We just got engaged

Congrats on getting married!!

Planning a wedding is a lot of things. I was super stressed out when I saw my checklist and I'm one of those people who like to get it done as soon as possible so when the time comes I don't feel rushed. Best thing to do is to take it one thing at a time and start working your way through it. Don't be stressed and understand that it does take time. 8 months is plenty of time to plan everything and get set up!

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Second: it's all pretty overwhelming to start! The important thing to remember is that you have plenty of time - you're about where I was when I started planning because my FH and I decided to move our date up from August to April. I would start with blocking out the months and figuring out what you need where. Most important is the budget.

Once you have the money ironed out, you can figure out a rough guest list and then a venue! As soon as pieces start falling into place, you'll see the day more clearly and feel calmer. I know it helped me to have things written on our calendar, and we knocked out the major vendors way in advance so I could just breathe. It's a lot but you got this!

Truthfully elope lol. Weddings can bring stress so be prepared but the best thing to do is to not let the small things stress you and plan in advance. Most important of your life should be how you want it and do not let others stress you (unless you're requesting unreasonable amounts of money from them lol) so just stay as organized as possible. Best luck and congrats.

I agree that elopement or having a very small wedding is a lot less stressful!

Congrats on your engagement!

Congratulations on your engagement! Try not to let the stress overtake you, this should be a happy time 8 months is plenty of time to plan a wedding. We got engaged at the end of June 2019 and I had almost the entire wedding planned in about 2-3 months! Our original date was in May, but we had to move it up to February for one of our family members. Our entire engagement is only 8 months long, so trust me that it's doable

If planning an elaborate wedding isn't really your thing, there's nothing wrong with taking a more casual approach or eloping. Best of luck to you!

I was overwhelmed at first too because you see everything you have to do in the checklist all at once. It's like getting the syllabus for a college class and seeing everything you have to do and becoming stressed out. But, then as you go along, it didn't end up being as stressful as you originally thought. But, breathe! Remember, that you just need to deal with the tasks that need done now. I had to train myself to not worry about what needs done 2 to 3 months out if I'm 6 months out from the wedding. The important thing that I remember that has helped me is some things will go wrong no matter if you plan everything perfectly. But, at the end of the day you are going to marry your best friend and that's all that matters! I've come to find out that a lot of the tasks didn't take as long as I thought they would. My fiance and I will be engaged for 11 months by the time we get married. Around the 6 month mark and 3.5 month mark, we didn't have hardly anything to do and we got a break. 8 months is plenty of time, and you may even get a little break from having to do anything!