Comments on: How long beforehand did you start to plan your wedding? http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding Wedding Planning Information and Guides Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:57:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=8644 By: Auguest Bride 08 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2454 Auguest Bride 08 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:59:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2454 I started planning 2 months after I got engaged and the banquet hall include the cake, open 5 hour bar, decorations. I found a package of one price for 3 services such as DJ, video and photography included also a free wedding album.<br><b>References : </b><br> I started planning 2 months after I got engaged and the banquet hall include the cake, open 5 hour bar, decorations. I found a package of one price for 3 services such as DJ, video and photography included also a free wedding album.
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]]> By: sparkleythings_4you http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2453 sparkleythings_4you Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:24:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2453 We started planning pretty much the week after we got engaged, we had already decided on a civil venue so I started looking for nice registry offices and got quotes for room hire and free dates, when we had set the date we started looking at reception rooms for hire and started thinking about the type of food we wanted to serve. Those were the most important things and the things we booked first.<br><b>References : </b><br> We started planning pretty much the week after we got engaged, we had already decided on a civil venue so I started looking for nice registry offices and got quotes for room hire and free dates, when we had set the date we started looking at reception rooms for hire and started thinking about the type of food we wanted to serve. Those were the most important things and the things we booked first.
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]]> By: Lydia http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2452 Lydia Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:40:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2452 Eight months. We were lucky enough to be able to book the hotel ballroom we wanted in that time, and got married in July. The choice of the church was obvious, since it was my hometown church which my husband also attended. His brother was our priest. The date was chosen because I was teaching in a faraway town, he was working in the hometown city, and I would be free in the summer. We had an ethnic wedding, so there were things we needed to consider. Our invitations were printed in both languages, our ceremony was all in Ukrainian, with three priests concelebrating. Program at reception was bilingual. Fun was had by all, and it was wonderful! We hosted about 200 guests.<br><b>References : </b><br> Eight months. We were lucky enough to be able to book the hotel ballroom we wanted in that time, and got married in July. The choice of the church was obvious, since it was my hometown church which my husband also attended. His brother was our priest. The date was chosen because I was teaching in a faraway town, he was working in the hometown city, and I would be free in the summer.
We had an ethnic wedding, so there were things we needed to consider. Our invitations were printed in both languages, our ceremony was all in Ukrainian, with three priests concelebrating. Program at reception was bilingual. Fun was had by all, and it was wonderful! We hosted about 200 guests.
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]]> By: pj h http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2451 pj h Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:33:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2451 My wife and I were married in a J.P.s back yard and our honeymoon was a extended canoe /camping trip. My wife was wearing a blue cotton dress and I wore bluejeans There we about ten or twelve close friends there with us..........<br><b>References : </b><br> My wife and I were married in a J.P.s back yard and our honeymoon was a extended canoe /camping trip. My wife was wearing a blue cotton dress and I wore bluejeans There we about ten or twelve close friends there with us……….
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]]> By: Kim http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2450 Kim Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:55:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2450 I started planning when I was probably 6 years old:) Seriously though....it depends on the popularity of your venue choices. My planning started a year in advance, and I was meticulous about it. Get a big zipper binder with separators to keep with you all the time with all vendor info and appointments: - Book church first (if you are having it at a church): the availability of the ceremony site is most important. - Choose colors/theme/attendants - make tentative guest list for reception venue purposes - Reception site - caterers (if not provided by reception venue) - cake - flowers - limo/transportation - book hotels for out of town guests - book DJ/entertainment - finalize guest list - order invites (6 months prior) - order favors if specially imprinted - your gown (6-9months prior) - Girls dresses (4-6 months prior) - tuxes (2-3 months prior) - get dresses fitted (2 months prior) - mail invites (2 months prior) - get attendant/parent gifts (2 months prior) - marriage license (1 month prior) - call to confirm all vendors and make necessary payments (within month of wedding) Lastly, as mentioned in another answer....check out theknot.com. It helped me tremendously with an exact schedule as well as budget planning. Best wishes!<br><b>References : </b><br>Married 9/22/07. Successfully planned it myself! I started planning when I was probably 6 years old:)

Seriously though….it depends on the popularity of your venue choices. My planning started a year in advance, and I was meticulous about it. Get a big zipper binder with separators to keep with you all the time with all vendor info and appointments:

- Book church first (if you are having it at a church): the availability of the ceremony site is most important.
- Choose colors/theme/attendants
- make tentative guest list for reception venue purposes
- Reception site
- caterers (if not provided by reception venue)
- cake
- flowers
- limo/transportation
- book hotels for out of town guests
- book DJ/entertainment
- finalize guest list
- order invites (6 months prior)
- order favors if specially imprinted
- your gown (6-9months prior)
- Girls dresses (4-6 months prior)
- tuxes (2-3 months prior)
- get dresses fitted (2 months prior)
- mail invites (2 months prior)
- get attendant/parent gifts (2 months prior)
- marriage license (1 month prior)
- call to confirm all vendors and make necessary payments (within month of wedding)

Lastly, as mentioned in another answer….check out theknot.com. It helped me tremendously with an exact schedule as well as budget planning. Best wishes!
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Married 9/22/07. Successfully planned it myself!

]]> By: Peace http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2449 Peace Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:43:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2449 We had 8 months to plan. In that first month, we decided on location, date, wedding party and guest list. The second month we decided on caterer and decor and I bought by dress. Then we took a few months off and these last months have been working on all the smaller details. We made our own invitations and we did those in August, mailed in September. We're 23 days away and everything is done. Go to the Knot.com and look at their checklist. Use it as a guide, not as things you "have to do" because they have tons of stuff on there that's not really necessary.<br><b>References : </b><br> We had 8 months to plan. In that first month, we decided on location, date, wedding party and guest list. The second month we decided on caterer and decor and I bought by dress. Then we took a few months off and these last months have been working on all the smaller details. We made our own invitations and we did those in August, mailed in September. We're 23 days away and everything is done.

Go to the Knot.com and look at their checklist. Use it as a guide, not as things you "have to do" because they have tons of stuff on there that's not really necessary.
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]]> By: chaychayolei http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2448 chaychayolei Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:24:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2448 I was engaged 2.14.06. I began planning that week. We had set the date the next day for 06.12.08, but that got pushed to the 14th because the 12th is a Thursday. I first did a lot of shopping for a venue. I knew that we both agreed we'd get married on the beach in Maine in June of 2008, but there's about 3k miles of coast in Maine. I went to work the next week and one of my co-workers suggested that we rent a house for the weekend on the beach so I began looking at and calling country clubs, beach houses, restaurants, and hotels on the coast- anywhere on the coast, anything I could find on the internet because I was planning this from FL. I couldn't find anything and I felt that my planning was going to be hindered. Then I talked to my Dad and stepmom and they asked what I was looking for and suggested a restaurant that's not very widely advertised as a place for weddings. I then called the people we wanted to be in the wedding party. It was all a go. I paid the deposit to hold the venue as soon as I had the money and began putting away $100 from each paycheck into a savings acct. I also found <a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/go65qgpmgo378AA8483549AC5D8?sid=blog" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.theknotweddingshop.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" rel="nofollow">www.theknot.com</a> and that helped me sooo much when I sat down to put together the guest list. My fiance just rattled off names and numbers and I plugged them in, that made it so easy. We moved to TX and I've done the majority of the planning here. I chose clover green and white for our colors, bought my wedding dress off ebay, and even got one of my bridesmaids to order her dress.I called one of my good friends in Maine and asked if he'd DJ/MC our wedding and he agreed. I decided on little baggies of saltwater taffy for the favors and the restaurant basically had to choices for a menu, so that made it very easy. Then I started shopping for photographers. It was about a weeks of quote requests and interviews before I settled on a photographer and paid the deposit. I bought a wedding invitation kit from Michael's and have yet to print anything just because I feel it's too soon. That's about where I stand now. I've been looking at cake designs and table centerpieces. Basically, <a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/go65qgpmgo378AA8483549AC5D8?sid=blog" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.theknotweddingshop.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" rel="nofollow">www.theknot.com</a> has been soooo helpful!!<br><b>References : </b><br> I was engaged 2.14.06. I began planning that week. We had set the date the next day for 06.12.08, but that got pushed to the 14th because the 12th is a Thursday. I first did a lot of shopping for a venue. I knew that we both agreed we'd get married on the beach in Maine in June of 2008, but there's about 3k miles of coast in Maine. I went to work the next week and one of my co-workers suggested that we rent a house for the weekend on the beach so I began looking at and calling country clubs, beach houses, restaurants, and hotels on the coast- anywhere on the coast, anything I could find on the internet because I was planning this from FL. I couldn't find anything and I felt that my planning was going to be hindered. Then I talked to my Dad and stepmom and they asked what I was looking for and suggested a restaurant that's not very widely advertised as a place for weddings. I then called the people we wanted to be in the wedding party. It was all a go. I paid the deposit to hold the venue as soon as I had the money and began putting away $100 from each paycheck into a savings acct. I also found http://www.theknot.com and that helped me sooo much when I sat down to put together the guest list. My fiance just rattled off names and numbers and I plugged them in, that made it so easy. We moved to TX and I've done the majority of the planning here. I chose clover green and white for our colors, bought my wedding dress off ebay, and even got one of my bridesmaids to order her dress.I called one of my good friends in Maine and asked if he'd DJ/MC our wedding and he agreed. I decided on little baggies of saltwater taffy for the favors and the restaurant basically had to choices for a menu, so that made it very easy. Then I started shopping for photographers. It was about a weeks of quote requests and interviews before I settled on a photographer and paid the deposit. I bought a wedding invitation kit from Michael's and have yet to print anything just because I feel it's too soon. That's about where I stand now. I've been looking at cake designs and table centerpieces.

Basically, http://www.theknot.com has been soooo helpful!!
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]]> By: AmirA http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2447 AmirA Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:49:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2447 i would start with the guest list right after the engagement it tends to take the longest. then you could visit and look over the other stuff, it all depends on how much time you have.<br><b>References : </b><br> i would start with the guest list right after the engagement it tends to take the longest. then you could visit and look over the other stuff, it all depends on how much time you have.
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]]> By: shadowsthathunt http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2446 shadowsthathunt Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:08:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2446 Wow.... hun 4 years and we had such a hard time... There is too much info to share here but email me and I will help. We ended up booking a slot on a Cruise Ship in July and were married by October the same year... but before that it was churches... facilities, caterers all that stuff and none of it worked partialy due to time frames and getting our inlaws in.<br><b>References : </b><br> Wow…. hun 4 years and we had such a hard time… There is too much info to share here but email me and I will help. We ended up booking a slot on a Cruise Ship in July and were married by October the same year… but before that it was churches… facilities, caterers all that stuff and none of it worked partialy due to time frames and getting our inlaws in.
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]]> By: Nicole Z http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-2445 Nicole Z Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:43:59 +0000 http://www.weddingplanninginfoblog.com/how-to-plan-a-wedding/how-long-beforehand-did-you-start-to-plan-your-wedding#comment-2445 I have a better idea....Go on the www.theknot.com and it will walk you step by step through the wedding process. I will recommend to you to start a year in advance. Congrats and good luck!<br><b>References : </b><br> I have a better idea….Go on the http://www.theknot.com and it will walk you step by step through the wedding process. I will recommend to you to start a year in advance. Congrats and good luck!
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