Any wedding planning regrets?

My wedding planning regrets are I should have eloped instead of having a ceremony and reception. I find myself stressing more and more each day over the details and I feel myself going crazy lol. Oh well it will be worth it in the end right!? :-|

To be 100% truthful, I wish I hadn't asked bridal party members yet. Bc then I could have a. skipped some headache and b. opted for a private ceremony and had the reception after which would be far more comfortable for me & Fh. And then, I could have skipped on some extra expenses.

I wish I had negotiated with FH and FMIL to bring the guest list down in size. So many of FMIL's cousins that even FH hasn't met... whyyyyyy.

I am in the same boat! I wish I had not paid for the venue so we could have just eloped. My MIL is making planning a wedding a nightmare.

@ allidb8579 Yes, it would def be worth it! :-)

@ SneakyWinker Maybe don't let your mother be so involved in the wedding planning?

I might have honestly done a destination wedding with a party a couple weeks after.

dont get me wrong, im so excited for our wedding and everything will be beautiful.. but it sure has been a lot of work, a lot of detail, a lot of pressure (and a lot of $$&dollar

As weird as this may sound, I wish I didn't find my dress yet. Shopping was one of the first things I did just to get a sense of what was out there. I found the perfect dress back in November. Now there is no more fun...just hard core planning lol.

@ Megan lol

I wish I didn't book the reception venue before I figured out the guest list gotta figure something out.. and I really don't want to invite children but FMIL insisted I did

I'm on the same page as bridal party. There's a girl I asked who has been a friend of mine for years but we never talk, I've put effort in but nothing. I also wish I wouldn't have ordered invites and such so early. We had those like a month after our engagement. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have gotten my dress as early as I did. And my shoes. I regret my shoes but now feel like I have to wear them bc they were expensive and I boasted about them so much. Ok I'm done. Oh wait. And I wish I wouldn't have sent stds to every single person. Just the VIPs bc I'm regretting a lotttt of those now.

The guest list.

not ignoring MIL and stonewalling her more often

I regret not actually sitting down with FH and MAKING HIM go through every aspect of this wedding before him unleashing me to "figure it out". This left planning up to me and my mother and we started fighting about it constantly. I have then had to run everything by FH after the fact and his parents are mum on everything we talk about - but then have voiced their opinion much later (i.e. our prefect venue that happens to be out of town, the guest list, the grandmothers, etc.). It has been like no one was on the same page for the last 6 months. I finally had a sit down and I think now is the first time we are on the same page.

I wish we would've done a destination wedding with our parents and few close friends in attendance.

@ Angela & FutureMrsE Destination wedding sounds like such a good idea. Everything is planned for you and I'm sure it'll be easier with the guest list.

@ ItsGoodToBeKing Do you wish you invited more or less people?

Future Mrs. Mobley I too wish would have done this.

Future Mrs. E my started out as a destination wedding but was trying to be considerate of others finances. Wedding in a couple of weeks and it's still stressful. I am so through with some people and the whole wedding planning.

I wish we went with less expensive venue. I also wish that I scaled down on the things that my guests weren't going to benefit from like a makeup artist, my dress, flowers and got a photo booth.

Well, I don't know if it is a regret per se. Our wedding isn't until September of next year, but I honestly have the whole thing planned already, minus a few small things and getting my dress. We could definitely have the wedding this September, but we wanted to save money so that's why we are waiting. I know it is the better decision, but sometimes I wish we could just do it this September. Next September seems so far away!!

Can I say having a wedding, period? LOL I really did want to go to the courthouse, but I'm getting used to the idea of a wedding now.

To pick one thing, talking about anything wedding related with anyone other than FH, including choosing BMs. It's caused some serious strain and drama already.

I wouldn't say I regret it, but I kind of don't want to get married in a church or by anyone religious, but it's a family tradition to get married in that church and I want to keep it going!