Anxiety

Don’t sweat it. I planned everything for my wedding in only five months! I had no problem getting any of the vendors I wanted, with the exception of one. Those are use suggestions, no need to stress yet!

I agree with PP, Dont sweat it. They're just general guidelines doesn't mean it'd take you that long and what not to find that vendor or to do those tasks

Getting married 10/20/19 and yes. I avoid that list sometimes. I had some stuff planned, but decided to rework a few things... def stressful.

I agree with Carrie. Sometimes I don't even look at the list. My date is 10/12/19 and I know what needs to be done yet. Although vendors I tried to get done as quickly as possible. Admittedly florists was the longest vendor to book for me. It's not a necessity to do everything by that list. I even changed some of the dates for things because it made no sense. It said I was supposed to pick tuxes in July. That's unnecessary because rentals don't need to be made this early. Some stuff I just let it go til I get it done. It has specific dates for things like buying favors, gifts, ordering invites, buying decor. Everyone's timeline is different. I still have over two months.

I’m getting married 02.22.2020! Everyone is going to have a different timeline... shoot half that stuff on the timeline I didn’t even pay attention too, it’s simply a “suggested timeline”. Just make a timeline that works for you, move at your own pace and little by little you will have everything done!👍🏽

I wouldn't stress it. Plan at your pace and have fun with it.

I wouldn't stress. You still have plenty of time. People will be available. I'm getting married August 11 and I didn't find some of my vendors until a few months ago. Granted, I'm getting married on a Sunday so it gave me some more availability with vendors, but still. You should be fine.

I agree with everyone. Don't let this stress you out, it's possible and you don't have to follow a timeline as to when to do things. I try not to look at it and go by what my venue has said as to when to do things, if I followed this list I'd be behind but with my venue, I'm right on schedule!

I’m planning everything in 3 months, the deadlines were definitely overwhelming!
It did help a little bit with prioritizing my to do list, but take it more as a guideline.

Definitely to be used more of as a guideline. I don’t look at it, I started planning six months from my wedding day. The only reason I didn’t wait longer was because my church requires at least six months to set the date. Although the count down clock does stress me when I open the app😂😂😂

We set a wedding date about a year out but then I had two surgeries at the beginning of the year and had to post-pone all the usual tastings, venue visits, and dress shopping. We essentially got started in May and our wedding is this October. I did get nervous about that checklist but then I removed a lot of the extra I didn't need and every couple of weeks we knock a few things out that make me feel like we're on track even if the red box says otherwise. Once you take care of the big things like venue and catering, you should be ok. Having said that, it seems dress shops like to take forever to get orders in and you do need fittings so try to work on that when you can but don't let that stress you. I ordered my dress online and have a seamstress in mind if I need any adjustments. Do what works best for you.

This freaks me out so much!!!!! It got to a point where I actually sat down with my WW and The Knot checklists, cross-referenced the things I *actually* need to do for *our* wedding, and wrote it all down in my planning notebook. Now I can check things off the list without taking it as seriously, because I know my real list was a LOT shorter and more easily taken care of.

But yes, extreme anxiety over here for a while with that... like taking extra anti-anxiety meds to cope kind of extreme.

My wedding is in 3 months and I still don't like looking at this list because it gives me anxiety and tends to stress me out, even though its a suggestion not a definite timeline. It just reminds me of everything I need to get done, I've definitely avoided looking at it when I had a lot to do 6 months ago because it really caused me anxiety.

Mine never showed me any of these when I was overdue. I wouldn't stress it either! My best friend said when she used wedding wire she was so overdue an her wedding was amazing. I barely look at tasks at this point. lol

The venue one is my biggest stresser! We're going to try and look at some parks this weekend for the wedding hopefully its not to hot or fh wont want to go!

Wedding Wire is super conservative with time frames. We are having an 8 month engagement (engaged March 5th and will be married November 1st). That was more than enough time for us. Granted it is on a Friday and "off-season."

As long as you have a venue by this point, you are fine. I honestly don't have anything to do until I send out my invitations at the end of next month.

2.22.20 here and I honestly don't even look at that list. Don't stress. Like others have said..make your own realistic time-line and get things done little by little. You still have six whole months to figure out all of the logistics.

The checklist is just a suggestion and totally nothing to sweat- you have plenty of time to get everything done before February!!

You have so much time dont worry ! Venue and dress are the most important anything else you dont have to worry much about!

Curious to know if you are a football fan or have a lot of football fans attending? 02/02/20 was my first choice of a wedding date until I found out it was Superbowl Sunday!