Wedding in 2 months

You can't just pick a date. Do you have a venue yet? If you don't have a venue, you don't have a date.

Agreed. No venue = no date. You can pick a date that you would like, but until you have a signed contract with a venue it is not your wedding date.

ETA since you said you aren't into planning a wedding, have you considered elopement? Or having a private wedding at a courthouse? I'm saying this because I am 99% sure that any venue that can accommodate a larger scale wedding will be booked for April 2017.

I think choosing a date that is so close will create a lot of unnecessary stress. If you want a typical wedding gown, for example, they often have to be ordered 6-8 months in advance. Getting married in 2 months will narrow your choices. Plus typically you would have already sent out invitations so that your guests could make travel plans. There also may be limited availability for venues-- I have a friend who's getting married in LA in September, and she booked her date in December. Even booking 9 months in advance, the venue only had a few dates available. You may have to push it back.

Take your 10k and have a baller elopement vacation.

I think that is gonna cause a lot of stress. I'd pick a date least a year off so that you'll plenty of time to plan.

You can plan a wedding in 2 months, but it'll take a lot of work! Good luck!

I'd recommend finding a venue first. To save money, have the reception somewhere that has a restaurant so you don't have to pay for linens, plates, silverware, etc. Also, the food will be part of your venue contract then, which may save you money and will save you time because you won't have to search for a caterer too. After that, I'd look for an officiant, dress, tux, photographer, rings, and DJ and buy/rent/book them ASAP. I'd send out invitations as soon as I had a venue and an officiant and knew for sure the wedding was going to happen in 2 months. Lastly, I'd think about a bridal party, people to give toasts, flowers, decorations, and any other extra things you want.

I suppose if you do a brunch reception you don't need as many things, especially if there's no dancing at your reception.

Thank you all. honestly I think a venue really isn't necessary, you don't need a venue to have your date set. (No offense) To us what matters is the date, it has a meaning to us and I love that. But so far we have found a beautiful venue, surprisingly but we feel lucky. Short time in planning but I won't miss out on being a bridezilla. I'm gonna be doing my centerpieces and invitations. First we had in mind 200 guests but we'll be going down to 100 if that. Weddings are beautiful, meaningful, and as a women we all have dreams, but I think I want mine to be simple, beautiful but simple. Wish me luck. ?

There's no way you can feed 200 people with a $6,000 budget. What do you mean you don't think a venue is necessary? So what address will go on the invitations? I'm so confused.

Do you have a venue?

The date is what matters to you but you just realized it's important 2 months before?

Why rush and get married in 2 months? Sounds like you're putting unnecessary pressure on yourself. I mean, good luck and all but you're going to have a hard time finding good vendors that are still available in the beginning of Prime wedding season. Most of what's left at this point is what others didn't want.

My advice for your plan? Keep it small and simple, and/or elope.

ETA: Details. My mom's second marriage was planned in a month's time, but the only way they pulled that off was thanks to my step-father's work connections (he's in the restaurant/food industry); even then, there was LOADS of stress.

This plan is so stupid I don't even know where to start.

Plan for next year or just do a courthouse wedding.

"honestly I think a venue really isn't necessary, you don't need a venue to have your date set."

Are you planning to get married in thin air?

I'm confused. No venue? Are you planning a courthouse wedding? There's nothing wrong with that, just curious as to your plans.

No venue, no date. Certainly not for 100 guests.

Guys, she has a venue. She just wanted to tell us we we were wrong that a venue isn't necessary in order to have a date.

She didn't say she has a venue.

Also, DIY is often more expensive and time-consuming.

She did say she has a venue. "So far we have found a beautiful venue"

My issue here is, your invitations needed to be out yesterday. You don't even have a solid guest list. You want to invite 100 people that kind of had no clue this is happening. You're going to get a lot of declines and you're going to struggle feeding that many people on that small of a budget. Cut way the fuck back or just chill and plan the day you want properly.

Your venue decides your date. Once you have a venue you will know when to have the wedding.