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Keren
Just Said Yes September 2024

Too early to plan my wedding ?

Keren, on July 8, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Posted in Planning 176

My wedding is till next year 9/6/22 I don’t know if I should start looking for a dress and start sending invitations ?
My wedding is till next year 9/6/22
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  • Sarah
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Sarah ·
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    I say go for it! My date is 9/3/22 and I have purchased my dress and booked the venue as well as all vendors. I feel very relaxed knowing the big stuff is out of the way! We will be booking an engagement shoot soon to send out save the dates, but not sure when we will send them out.
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  • M
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Megan ·
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    I am getting married 9/17/22 and just bought my dress! Wasn’t expecting to find one this early but wanted to definitely get ordered within next 3 months. I work in wholesale bridal and there is such a delay in workers and shopping delays some places the estimated time to get a dress is 6 months and I didn’t was to take a chance and stress about it not getting here in time. Especially considering alteration time.
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  • K
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Kimberly ·
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    I sent save the dates and ordered my wedding dress. With Covid everything is taking soo long. They told me it could take up to 15 months to make dress then when it comes in you gotta get it altered. September 16, 2022 is our wedding date.
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  • Briana
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Briana ·
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    I have my dress and venue already taken care of. I takes me feel better to have some stuff set
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  • Vale
    Dedicated October 2021
    Vale ·
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    It's definitely not too early. I started doing all the HEAVY planning and important stuff in early 2018, my wedding is this October. Now that I'm 99 days away and literally 90% of the real work is done, I can relax and enjoy the process and be excited about it instead of stressing, panicking, and doing everything last minute (to me, anything within 6 months of the wedding is "Last Minute" LOL)
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  • A
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Allison ·
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    I'm getting married on 09/10/22, and I've been planning since roughly November 2020. I found that due to a lot of rescheduled weddings, things were booking up way quicker than they normally would. So just like the pandemic changes most things, planning a wedding has to be done so much further in advance now. A lot of vendors I reached out to we're booked up when I inquired in 2020, so now is the perfect time to get on it. I have my DJ, venue, caterer, photographer, videographer, rehearsal venue, bridal shower venue, makeup/hair crew, and officiant. I am currently searching for a florist but know I need to pick one soon because of how many weddings were rescheduled to 2022! As for the wedding dress, you can definitely start looking for that too! I have my first appointment at a shop, the end of this month. And I'm hoping to find the dress by September so there's time to get it altered and such. As for save the dates, I have family flying in from France and my fiancé's family all lives roughly 2 hours away so I will be sending mine out approximately 9-10 months before the wedding. So definitely don't feel like you need to wait, you can get started now Smiley smile I recommend it!
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  • Quianna
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Quianna ·
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    Hey! My wedding is booked for 9/17/22! We've already started planning and have about half of our vendors booked. I enjoy planning so it’s way better for us that we started early lol If anything I do recommend booking your major vendors first - cater, florals etc. It’s never to late to start and honestly by next year you’ll have nothing to worry about : ) I have my last rounds of wedding dress shopping Aug 6th.
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  • Sheryl
    Beginner November 2022
    Sheryl ·
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    No way! My wedding is November 2022.

    So far we have:

    My dress
    Church
    Reception Venue (Catering and Bakery)
    Photographer
    DJ

    ...We just need our florist and other little details.


    Do you! Be happy!

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  • Kristen
    Expert October 2021
    Kristen ·
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    It's way too soon for invitations and probably for save the dates. I would hold off on the later until you're maybe 6-8 months out. However, there are plenty of things that you can and should do now. I would start with looking to book a venue. Those will fill up fast, especially now with things opening up everywhere, and I know they'll want the business. I'd start looking for places and reaching out to them for initial discussions. Once you get the venue booked, then I would start looking at other vendors, particularly DJs and photographers, as those will also book quickly.

    It's also definitely not too soon to look for a dress! I bought my dress in March 2019, and I'm not getting married until October 2021 (although originally it was supposed to be April 2020). My friend who's one of my bridesmaids bought hers about a year and a half before her wedding.

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  • Ellen
    Devoted October 2021
    Ellen ·
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    I got engaged July 2020. We got the church and the venue first, then got DJ and photographer. I went dress shopping in November of 2020. October 9 2021 is the wedding. We booked everything early because we didn’t know what was going to happen with COVID and reschedules. It’s fun trying on dresses and planning, enjoy!
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  • Jordyn
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Jordyn ·
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    My wedding is on September 3,2022 and I have my dress already so whatever makes you happy Is my suggestion
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  • StephSparkles
    Savvy September 2022
    StephSparkles ·
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    I'm starting the big things, myself. Vision boards for a dress, wedding party looks, decor, bouquets. I don't think it's too early to start planning, just take your time! (as I tell myself the same thing lol)

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  • Carissa
    Beginner August 2022
    Carissa ·
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    My wedding is 8/28/22 and I’ve just started planning lol.
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  • Leah
    Beginner October 2021
    Leah ·
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    You can look for a dress but invitations I would wait because they will lose them or forget it.. I would booked everything that you want.. I play my last October and I’m getting married this October.. I had everything paid bye December of last year..
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    Beginner October 2021
    Nicole ·
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    I think you can send save the dates but I would wait closer to the wedding to send the invitations. But as a person who procrastinated and waited until the last minute to do things this year I think it’s a great idea to start planning now. Get all your vendors, your dress, order invites, get favors and gifts, etc. There is SO much to do so start planning whenever you want! I wish I didn’t save so many things last minute.
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  • O
    Beginner April 2023
    Olivia ·
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    I already got a save the date from a friend’s wedding next September, so I say go for it!
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  • O
    Beginner April 2023
    Olivia ·
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    Editing to say definitely wait on sending invites- I meant you can plan!
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  • Shawna
    Just Said Yes May 2022
    Shawna ·
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    If you look through the tasks on here, it gives you a pretty good timeline of getting things done. When I first started I was the same way. But I don't think you can start looking for your dress too early
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  • M
    Just Said Yes September 2022
    Marimer ·
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    My wedding is 9/3/2022 and I got my dress July 2nd. I just found it and purchased it as I knew it was the one and I am staying away from looking at others.

    My wedding is a destination wedding so I plan sending Save The Dates in September to give people a year to plan for it but I am not sending invites until later on.

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  • Kapua
    Just Said Yes November 2022
    Kapua ·
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    Never too early! We’re planning for 11/12/22 for you beat! Lol
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