Planning on short notice! HELP!!

You can get it done. The largest task will be finding a venue within your budget if you have one. Most times the venue will take care of the decor and food and sometimes the vendors or at least can recommend someone if you need that service. Good luck!

It's possible. What kind of wedding do you want though? No frills? Then elope. Want a party? Opt for a small wedding.

You can do it! We've had to scratch our planning 3 weeks out, and it's definitely going to happen!

Well, it depends on what you want your wedding to look like. Big affair with all the trimmings? That's going to be tough. However, that doesn't mean you can't have a lovely, memorable wedding.

You can do a ceremony with the gown (get on that right away if you're looking at August). Buy preowned or in a consignment store. You'll be surprised at your options and the money you will save. Having a small wedding party, or not having one at all will ease the drama and the need for extra bouquets and bouts. Keep your guest list reasonable. You could do 20 people and rent a room in a restaurant and have a terrific dinner for your guests. You could host something larger at someone's home with cold-cut trays and finger foods (grocery stores are a very economical way to do that). If you don't do your reception at meal time, champagne and desserts for a larger group are absolutely acceptable. Whatever route you take, try and find money for a photographer. You will absolutely want great photos of your wedding day.

There are no problem in this.But, you have to make a budget and try to be stick on it.

Thanks ladies! I definitely thought about eloping and just doing a bigger wedding later on but I think we're gonna try to have at least some type of a normal wedding, I think FH wants it more then I do haha! I originally wanted to go all out for the wedding but now I know that's probably not going to be possible on our time frame so I just want something small and simple but elegant

People have this idea that the two alternatives are planning a huge wedding, or eloping. But really, you can have a wedding of any size at all--you don't have to choose between "huge" and "just the two of you." Just think about whom you really want to have there. Is it just the two of you, immediate families only, more extended family, close friends, etc.? Then think about ways to celebrate with those people. Since the biggest issue in planning a wedding in a short time is finding a venue, you may find that you have quite a few options if your guest list is small. For example, you could use a restaurant, a community center, or a theater rather than a traditional wedding venue. And those places tend to be available on much shorter notice than a huge banquet hall.

You can do anything you want honey. One of my good friends planned a wedding in three months and it was absolutely beautiful!

Are there any ladies on here that did a courthouse wedding or some kind of elopement and then did something bigger later on? Or is in the process of planning a bigger wedding? I'm just wondering if it felt weird or anything or any less special? I'm leaning towards that but I'm scared when I do the big wedding its not gonna feel as special

I had a friend who got married at a courthouse with a wedding dress, her husband in a suit and a bridal party (sisters in matching colors). They hired a professional photographer to follow them around and they got some amazing pictures out of it. They invited family and friends to a house party (everyone dressed up) they had a dj, buffet style food, wedding cake and alcohol. Everyone had a great time. The only draw back was they married on a Friday (everyone works) so everyone came after work, the bride and groom were exhausted by the time the party actually got going

Before you do ANYTHING you need to figure out your budget. See what you can afford now, if your parents are interested in contributing, etc. See what your budget is and what is available for the wedding you want now.

You can get a dress from a consignment or off the rack now and I'd suggest doing the same for bridesmaid dresses. You can absolutely pull off a beautiful wedding in the time you have now.

You can do it, no problem. Figure out your budget, guest list & your overall vision. You'll be surprised how quickly things can fall into place.

This time of year, you can probably find a white or pastel dress in any store.

You can definitely do it. Like others mentioned, it all depends on your budget/guest list and what your vision is. If you have enough money, hire a wedding planner (if you're opting for something bigger and more extravagant). If not, you can always hire a day-of-coordinator or month-of coordinator.

Decide what are the most important things to you, and don't sweat the things that don't really matter. That will keep it stress-free and fun Honestly all you NEED is the two of you, your officiant/JOP etc, and your witnesses. If you have a budget for it, include guests and food/beverages for them, etc.

We planned in 8months with a 2month break. It can be done but you have to start now and smaller the better.

You can get it done. We're planning our wedding within 5 months. We're having a small brunch with 70 ppl..

Obviously, you won't send out save the dates and would just send out the invitations. The most important thing would be to find and put a deposit on a venue bc once you do that you can get your invites and send them out and book the other stuff.

Find a venue where you can have the ceremony and reception at. Makes things a lot easier. (before you do anything think of your budget and guest list - be realistic with your income and the timing) Good luck!

I think you could pull it off in a short period of time or you could elope and throw a huge party later on. If you plan on having a ceremony and reception in the next couple months you will have to really get crackin and figure out what you want and how you want it and if you can afford that or even find it in the amount of time you will have to plan. It's a lot tougher to do it in a short period of time but absolutely doable! Especially if you've got a couple friends to help and some woman to bounce ideas off of, which clearly we all have opinions!!!

We're planning a wedding in 9 months... and right now I'm feeling a lull.

1. set your budget

2. be open to the date and find your venue

3. everything else is CAKE (Coincidentally, it's the tastiest part).

You can do it! Honestly this close it might be a little tougher to find a venue, but maybe calling to see what date options those months are available would be easier. Other than that everything should be easy to plan out. My wedding is in October and we got engaged this past October and I had just about everything done in two weeks haha. I would definitely figure out the ceremony location and venue location first and then work on your save the dates or invitations and your dress next since they need to be sent out ahead of time and your dress for in time for any alterations. But its definitely doable! Good luck!

If you already have the money and there is a venue available then definitely do-able. I would start asap though just to secure a venue, order invitations and be able to send out with enough time. Good luck!