Fiance's sister got engaged too!!!! 2 weddings in ONE family in the same year.

Yeah that sounds like a good idea!!! but there has been others that had a double wedding just came to mind if both of u are totally open to it but i totally understand if u want to plan ur own weddings. just an idea thats all.

No to the double wedding. I don't like that idea...lol. I kinda want my own. I am the first to get married among my siblings and friends so it's a BIG deal. Plus me and his sis want different themes etc...

Since one wedding is in Phoenix and one wedding is Dallas, there is still going to be double travel involved, so I would definitely space the weddings a few days apart. However, spacing them a whole week apart may backfire if people can't take that much time off work. Maybe one of you could have your wedding on a Friday and the other one Sunday, or if you guys don't mind weekday weddings, Thursdays have actually become pretty popular as venues don't charge as much. Maybe a Sunday afternoon then a Thursday evening wedding? Anyway, good luck and hope I helped a little. Oh, and if you all have similar tastes you could always split costs of reusable items like centerpieces and maybe even flowers that are fresh enough to last a few days.

I think that'd be a great idea, and I'm sure it'd make family members happy to save some money!

Just realize that it's going to come down to choosing between the two weddings no matter what you do. Most people can't take two weeks off for vacation.

Yeah just as Miss Tattoo suggested it's definitely going to come down to people choosing between the two especially if they are traveling that far...me and my sister got engaged around the same time and her wedding is at the end of August and mine is at the beginning of October but luckily we don't have family members traveling that far but there will still be a few who will probably choose between our weddings due to this

Hummmm makes sense! A few of them wouldn't have a problem taking a week off work actually. But not ALL of course. Idk, we thought it'll help everyone and Jennifer good idea about the flowers and centerpieces. Thanks

Also, whichever one gets married first - probably won't attend the other person's wedding.

IE, if A gets married the first weekend and leaves for her honeymoon, she might not be back in time for B's wedding. How bad do you want to be at each other's wedding?

I just want to point out that the first couple to get married doesn't necessarily have to leave for their honeymoon right after the wedding so being at/in each other's weddings doesn't have to be an issue. FH and I are planning on waiting about a week before we leave for ours.

Anyway, my first thought was - have your FH or FSIL talked to their family members that will be traveling from far away to get their thoughts on your ideas? Personally, I would want to get an idea of how many people would be able to attend both before changing everything around. My only concern would be that the distance between the two weddings and additional travel required may make it harder for them to attend both. But if they have no problem with it and can make it work, then go for it!

IF YOU DO IT 1 WEEK APART - IT WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HONEST TRUTH IS IT WILL COME DOWN TO PEOPLE CHOOSING WHICH ONE THEY WANT TO GO TO OR LACK OF MOTIVATION/ENERGY. WE HAVE HAD THAT IN MY FAMILY AND I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU WE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS WEDDING THAN THE WEDDING WE WERE AT - MEANING, WHOEVER GOT MARRIED FIRST WAS THE WEDDING WE PRETTY MUCH TALKED ABOUT DURING THE SECOND WEDDING, AND WE DIDN'T REALLY ENJOY ANY OF THE SECOND WEDDING FESTIVITIES - IT FELT LIKE A PART 2 OF THE SAME THINGS.

I THINK GIVE YOURSELF 2 WEEKS OR SO. I, TOO, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE COMING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, SO I KNOW A BIT ABOUT VACATION TIME AND OTHER PEOPLE'S SCHEDULE. I THINK 2 WEEKS IS REASONABLE - GIVE ONE ANOTHER A WEEK TO LET THE PREVIOUS EVENT TO SINK IN.

IF I WERE YOU - I WILL GET MARRIED FIRST! :-) I KNOW IT'S NOT COMPETITION BUT YOU WANT THE FRESH ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT.

Hahaha Quenn T. You're right in a way!!! Well, I guess we will have to see. We're still discussing but FH just told me that he doesn't want it to be too close. We might just keep it 2, 3 months apart. Whoever can make it, will make it. Like you all said, the guests will still have to choose between the two weddings! But I'll let yall know what we decide when it's official!

HE IS RIGHT!!!!!

Okay....loool