I’ll try to keep this short.
My FH and I were set on having a winter wedding in late December. Planning was going well and most vendors were booked. Then in July we found out we are expecting our first baby. We couldn’t be more thrilled about this little miracle but we’ve run into some issues with wedding planning. We have three options - pull the wedding forward, push the wedding back, or stick with the same date.
I’m being stubborn about wanting to wear my original dress that I ordered back in April (it only just arrived in October). It was near the top of my budget and I was fully prepared to pay for it myself, then my mother generously insisted on paying for it. I know enough about sewing to know it won’t fit on the original wedding date and can’t accommodate my growing belly without being drastically altered.
My FH is being stubborn about wanting to get married before the baby arrives. I understand where he’s coming from and why it’s important to him. Honestly, sometimes I also just want the stress of the wedding out of the way too. But he did say he would be willing to push the wedding back if that makes the most sense.
As a compromise, we could pull the date forward with our best option being just over a month from now near the end of November. The date works for all vendors except our photographer. We are in the process of finding a new photographer if possible.
We have about a million other things still not done (no rings ordered, I have no veil yet, there are issues with two bridesmaid dresses, etc etc) as we basically stopped planning for a while.
Now we have vendors, friends, and family waiting to know if we have a new official date or if we’re keeping the old date. We keep going back and forth on what to do.
I should mention, this was always going to be a minimony with only about 30 people in attendance. The only major guest list change is that my FH’s closest brother can no longer make either date.
What would you do? Pull it forward? Push it back? Keep the same date?
