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Just Said Yes June 2021

Postponing Wedding

Stephanie, on November 7, 2019 at 9:09 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 5
Hi There!! I got engaged in July. My fiancé and i have known eachother for 1 year and 8 months. We welcomed our beautiful baby girl in January of this year. I feel like every thing has happened so fast and now I’m wanting to slow things down and take some time to enjoy each other and our girl! I’d like us to actually “date” because if you add the math up we really haven’t known eachother that long. we had set a date to get married on June 12,2020 and have a deposit on the venue and photographer. Now I am wanting to hold off. It’s been a lot of stress with money (since we are paying for a majority of the wedding ourselves) and family and friend drama that i am just not excited anymore. I absolutely want to marry this man but I’m feeling very overwhelmed with stress and have no one to talk besides him that I am wanting to postpone.

does anyone have any advice on how to talk to vendors and the family and friends we’ve told? Does this make me a horrible person to want to hold off??

Sincerely,
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Latest activity by Traci, on December 15, 2019 at 2:17 PM
  • Amber
    Master February 2020
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    Definitely doesn't make you a horrible person for wanting to hold off. I would contact the vendors you've booked and ask if you can move your date with them to June of the following year, or whatever time you think would be best for the two of you. As for family and friends, just let them know that you both have a lot going on right now and would rather hold off on a wedding until you've had some time to breathe! Congratulations on your baby and best of luck Smiley smile

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  • Jeanie
    Super February 2020
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    Have you talked to your fiancé about this? There’s no right or wrong time to get married, and if you’re having doubts you absolutely should postpone. However if you’re looking for that newly dating experience, I’m sorry but that ship has sailed. You can always go on dates and learn new things about your significant other, but you can’t postpone the wedding expecting to get something you didn’t before you got pregnant. Life has changed significantly for you in the past two years, but change isn’t always a bad thing. If you want some more time to adjust to it all, that is ok. But if you’re looking to get some kind of feeling or experience that you haven’t, maybe you aren’t really ready for marriage at all. You really should talk about how you’re feeling with your fiancé and discuss your expectations and hopes for the future. You need to make sure you’re both on the same page before you move forward. Don’t go through with the wedding if you’re not sure about it. Lost deposits are much cheaper and easier to recover from than a divorce.
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  • K
    Expert September 2021
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    Im in a similar boat except we have been together for over 5 years and are getting "married" in a little less than a year from now. We had a courthouse ceremony in 2015 but are throwing a reception and saying vows in front of friends and family for our 5th marriage anniversary. In those 5 years we had 2 kids, bought a house and significantly advanced our careers, and traveled... At this point spending on a wedding is not tasking, we are also very comfortable with each other. It moved so fast the first 2 years but now I know him and I r truly the long run type of a deal. So I'm excited to say those vows and not stressed out. We briefly played w an idea of a reception early on but quickly scratched it off cuz other things were higher on our priority list. Hope this helps. Not a bad thing pushing it back.
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  • Sinéad
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2025
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    Welcome to the WeddingWire community Stephanie! Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl!

    Have you already discussed postponing your wedding with your FH?

    Wanting to postpone your wedding to spend time with your family is perfectly fine, and people will totally understand that. You should do what you and your FH feel is best for your family and your relationship.

    If you decide that postponing is what will make you and your FH happy, then I would contact the vendors that you have already booked ASAP to cancel your reservation.

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  • Traci
    Devoted October 2021
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    You are NOT a horrible person for this decision. Yes enjoy your family.

    Thats what Im doing.

    My FH and I were only together for 11 months when we got engaged in 2017. So we decided to push the wedding to 2021. So when we say I DO, we will be together for 5 years, and My daughter will get to know her step-father more.

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    You got this hunny!

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