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Feasible to plan a wedding in less than 7mths?

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radiantlover

radiantlover

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Hi,

My BF just proposed to me on Friday and I''m ecstatic!!!
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Here''s the story and the pics: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/after-7yrs-he-proposed.35153/.

I really REALLY want to have a May wedding...AND have it on the 27th (my bday lands on the 28th of Sept and his on the 26th of June...I''m weird)...so May 27th lands on a Saturday next year and I haven''t started any planning.

Do you think it would be feasible to plan a wedding for 150-200 people in less than 7 mths? I gave myself a deadline that if I don''t have a reception hall, caterer, church, DJ and photographer by the end of November than I will postpone it to May 2007.

What do you think? My FI doesn''t care what month or date it is. He doesn''t think we will have time to plan it all by May 2006...he doesn''t mind getting married later in the year (i.e. July-Aug 2006). Should I just give up on my ''silly'' dream?

thanks,
radiantlover
 
Wow ... if it matters so much to you that you''d postpone the wedding a whole year ... do it. I think you could probably plan it in 7 months, but have no experience. I think the deadline thing is good to see how planning goes.

Congrats BTW - I have to comment on your other thread too!
 
Congrats!!

I planned my own wedding in 9 months with plenty of time to spare. It depends on how detailed/fancy you get. We did a hotel package deal which helped alot time wise. I think if you have too much time you start obsessing and going crazy with the details.
 
Well I was married a long time ago (19+ years), but we were able to plan our wedding in 6 months for 200!!!!! We were engaged in December and I wanted a June wedding. I did not want a long engagement which it would have been if we put it off until the following June.

The reception hall was the only real issue. I knew where I wanted our reception, and thankfully someone cancelled their reservation, and we snagged it. They do book rooms a year or more in advance, so I would recommend you find something really quick in that department. Everything esle you have PLENTY of time.
 
I don''t think it''ll be a problem, as long as you get started right away getting the vendors. I''m planning mine for June 3, 2006, and I just started in late August. Everything I''ve done already could totally be done by the end of November.
 
First off, CONGRATULATIONS! I just finished reading about your ice cream shoppe proposal... so SWEET!
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We planned our wedding for 250-275 guests in 7 months. We totally lucked out though... all the vendors and sites we wanted to use were available, but had 2 dates in mind to work with. Timewise, getting things done were fairly easy, but it took organization!!! Get the big things done first... ceremony site, reception site, photographer, and pick a dress!

My only concern for you would be getting sites and vendors... 05/27/06 seems to be popular. Look at how many ladies just on PS have that as their wedding date:

05/27/06 - MelissaSue, teebee, MINE, FD21Bride (from the BIW thread)

I hope you are able to do it though!!! Let us know!
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In my opinion you should get married whenever you want! The wedding is for YOU and for your fiancé (who doesn''t care when it is). I don''t think you need any advice!

Here are some of my experiences, though. Make of them what you will :-).

I planned a wedding in a month...and it was a mess. The invitations (in three languages) had numerous errors in them. My grandmother, who couldn''t walk well, was seated where she could see nothing at the reception. It was thrown together. I could have had a much prettier wedding. On the other hand, I got married when I wanted to. I often have regrets that not everything was perfect...but then I realize I have a daughter who will be getting married one day and I can run her wedding! ;-)

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When we decided to get married in Hawaii , we only had about 8 months to plan (we''d thought we were going to get married here and then switched it once we visited Kauai). It really only took me a few months to get most everything done. So I think yes you can definitely do it in a shorter period of time, you may have to hustle right now to get your vendors booked and the venue, but once that is done it''s not so bad at all. Good luck!!
 
Congratulations first of all. Love your ring btw. Yes I agree with Mara. Get started on the reception location, and once you get that and contact some vendors it shouldn''t be too bad. Are you getting married in a church, if so get that booked. The rest will fall into place I would think. I was married 19 years ago. We got engaged in December and were married in September.
 
I think you can do it in seven monthis if you can book a place quickly. I really think that''s the hardest part--finding a location that is available on your date. The rest of it really doesn''t take that long and for me, the longer it is, the more time I have to obsess and second guess everything! I wish I could have gotten engaged and then married within a month!! As it is, my engagement will be 9 months by the time I get married. And really, once we booked the church and reception site, the rest is a piece of cake. I find that weeks went by and I did nothing and got so worried about it but you really don''t need THAT much time. Good luck and let us know if we can help. And congratulations again!!
 
Congratulations!!!

I think 7 mos is absolutely feasible as long as you can be a little flexible on some things - like if you''ve got your heart set on specific locations that are booked, then you may need to wait - but if you''re happy with some other alternatives, as long as you can have the wedding on May 27th of this year, then you''ll be set!! One of my close friends got engaged a few years ago in November and had an early May wedding that was really beautiful - and her chapel (which was not her 1st choice, but a beautiful alternative) & reception locations were just perfect.
 
We had 2 weddings and 2 receptions for 100 people each all within 8 months, so it''s definitely possible. Of course we got married in late fall and winter when it is a lot easier to book reception halls. So it''s all about booking your sites for the days that you want.

If the Saturday you want is booked for halls that you want, would/could you also consider Friday or Sunday? of course your date system on the 27th would get a little messed up.
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Hey! I''m a may 27 06 bride.. and i''ve been engaged for a full year already. I was already encountering booked vendors in JANUARY this year.. I don''t know how it is where you live.. but I gave myself the extra year where I could have a full choice of vendors.. and was SOO disappointed when I was finding them booked already. My first choice reception place was already booked by December 04, another place was booked up by january, I was lucky to get my location in February (they said there had already been inquiries into the date, so we snatched it up right away)
I talked to two photographers that were already booked in probably March..
I mean call around and see how feasible it will be to get vendors.. but the good thing to the 27th, is its the holiday weekend and in 2007 it falls on a sunday and people have monday off! You could TOTALLY do that!
 
Thanks everyone for all the great advice and encouragement!

MelissaSue -unfortunately, I live in Canada (montreal) and we don''t have that holiday weekend. Our holiday (Victoria Day) falls the week before...but thanks anyways.

I already started to panic!!!
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How did you know what was a good price for a reception venue? Where did you get your pricing guidelines?

thanks!
 
radiant- it''s tough to say what a good price is. reception venue prices vary so grealy based on where you live, what sort of place it is, what kind of food they serve. you could probably check theknot.com to see what others are paying. allycat lives in Montreal as well, but I don''t know that she has begun much planning yet.

that said, I definitely think you can pull together a wedding by May. however, I doubt that you will get all of your top choice vendors- flowers, photographers etc. Most people getting married in May have been engaged and planning for a while, so a lot of vendors are probably already booked.

Good luck! I am sure it will work out.
 
radiantlover, congratulations. I love your ring and your cat (looks just like mine) I think you can have a 5/27/06 IF you are flexible and don''t already have set ideas on a venue and florist....that kind of thing. If the date is the most important, sounds like it is, I am sure you will be willing to compromise. By the way, the knot has a budget calculator. That is very helpful. It gives you good guidelines to work with. Our venue is $1,000 and is refunded if we spend X amount in catering (I doubt we will though). It is a country club and we are not members (otherwise I think it is free).
 
Radiantlover-
If you want to have your wedding in May, you''ll need to sit down w/your FI immediately and hash out a preliminary budget and guest list. From there, you need to evaluate which aspects of the wedding are priorities for you (food? photog? dress?) decide approx how much you can spend on various budget items... I think theknot.com has a budget builder that gives very rough guidelines. Then, look for locations, NOW. Booking the location/caterer will be the biggest items on your checklist, and once that''s settled you can work around everything else.

I think it will be totally do-able, but you may have to be more flexible in what venues and vendors you get... you may or may not get your first choice... again like many others have said, prices and availability will be hugely dependent on your local area...

Good luck and keep us updated!
 
We planned a June wedding in 7 months, and my darling personal attendant got engaged in September and they''re getting married on December 18, 2005 (yes, 3 months). Also, SIL planned her wedding in 3 months from halfway across the country.

Try to get married on Friday or Sunday to maximize your chances of finding open vendors.
 
I planned a beautiful wedding in 10 months...plus we got married in october which here in the hudson valley is the most popular wedding month! I had all my vendors booked and was FINE, more than enough time. I booked my reception site which was my 2nd choice, in December, my band and photographer in January, my florist in May, my officiant in June, Limo in March...invites ordered in July, shower July 23rd, Invites send out in August.......wheew and then I was done....oops and dress, tiara veil ordered in december along w/BM dresses. hair/makeup booked in July!!!!
 
I think anything is possible. My brother and his wife planned there wedding in 4 months! It was a huge elaborate event with 350 guest
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. If you're determined enough and willing to compromise a little, since many vendors will be booked, I'm sure you can put it together.

p.s. Congrats on the engagement.
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ETA: In re. to your pricing question, I suggest to register at weddingchannel.com or knot.com to use their budget tool. I found it really helpful since I was planning myself. I didn't follow it too closely, but it was a great starting point.
 
Thanks everyone! I will definately go to theknot.com and use their budget calculator. We plan on checking out some venues this weekend, so hopefully we luck out and find a place we love and within budget!

I already contacted a photographer (www.bostonimages.com) and they are AVAILABLE on my day!!! Woohoo!!! My FI still wants to shop around though since they are located in Toronto and we would have to pay for their travel expenses. We''ll see (keeping my fingers crossed!)...so far it looks good!
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Thanks again,
radiantlover
 
Are you planning to get married in church or at another venue i.e. reception venue? This could have an impact on planning. I think it''s common practice to have the church and the venue not more than 30 mins apart but we bucked that trend by having a classic coach which took 90 mins to travel between them. This meant we had to organise a bathroom stop on the way there and a cream tea on the way back.

I''m not sure what the requirements for marriage are in Cananda. In the UK, you have to live in the parish you want to get married or arrange to have a special licence (you have to prove that you have a connection to the place where you plan to get married or have close relatives in the parish). This can complicate venue choices!!

If you are planning to have the wedding at the venue, then this might simplify matters?
 
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