Three Year Engagement

Do nothing. Or it's going to be a very, very long three years for you.

Enjoy being engaged for a while.

I think going to the expos to get ideas and pricing is fine. It will help you fine tune your budget. But I doubt those vendors will book you that far out. Just keep that in mind. But you have plenty of time to save and have the wedding of your dreams. Good luck!

Thank you! I booked this early because I'm a teacher. The place we booked told me I was very smart for doing so since 2017 and 2018 were booked for the summer months

What does being a teacher have to do with booking a venue?

I don't think most vendors will even talk to you tbh. Booking 2 years in advance was excessive for a lot of vendors I spoke to. some wouldn't allow us to sign contracts until they got their pricing for the next year.

1. Budget- sit down with your FH and discuss how much you can save and spend on your wedding.

2. Wedding shows/bridal expos- great place to go right now to get ideas, check out potential vendors, etc. Keep in mind that it's likely they won't be booking that far out and their prices may change by then.

3. Start compiling your guest list. It doesn't have to be finalized any time soon but it can help you determine if your budget is healthy enough to accommodate the ideal number of guests you want to invite.

Other than that just relax for a while. Soon enough you will be knee deep in wedding planning so enjoy the calm for a while!

Enjoy your engagement!

Just relax and enjoy your engagement. It'll come quick enough. No need to stress now

I collected a lot of ideas for the first 2 years and now I'm 1 year away and have really started planning. It's too hard to even know what friends you will want to invite that far out!

Don't do much until 1 1/2-2 years out. Enjoy being engaged!

Just work on saving for it. That's a long time to be stressed!

Just save money. You will find you want to add a lot of stuff!!!

Save save save. That's all. Just get some ideas on the the type of wedding you want, but 3 years is pretty early to book a venue. What if you find something you like better? I'd say right now just enjoy being engaged and just think and brainstorm ideas and once you hit the 2 year mark start narrowing down ideas once you hit the year and half mark really start planning. A lot can happen and change in 3 years. You might like an idea today but next month change your mind.

Relax and enjoy for a bit

Just relax and save money. I started planning my wedding 22 months out and a lot of vendors said i was very early and on the ball. Most won't even talk to you until 2 years out. Use pintrest and get some ideas and just enjoy being engaged! It goes quick believe me.

Take a deep breath and try to relax. You still have a ton of time. Don't worry about it for now. My venue would even let us book it until 15 months before our day.

Enjoy your engagement, and save money. You won't be able to find many vendors that will book that far in advance, and 3 years is an excessive amount of time to plan. I think waiting until 1.5 - 2 years out is plenty of time.

Enjoy being engaged. We are having a little over a year and a half engagement, I saw 4 couples get engaged and married in that time. There were things I liked/disliked at each wedding. My ideas changed, and I felt like I had been planning forever. I cant imagine how I would have felt starting 3 years out. Use your first year to just have fun, save $$ and don't make any final decisions.

I keep getting emails from vendors who want to book for photography and cinematography. And we booked early because the venue we booked was ideal for our price range and was everything we wanted and more. We booked three years in advance because as a new teacher trying to take time off from a new job is extremely difficult.