Start Planning early

I planned my wedding way early too! I was engaged Dec 2018, with a Nov 2020 wedding. And by April 2019, I had my colors, bridal party, and majority of my vendors picked out, along with my dress! I think if your comfortable planning this early, go for it. But that’s my opinion. The earlier to better!

Nothing with getting your major vendors secured (venue, photographer, caterer) right now. Other stuff like bridesmaid dresses and invites doesn't have to be figured out until 4/5 months out. In the mean time, just collect ideas on what you want to include.

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My guess is because you sent out invites way too early so of course people are going to think you are planning way too early. Things like vendors can be booked at this point and getting your wedding dress, but there is still plenty of time for your bridesmaids to get their dresses.

View Quoted Comment This. There are certain things that can, and should, be done early and other things that cannot. You should book your vendors early. You shouldn’t expect people to RSVP a year in advance.

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Same situation here! We got engaged July 31 2020, and our wedding is January 2022. Colors, bridal party, many vendors, venue, and wedding party attire are all picked out! Some may think it's too early, but personally, it gives me peace of mind knowing I have a lot done with still over a year left in planning.

I did read your other forum about RSVPs and the plated dinner situation. I understand where you were coming from about having to give a est. count for your caterer, but having your RSVP portion active on your website isn't necessarily needed at this stage! With plated dinners at weddings, there's always a chance for guests to not show up, meaning you'll have food leftover. As long as you give your caterer a good estimate, and give them a final headcount on the date they specify, then you'll be fine! But I would go ahead and deactivate the RSVP portion of your website until Invites are sent out!

I say get whatever you can get out of the way. I wouldn't send out invites no time soon, but everything else I don't see a problem with.

I’m November 12, 2021 and I basically have everything done and had it done at the beginning of the year. So no, you aren’t too early. Tune everyone else out!

It can't hurt to start early. I started planning with 17 months to go. Had all my vendors booked by the 1 year mark and a loose plan on everything else by 10 months. From there it's just waiting out the timeline but it's nice to have everything ready for when the time does come. When it's time for outfits, all we have to do is order, when it's time for invites, all we have to do is send them out, etc. Less stress down the line, plus I find it leaves a ton of room for adjusts or possibly changing your mind on something. My vision is much different now than it was at the start because I gave myself the extra time to research, learn, and all that other good stuff you might not get if you don't give yourself that head start.

Nope! It's your wedding. Be firm in what you're looking to do and when to have things done by. Be nice to anyone involved with planning but firm. I was too nice and not firm enough. If someone has a problem with something listen to them, but make the decision that's best for you!

This is very subjective. I started planning with less than 6 months abd ran ito some vendors (photographer) wbo thought I was planning too early.

I’ve heard that too, now I am 6 months away and still have so much to do!


I think of you are planning alone, take all the time you need. I also have a wedding book that gives a timeline on things you should do and when.
At the 7 month mark we did bridesmaids dresses and my dress.
5 month I will order invites.
But I already have everything booked except the cake.

View Quoted Comment Yea.. I did deactivate it I'm going to do it again later on the yea for the same people wen I send out invites

I think covid has also changed a lot of stuff in terms of planning. I'm getting married Nov 13, 2021 and started looking for venue and other things in July of this year (we've been engaged since November 2019). Everyone told me I was doing things too early as well but on the flip side lots of places are filling up quickly for next year. We originally wanted to get married Oct 2021 but the venue we wanted didn't have any October dates and only have one November date. We also sent out Save the Dates super early (which some people didn't like) but that was based on feedback from a number of people saying they were being invited to other weddings next year and wanted to know when ours is. So sure, I might have waited until spring to start with most of the vendors except that sooooo many people are moving weddings to next year. You do you and don't worry about what other people say, at the end of the day you're the one who has to deal with all the planning.

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Ty g...so much ..some people dont understand ....me and my FH is the only one's planning this wedding ....I don't want nothing to go wrong 3 months until I wants to be able to chill and not have to worry about thing ...we all know these months are going to go by really fast

I've heard most people start planning about 12 months in advance so you're good. Some people even have their dress a year before. I would never do that because I have to lose weight and I'm not paying for extra adjustments lol

You’re not doing this too early. There’s soo much to do! If you knock off a little at a time, you won’t be slammed at the end!

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Gotcha! Good luck with planning!!

Definitely not, I have most of my January 2022 wedding planned.