough time closer to Christmas to look for it?

Sunny Dayz

Don't panic, you have plenty of time!! Maybe photographer/videographer if you are having one. And perhaps start looking at wedding dresses as they take 6 months for order. Then later this year organise your registration with the State. Everything else is time enough until later this year/early next year in my opinion.

(I'm getting married in Sept this year, have the major things done, just the little things like hair styles, rsvps, picking readings and hymns etc. Where as a friend of mine is getting marrried next summer and she said she is worrying about the wording on her invites and deciding what shots she wants the photographer to take! Come on!)

BC

triseke wrote: »

Just really concerned about time frames. I work with a girl who got her wedding dress last feb and it wont be ready til Jan next! I dont have the funds to purchase the dress now, will i have enough time closer to Christmas to look for it?

As a general point, don't listen to people trying to panic you! A few years ago weddings had to be booked years in advance, thats not the case anymore.

The most important thing to do is book the appointment to notify the state if you haven't already done it, everything else you'll sort out!

With regards to the dress, most shops will need 6 months notice to order the dress. Thats not to say you can't get it quicker, sometimes you can, but the standard is 6 months. If you buy off the rails (e.g. a sample dress) then you aren't ordering anything so even if you ran out of time you could do that.
With regards to payment, most shops will only require a deposit up front. All of the shops have different rules so ask around but i paid 25% up front, 25% 6 months before date and the remaining 50% when the dress arrived into the shop. So as long as you know what your budget is, don't let it put you off going shopping now. Some shops will also do payment plans where you pay off a bit every month rather than having to save it all up.

triseke

BC wrote: »

As a general point, don't listen to people trying to panic you! A few years ago weddings had to be booked years in advance, thats not the case anymore.

The most important thing to do is book the appointment to notify the state if you haven't already done it, everything else you'll sort out!

With regards to the dress, most shops will need 6 months notice to order the dress. Thats not to say you can't get it quicker, sometimes you can, but the standard is 6 months. If you buy off the rails (e.g. a sample dress) then you aren't ordering anything so even if you ran out of time you could do that.
With regards to payment, most shops will only require a deposit up front. All of the shops have different rules so ask around but i paid 25% up front, 25% 6 months before date and the remaining 50% when the dress arrived into the shop. So as long as you know what your budget is, don't let it put you off going shopping now. Some shops will also do payment plans where you pay off a bit every month rather than having to save it all up.

Thats really helpful, thank you!

Tea Cup

Relax & Enjoy!!! Get a diary and plan things out, dont let it take over your life, otherwise you'll be stressed.

Everything will work out, but the most important thing is to do things tohether and enjoy the run up to it, that what you'll remember most because the day its self will be a blur!