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Planning stress

Miranda, on December 16, 2021 at 2:29 PM Posted in Planning 0 5

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I am trying to start planning my wedding, but I am sooo stressed out about it. I know you're suppose to find a venue first. But we're not doing any type of 'traditional' wedding. We're trying to pretty much figure out an outline before we actually start looking for a place to hold it first. To us the venue doesn't set everything for our wedding. So far we know these things
1. We are having less than 100 people
2. We want to do early afternoon3. We know the 'theme' (we are doing a 'harry potter' wedding as in using our house colors and doing the cake and center pieces in it)4. We know the ceremony we want is outside5. We're trying to go ask 'cheap' as we can. I don't see a point in spending tons of thousands on a wedding.
But after that I'm stuck. Our plan is to have the ceremony at a park and just rent a hall for the reception and honestly i dont care what hall or anything we get married in im just excited to be gettinh married. So I don't feel like I need to be booking a venue now because halls in my area are pretty cheap and they don't rent out fast. So it just makes me feel stuck. We are getting married in August so I feel like I need to be planning planning planning since it's not to far away. But I dont know where to start. Has anyone else felt this way or have any idea where to start

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Latest activity by Josie, on December 20, 2021 at 3:03 PM

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Jessi · on December 16, 2021 at 2:48 PM
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Many of your other vendors will ask where the event is taking place and can dictate whether they believe they're a good fit or not. Is there a reason why you don't want to look into renting the park and hall now? 8 months before isn't really that long in wedding planning time.
If you don't want to book a venue now, you can start looking into other vendors that you wish to have. Caterer, florist, bartender, photographer, baker, etc. Since you are focused on a theme it would also be a good idea to start getting a list together now of what decor you're looking for.
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Samantha · on December 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM
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Its better to be earlier in planning that later. I get that you don't feel the need to book a venue now but you really should. Most everything else hinges on that, and it will be one less thing to stress about. Even though you don't want a traditional wedding space, its better to just get that part done so you can picture the rest. You can certainly get away with an affordable wedding if you get creative, keep it casual, and be flexible in your vision!
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Heather · on December 16, 2021 at 3:09 PM
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I agree with everyone!
But definitely start looking or at least keep an eye out. A lot of people are planning to get married in 2022 so who knows if some brides may have the same idea as you to wanting to book the same park, hall, or whatever it may be.
Definitely check wedding wire's list on your account to see what other areas you can work on in the meantime.
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Stefanie · on December 20, 2021 at 2:43 PM
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Wedding planning Can be very stressful! Try and take it step by step. You don’t have to have everything planned at once. Start with the venue, photographer and then work from there. It will all work out!
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Josie · on December 20, 2021 at 3:03 PM
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I would say that finding and booking a venue is one of the most important first steps, even for a small wedding. Location is one of the first things every vendor asks, and it's not too early to book one. Keep in mind, a lot of 2020 - 2021 weddings were pushed back due to COVID, so even small venues are being booked up quickly for 2022/23. Also, some venues provide you with tables, chairs, linens, etc so it's important to know ahead of time what you will need to find on your own and what your venue will provide. In fact, I think it might help ease your stress to have a venue locked in.
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