Too early for wedding dress appt?

Yes it would be too early to do either one. Between now and June 2025 your weight could change or what you are looking for style wise could change then you could end up with a dress you wouldn't want to wear. I also don't recommend asking anyone to be in your wedding until about 6-8 months prior to your wedding. Relationships can most definitely change and if you look at posts on here you'll see plenty about brides who wished they wouldn't have asked so early because they ended up regretting who they picked.

View Quoted Comment Hi Veronica! Thank you so much for your reply! I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing in this process and I feel so much pressure from the people around me to get everything done as quickly as possible! I’m going to talk to my fiancé and go back to basics

View Quoted Comment If you aren't planning on getting married until June 2025 you still have plenty of time to plan. Now I know you mentioned originally you wanted to get married in 2024 which would obviously impact your timeline for planning. We planned a wedding within 11 months so you still have time if you ultimately decide to get married in June 2024. I think you need to sit down and discuss with your fiance which year you want to get married and why. I know we picked sooner than later because we wanted to start a family and I refused to do that until we were married so that impacted how quickly we wanted to get married. Obviously you guys will need to weigh out the pros and cons and determine a year first. After that dress shopping and asking the bridal party can still wait. The first few things you'd need to worry about it guest list, budget and venue. I saw you said 10k but I would plan it out more like what you want to spend on each category. I would also write down your guest list of who you actually want to invite not just a ballpark number as it could end of being completely different than just guessing a number. Once those tasks are done pick a venue. That in of itself could help with determining the date.

If you want to start planning something, I would start with budget and venue, as opposed to dresses and bridal party. There are budget calculators online to help figure out how much of the budget should go to dress, vs food/drink or decor.

I agree with Jacks and Veronica and to start with your budget first. With your partner, decide how much you can both save each month to get to $10k either 2024 or 2025. If waiting for the latter, then you don't have to sacrifice as much monthly. If this is still out of your means, then you must lower your budget. If okay, consider adding for padding in case you decide on extras. Then decide on guest list and see if this matches your budget. You will pay catering price per head. The guest range will impact type of venue as each will have a guest limit. You don't want too big or too small. You must have money to put down a deposit for booking.

Don't send out Save the Dates yet as these people must all get invited 1-2 years down the line. Personal attire and bridesmaids can be picked 8 months ahead. Good luck.