Wedding plan challenges

Mine was logistics.

my reception venue did not open until 430p and i didn't want a large gap between my ceremony and reception time so i ended up just hiring a DOC to do the decorating and set up for my reception. that way, i could be at my ceremony from 330p set up time for a 5p ceremony start time and be able to make it to a 6p reception time.

i could have done something like 7p reception time and rushed to set it up myself but that would have been a big nightmare and rush

For me it started as a challenge but ended up being okay, was the pandemic. We had spent two years planning and saving, and had to postpone. It was awful.

However, it gave us a whole year and half to regroup, save more, and add some amazing things to our wedding we wouldn't have been able to before, as a lot of vendors gave discounts and such during the pandemic.

Venue.

Our original choice for venue was the same place we got married. Unfortunately, it is an all-outdoor venue. We live in Florida. Our anniversary is in July. I doubt I need to say more.

We chose a new venue, but now the issue is that they ONLY allow evening events. The anniversary we were going to do our vow renewal on was on a Sunday, and we were going to do a Sunday brunch to keep costs down. But now we have to do an evening event, so Sunday wouldn't be good. Also can't pick the Friday before our anniversary, because it falls on the week of July 4th, so most people will have had a short week already (most companies will give people the Monday that week off for the 4th) so they likely can't take the Friday. This means Saturday is the only real option, and that tacks on a full $1600 more for the venue rental, so it kind of sucks.

I’d definitely say figuring out the guest list. Trying to figure out who to cut and be ok with cutting them and not feeling bad! Even though we can afford to invite them, do I WANT to invite them? My fiancé and I feel differently on this topic and I’d rather save the money haha

The ceremony.

DH is Catholic, and wanted to get married in the Church. I'm not Christian, but I said I'd give it a try for his sake.

VERY LONG STORY VERY SHORT:

Precana went poorly.

Priest refused to discuss with us.

Priest rejected us 3 1/2 months before the wedding.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand so we had to come up with an officiant, a ceremony location, and a ceremony form... before we ordered the invites, which we were sending out about 2 months before the wedding. And, they had to be custom made. Which could take a few weeks. So, we had about 3 weeks to figure that out.

I am STILL MAD about it and it's been nearly 2 years.

It's been pretty life changing in different ways. Part of it is realizing I have toxic family members. On the better note it caused me to become closer with my fiancee and his family.

Just curious though, is there a time when everything's gotten out of hand especially with what's going on this past year? Is it right to ask for support outside your family and your fiance? Does seeking professional help made you straighten it out?