I've been saying for FOREVER now that "everything is booked. I'm just paying it off!" Then that became "we're almost done paying everything off!" and today I'd like to proudly say that our October wedding is all paid for! Last payments were the last half of our balance to the photographer, the last half of our balance to the videographer, the MUA, and our hair stylist. I also ordered the Bellami hair extensions I'll be using, the bridal earrings I've been eyeing since the beginning of 2018, and the robes for the bridesmaids, moms, and myself. There are small things like that, a Disneyland ticket for the bachelorette party in September, money for travel, etc etc that I'll be paying but all of the big important things are taken care of and I couldn't be more happy.
I have been so stressed because we ended up needing to order 96 chiavari chairs instead of 80 (to be safe) so I knew we'd be paying more but as usual my FH came through and worked an extra shift and used that to add to our savings. I hope the planning is enjoyable for everyone; including the 2020 brides who may be more towards the beginning of planning right now! I was so stressed all of 2019 but when everything is taken care of, months before the wedding, it is fun and exciting again! I feel the way I did when he proposed. All excitement, no stress. I hope you all feel the same way or will soon.
I wanted to add I hired an event decorator/planner who takes care of all set up decor, etc. so I didn't order linens, etc etc. It is really common to have nothing to do with that aspect of planning ( other than finding photos/hiring someone to do it) where I live in california so I have no experience renting anything or ordering anything so I didn't know you can't do that in advance haha.
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