6 months too soon?

It's not impossible, but it is hard. I recommend you keep your guest list low and look into restaurants that have rooms for rent.

Also be prepared to possibly pay more because you're booking so late. Most major vendors have been booked for more than a year.

It's going to be a full time job and you won't have first pick for vendors, which means it could be more expensive. Look for an inclusive place.

I got engaged end of June 2016, and got married mid march 2017. We planned a wedding from 5 hours away, I started a new job, DH lost his job, and we went on an out of country vacation.

I wasn't turned away by any vendor I wanted due to the date being booked already. I also got married off peak season, and picked my date based on what the venue had available.

Not totally a destination wedding but we planned an out of state wedding in 7 months.

I got lucky finding a venue that was available during prime wedding season. They literally had one Saturday left that a bride had just cancelled.

There is also no pause or break in planning when you're working with such a short timeframe.

You also pretty much need to have enough funds to fully pay for venue, caterer, liquor, photography, floral/decor, dj and countless other things in a very short time frame.

Very doable. Flexibility is key. We have a 6 month engagement for 3 different reasons (my son will be deployed next year, gramps is 95 and family from Europe in town this fall.) We actually got discounts from vendors since they pretty much knew if they had that date open now, they would probably not book it if we didn't hire them. Plus, February is not the most popular month for weddings so you might have more choices. Wishing you luck.

I don't think it would be that difficult if you are flexible. I'm planning mine in nine months but I have everything already picked out and signed other than catering. So I picked a venue, dress, decorations, STDs &invitations, & cake in 2 months.

It's definitely doable if you're flexible on your date, venue, and vendors. You also need to have a realistic budget and be able to pay out in that time frame. A lot of people need more time than that. Just depends on how big or grand you want it to be.

You do need to get on it though if you're planning for a DW. Your guests will need ample time to request off work, book airfare/hotels, save money, etc.

Oh yeah get on your dress ASAP

I planned a wedding in six months.

It's not a destination wedding for us, but it is for most of our guests.

However, at the six month mark, I scheduled two venue tours and booked the one I liked the next week because they had Saturday availability and we needed to close. We're hosting around 150 people (RSVPs due tomorrow, lollllllll -_-).

We sent out STDs immediately after booking to give people a full six month's notice. I got my dress from DB the Wednesday after we booked our venue. I ordered sample colors for BM dresses from Azazie the same day and told the girls the next week what color to get to make sure they would get them in time. Our venue is mostly inclusive (we get catering, alcohol, cake, decorations, etc through them). I booked all of our other vendors (photographer, videographer, photobooth, DJ, florist, officiant) during the first month of our engagment.

I'd say if you have a budget and you're a no nonsense, not picky type of gal, it's totally doable. I'd recommend finding a venue that includes some aspects of your ceremony/reception. And perhaps one that includes a day of coordinator. If we were starting from scratch at a "blank slate" venue, we'd be screwed and scrambling. Wedding planning has kind of been a part time job for me (not literally, just with the amount of time I've spent on everything due to FH being out of the country) and blank slate venues are ridiculous.

We began planning a Sarasota, FL DW wedding in late February 2016 and got married on Sunday July 31, 2016. All my vendors were available. It was perfect! The hardest part was the dress. Many dresses were unavailable to me because I didn't have 6-12 months to wait for the dress.

No

Mine will be 8 months, if you want a short engagement then do it! Just know you'll be planning at a more clipped pace. I think more than a year, unless it's for financial reasons would be too long for me, but to each their own. You do you!

My engagement is 7 months, but it's local. I would suggest an all-inclusive venue (one that does catering, setup & cleanup, decor, DJ, cake and a planner). This will help you out and save you a lot of time planning. Do your online research, and then travel out to the destination in a weekend and do as much as you can that weekend to plan. 6 months is definitely doable, especially if you don't need one specific weekend.

Yes...you can do it!

We're not having a destination wedding but we got engaged February 11th and are getting married September 23rd! I think it's the perfect amount of time!

I agree with Natalie M too. Perfect amount of time. The first two months were absolutely crazy with meetings every week, sometimes a few per week. It might just be my personality but I can't even imagine taking a year or longer to plan the wedding

My engagement will be about 9 months and I haven't felt overly busy. We booked all the big things within the first month or so and its been pretty calm since and I haven't overwhelmed at any point. It all depends on your personality though and what you are looking to do and how focused you are on small details, if you are trying to DIY things, etc.

Most people I know have a 6-8 month engagement. They thought it was absurd that DH and I had a year to plan. My brother has been engaged for two years but didn’t start doing any planning until 4 months before his wedding.

It’s totally doable. Especially if you’re having your wedding in a smaller market.

Depend on where. We're planning ours in 10 months and when we started looking/wanting to book in March, most places were booked up. We had to pick our date based on what Fridays were left. I love our date, but if you are married to a particular date, keep in mind you might not get it. Also, destination matters. A lot. We're getting married in Charleston, SC which is a super popular place. A lot of the hotels didn't even have room blocks available fof our time frame. So 6-8 months is feasible but your options will be limited especially if you choose a popular destination.

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