Wedding stress from doing everything myself

Have you talked to your FH about this?

Honestly, you'll have a hard time getting anyone excited for something that is 15 months away.

I think FH should be active and help if he wants a big wedding.

I know the feeling though i feel like my family/his arent that excited. We are, our friends are, but they dont seem to be. But then i think, wow its still far in advance so maybe they will change their attitudes as it gets closer.

I have to plan it all myself as well, but its my wedding so i expected too. I cant afford a planner.

I have also been planning everything myself. FH is a total man's man and is just not interested in wedding planning. He did get more interested in the food, cake tasting, his attire and our honeymoon but those were things that happened later on in the planning. TBH, no one will be excited as you are so don't expect your friends to get all excited about wedding chores and errands lol. Why don't you take a little break from planning? You have a venue and date secured. You don't really need to be doing much else at this point!

I am also getting married Sept 2016. I would say take it one step at a time. I am doing the planning myself because my Fiance is clueless and thays okay. That means I get to make the decisions myself. Dont stress breathe and take it one step at a time. Look at the WW checklist and you will have it broken down too.

Awww....I completely understand. My wedding is a destination wedding in New Orleans. Currently, I live in Houston while my fiance lives in Alabama right now and my parents are in Dallas. I feel like I am by myself with planning-financially, emotionally and physically. You are not alone. What I have found is that no one will be as EXCITED than you. However, take one day at a time and surround yourself with positive people who are happy for you. I also recommend getting/making a wedding binder so you have check things off and visually see all the things you have accomplished (with others or by yourself ). After the wedding you can look back at it and remind yourself of all things you put into your fabulous day. Also to keep myself motivated I have a cute chalk board wedding count day on my fridge as well as cute sayings to help me through when I feel like I am doing this by myself. Good luck and keep your head up.

Hey date twin! Our weddings are actually not THAT far away, every vendor I contacted about a quote has pretty much emailed me back saying I need to book really soon because dates are booking up quick. Ex. Hair Salon I liked gave me a quote and said there is already someone looking at my date so I should decide quickly. Our weddings are 14 months away

@Ms2Mrs I am starting to think its a way to push us into booking vendors by saying its going to fill up for our date lmaoooo buttt maybe its true

Depending on where you live and time of the year, vendors CAN book up fast. I started planning mine in December when I got engaged for March 2016 and some photographers/venues/videographers were booked. I already booked all 3 months ago but it's honestly just to make sure I have the person I want.

With that said, I'm doing it all on my own. No financial help from mine or his parents and he has a full time job but that goes to our everyday living expenses. I work 2 full time jobs so I'm putting everything from my 2nd job into our wedding fund. I'm also doing the planning myself (mostly at work haha) so I understand your stress.

But But look at it this way. This is a celebration to spend your life with the love of your life. It'll be worth it.

My co-workers are the only ones super interested in anything. My MOH has had a lot of difficult stuff going on this year and finally things have settled down and we have been talking about the wedding until she recently when she started felling really ill. She had her gallbladder taken out today and I hope that was the problem. So..just me here too, but I am fine with it 99% of the time.

I pretty much doing my wedding on my own without any interest from FH. I just gave him a piece of paper and his first ever task....to gather the addresses for his friends he wants to invite. Let's see how that goes!

What helped me and I'm sure many brides is making lists. I wrote down each month and placed what I wanted to accomplish that month and checked it off as I completed it. I really helps in those moments when you start to think about everything like flowers, and picking songs, and going over your ceremony/vows and you go into a panic. With a monthly list you can look and say I don't have to worry about that until (blank) month, just concentrate on this one.

Thanks everyone for your posts and being understanding. You are all 100% right that it is far away and no one will be as excited as me. I knew that going into it but I didn't realize that even when I mentioned a small errand that my MOH would absolutely hate it. I guess Ill just put my bridal party in the same boat as my fiancé and just have them show up to the wedding lol. I just felt like I was planning a party for myself and that's it when its a big day for both of us. I'm glad I'm not alone and there are other people in the same situation as me.

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