Wedding planning

I think that now is a great time to look, play with ideas, and dream. Also, with Covid it wouldn't hurt to contact vendors and ask what timeframe would be reasonable if you wanted to book with them. Some may be full with the **** rescheduling due to Covid. So, knowledge is a great thing! Know and then decide. And gosh, enjoy this process! I am so happy that you are getting your big day after all!!! YAY!!!!!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I’m so excited. Just want to make sure I’m not planning to early! I know my husband is definitely not into this second marriage thing but it’s something I definitely want. Want my dad to walk me down to the isle.

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Just make sure to include him - ask him what he'll think will make it fun and include those things. My husband and I adore each other, but even he gets excited when it feels real and seems like it would be a fun! Remember, a lot of men don't know what goes into a wedding (share small amounts at a time so he doesn't get overwhelmed) so they don't know what they are supposed to do. But, it doesn't mean they don't care. So, figure out things he loves and incorporate those! My husband loves DnD so needless to say I started to refer to vendors by the dice roll. HA! You've got this and it will be fire! I promise!

View Quoted Comment He just doesn’t see the point of a second wedding. At all. He said we are already married witch we are I just never got the white dress, the first dance, the dad to walk me down the isle. He doesn’t really want to help plan. He did pick out the food we’d have there but that’s all. He just told me to let him know prices on things. I don’t know how to include him with all the planning. Not only that he works on a tow boat away from home for months at a time so it would be all on me to go see venues and stuff like that. I just don’t know how to get him more into it like I am

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I think just share the fun stuff. I know my husband doesn't see the point either. But, honestly, maybe just keep telling him how awesome he is and that you are so happy that you get memories with everyone. It's hard not to like that. Hang in there! It's 2 years away - he just might surprise you! And he is awesome!!

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I think you need to get on the same page with your husband about this future celebration before you do any planning. It's a big deal if he isn't interested in renewing vows with you; you can't make him want to participate. Make sure you put the effort into communicating and compromising on the scope, schedule, and budget and then you can start thinking about booking vendors.

View Quoted Comment He isn’t interested in looking at places or things like that. He had spoke to me about things he would like to have and people he’d like to have there witch I think is big. He is spending the money since I’m a stay at home mom & he works away. He isn’t home to be able to go look at places, and stuff but has already talked to the people he wants to be on his side and what not. I do think he’s just got so much going on especially with working away from home. He just wants to make sure it’s good for me. He’s picked the food out that we will be having so he’s helping.

Nope it's never too early to plan, I would start planning!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I’ve definitely been planning already especially since a lot of our family members live out of state. I want them to be able to have time to look at options for hotels and flights.

No it's not there are many things that you can do and to make sure that it will be available when your days comes dresses because it may be discontinued. And can get a low price bridesmaids dresses guest list invitations styles pick a beautiful venue space etc. And before you know it months have went by

View Quoted Comment Thank you. We’ve been looking at venues. My maid of honor and myself have already went to one and have another one to go see the 21st of this month. I wasn’t to sure if it would be to early but I do know there’s a bunch of stuff to be done beforehand. Especially getting ahold of family to see if they’d come. That’s the most time consuming and hardest part as of now. We have so many family that live out of state we have to let them know so they can look at flights and places to stay while they are here with us

View Quoted Comment When you send out your invitations out then do a head count on who will attend you and your husband just plan your special day ok

Plan away!! That will make it less stressful as it gets closer, and some vendors are booking 2023!

Congratulations on finally getting to plan your big event! This is a super exciting time! And I say run with your excitement! Although it may be too soon to book a venue or vendors (many will only book a year in advance), it’s certainly not too early to start looking and researching! You can start organizing a wedding binder now with all the information, and of course beef up that Pinterest wedding inspo board! Having a clear vision in mind of what you want in terms of your colors, flowers, wedding dress, etc. will make execution so much easier when it comes time to start getting those items. And having a list of your top choices for vendors will make it easy to send out inquiries. Now is a great time to make a budget and savings spreadsheet as well, to keep you on track financially.

View Quoted Comment So we actually are able to book our venue since 2021 is almost to an end. Even though we do still have a couple more months. I’ve looked at one that’s way to much but I think we are actually going to be looking at the one that I want. Witch is amazing. How early would it be that I needed to get my dress? I know I’ll definitely need to try some on before I decide. But my sister in law whose my maid of honor and myself said maybe this winter or even the summer of 2022. Would I send my invites out 6 months in advance before the wedding or should I send them out July 2022? I only ask because my family lives mainly out of state so they’d want time to look at flights and book their hotels. I’m definitely new to this. And definitely to excited not to start.

View Quoted Comment That’s awesome that you are able to book your venue this far out! Getting your venue set is the first step, and really dictates how the rest of the wedding will look. As far as your dress goes, you could definitely start trying on now, just to get a feel for what style you like best on your body. In terms of purchasing, most people suggest around 1 year before your wedding- that leaves plenty of time to make the dress and to receive it, and to have alterations done. Not buying too far out also helps prevent dress remorse or your body size changing significantly. Invitations go out 6-8 weeks before the wedding. Since you have multiple people traveling, you may want to consider sending out save the date cards (or magnets are great options too) about 6 months out, so that they can save the date on their calendar and start looking at flights, hotels, etc.

View Quoted Comment Thank you so so much. I truly appreciate it. Now this may sound odd but what do you think the groom & groomsmen should wear? I know suit is normal style but what do you think about nice pair of jeans and nice shirt? I’m trying to give my husband that option as he won’t get to do much with it since he works away from home. But I’m trying to make him as comfortable as possible. I’ve asked people and they say both is fine. Just trying to see because we’ll have to get his sometime in 2022 due to him being gone a lot

View Quoted Comment I think the great part about weddings today is that couples are moving away from old traditions and really making the event reflect them as a couple. There is no hard and fast rule about what your wedding party must wear- it’s completely up to you! One suggestion I would make is to take into consideration your venue. For example, if you decide to get married in an elaborate ballroom, jeans may not fit the venue. Do you know what kind of wedding you want to have? Are you wanting something super formal, or super casual, or some thing in the middle? I would decide on an overall vision for your wedding, and then choose a venue that fits that vision. Examples: if you want a more country or rustic feel to your wedding, maybe a beautiful barn venue. If you are wanting a formal affair, a ballroom would work great. If you want a semi-casual vibe, you might look at a vineyard.

View Quoted Comment So the place we are going to look at the 21st of this month is kinda like a vintage place I guess you’d say. It’s like a barn but they do all the decorating. It’s going to be a fall wedding with colors oranges and yellow but my husband loves camouflage. So if he wore a suit he’d have camo as his vest and tie witch is completely fine by me. I’ve told people I’ve spoke to about it that they don’t have to wear dresses or heals as I’m wearing a wedding dress with converse. But we aren’t super fancy people we are more comfortable then that so after the ceremony we’d probably change form our dress and suit

View Quoted Comment Ok first of all, I am such a sucker for autumn weddings, and loooooove when people embrace it in their decor!!! 🧡🖤 🍁 It sounds like your venue would more than support the guys in casual attire, so if that’s the way you wanna go, go for it! I’d just leave it up to your hubby what he feels most comfortable wearing and what he’s prefer his guys to wear. It sounds like you will have a super fun, laid back event!