Planning

For videographers, I would watch a bunch of different videographers work. Find a 2-3 you like, read reviews, and make sure they are within budget. A lot of times meeting with them helps a lot too! We knew instantly our videographers were perfect for capturing our wedding and they did an amazing job!
As far as florals... Pinterest! That is how I got my floral inspo. Or, just meeting with florist. They can really help a lot too. My florist came up with things I would have never thought of.
Have fun at the wedding expo. They can be very helpful. And enjoy dress shopping! It’s one of the highlights of wedding planning 😊

Hi Bryana,
Congratulations, your not far behind, but good photographers can be booked 2 years in advance sometimes, the bridal expo will help, they can give you options in your area for the best ones, for me, the best part was the dress shopping!!!!!! EXCITING!!! I looked online at all the different styles, to get an idea of what I liked and didn't like, I tried on 30 dresses before I found my dream 👗 bringing just your mom is a good idea, to many people mean to many opinions which can confuse you! My dress is from Stella York, style 6979, if you care to see it, I recommend jjshouse for bridesmaids dresses, I'm getting my girls dresses from them, style 105912, they will be in the lilac color and I'm changing into the same dress in lavender as my second dress, have fun, you'll be a GORGEOUS 👰

For your photographer and videographer, I would look at their prior work and reviews. I would also compare their packages to determine what each on offers within your price range to determine what you want. DJs were a lot harder for me to decide on. I reached out to all of the ones our venue recommended as well as a few others. I read reviews and watched videos they posted on social media from weddings they did previously. The one I ended up picking as cheesey as it may sound I kind of just knew that he was the one I wanted to go with and I'm glad I did because he was amazing to work with. He was one of the ones that my venue recommended. I figured it was best to go with one that knew my venue. For flowers, I would look on Pinterest. I would search flowers in the colors you want and go from there. It is often cheaper to go with ones that are in season, but a florist will be able to guide you so maybe pick a florist then decide what type of flowers you want. I love red roses so I knew without a doubt that's what I wanted.

There was one our friends used and loved and I loved their work. However their communication is nonexistent. I don’t expect immediate answers but all other vendors is usually 24-48 business hours max. It’ll be 7 days and I will send a follow up and still be a few days. We’ve been watching so many! That’s one thing we have time to find. Our wedding is off season which is a plus for us!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I was typing my post while walking my dogs but I meant to say we have a photographer and DJ!

Congratulations you are way ahead!!!!