Wedding

Your FS should be the one helping you plan. If you haven't already, I would sit down and establish a budget and a rough guest list. Once that's finished, you can look at venues in your price range that can fit your guest count and start to narrow down what you like.

Wedding wire also has a good checklist that'll help you get an idea of what needs to be done.

Ask your FS what kind of vibe they're looking for. What kind of vibe are you looking for? Look on WW and the Knot to see what kind of venues are available in your area (assuming you aren't looking to have a destination wedding). I don't know what you mean by "that special girl time" - this is on you and FS. With input from H on what he wanted, I did all the preliminary research, contacted venues to set up appointments, and then the two of us toured venues and chose one.

Just like what caytlyn said, your spouse needs to be the one helping you plan. Start up a conversation to agree on how much you're willing to spend and how many people you might want to invite, then start browsing areas nearby. There are plenty of search engines for wedding venues online that allow you to filter by size and cost. I also recommend checking out some of the historical sites nearby too!

Budget is always first for all line items. Venues may include rentals and require caterers so those budgets need to be factored in as well.

Then you can start the "dream venue-hunting" (essentially a pinterest of venues). From there, we created our checklist of halftos. Ours included: BYOB catering and I wanted the venue to be an activity as well (like going through a garden).

We initially did wedding venue searches, but don't underestimate the power of just researching 'event rental' places that do not cater to weddings. To do this, look up local places that you just like (such as breweries, galleries, museums, garden/arboretums. etc.). See if there's anything directly on their website. You can also contact the owners if you don't see anything.

Our venue fell into our laps once we found out our favorite art gallery recently started hosting events. So we could have our food truck, activity and cut the decorating cost.

Hi Toya! I'm sorry you are feeling overwhelmed. WeddingWire has a lot of great resources for you to use. Finding a venue is a great place to start. Try a vendor search on WW and contact some venues. Weddingwire has a great planning Checklist to help you get started and tell you where you need to be! You can adjust the standard options and customize the checklist to fit your needs.

Your fiance should be on this journey with you looking for the perfect venue. however, from personal experience men aren't as savvy or into this process as women are. after you figure out your budget and approximate number of guests you can start by looking for venues through weddingwire, theknot, weddingspot. you can contact the ones you liked and then set up a tour. don't worry you got this! I found my venue 6 months before my wedding ( I did start planning very late but you have time!) Good luck!

View Quoted Comment My fiance and I did set a budget and it's under seven thousand dollars. He works 12hour shifts so it's hard to have him physically come with me to visit some of the venues. I just don't think this budget is possible for me wanting all inclusive and outside ceremony .🙁

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Depending on the size of your guestlist i think its totally do-able!

i'd start with this website for searches: https://www.wedding-spot.com/wedding-venues/

you can input your budget, number of guests and style of wedding and give you options!

sucks your fiance is so busy but once you find a place you love you can try to work with his schedule and the venues to set up a meeting. if he isn't available ask a friend or family member to join you (don't forget to take lots of pix / videos to show fiance) i know you'll find something perfect!