Pushing wedding date back a year

Some vendors have calendars for the next 2 years ready. Do not book any vendors until your venue is booked. Well wishes and happy planning!

I definitely don't want to book anyone before the venue! We aren't happy about this, but we believe it's best and smarter.

We are also having a long engagement (almost 3 years). We wanted this to be able to save up for our dream wedding too. So this is a great idea! And most of the vendors I have spoken with won't book right now because my wedding is so far away. Take your time and enjoy planning.

Go ahead and find your venue and lock that in once you are 100% positive the new timeline will work for your budget. Some venues get booked up quickly so that's fine to get that secured. Other vendors can follow, in my opinion, but you have time to really dig in and research. Plenty of time to find the best photographer, do tastings, etc. Happy planning!

Bummer, about postponing your wedding. However, you can use the time to save up for your wedding. I would not put any deposit down this soon. You can casually look for places and set a budget

How do I change my date on WW?

I have had to do this as well. Due to rolling layoffs and a car accident we were supposed to have been married 10/15/16 but pushed it to 5/27. The change was made 9 months before the wedding after we had already booked our photographer and a venue. So we ended up having to change venues due to it not being able to accommodate the new date we chose and luckily it was one that a refund was given and our photographer was gracious enough to allow a date change. We then just relaxed and gave ourselves a couple of months to get everything back in order and started the planning process over again around April 2016. Those few months of just being engaged without all the stress did wonders for us for when planning picked up again.

Find your venue first! Thats the first thing people book when they get engaged so they go fast. The good thing about pushing it out to 2019 is that you have more options. It may seem like a long time but time flies. I have been engaged for over a year now and it feels like it's only been a couple of months. ETA: I also get really giddy when I tell people I'm engaged. People get so excited for you.

We also pushed back our wedding date. I'm actually glad we did although we had to pay a fee with our vendor. With all the transitions happening in our life ( long distance move, new jobs) it's nice to not have to worry about wedding planning.

We have some dental and possibly medical issues to deal with first, along with a move this year and again next year. Plus unfortunately student loans can only be put off for so long. Lol. So this will definitely help us. I'm just one of those people who want to get it all planned at once. I'm very bad at making a final decision, luckily FH is good at laying it all out for me logically. I tend to think emotionally about most things.

Stacy - We're not getting married until summer of '19 but we've already booked our venue so it's definitely not too early. The nice thing about a long engagement (besides having time to save money) is that you can really think about what you want before you have to make most decisions. I think that in the long run this helps avoid regret and saves money.

Best of luck!

It sounds like you are being financially smart. Most major vendors that you will need won't want to book that far out. Reach out to those you are interested in hiring and make notes as to when they are available to take your date.

Now you just have more time to look at venues!! Take your time and book all the other vendors about a year out!