Grad school and wedding planning

@ Kimi where did you do your program? Did you do any online? I was a Lpn first and got RN and BSN through excelsior.

I have done my BSN & now my MSN completely online. I am going to Grantham (based in Kansas City, MO). They have cheaper tuition ($325 for grad credits) and better support than my undergrad program (actually better than any program I've heard of). I get a minimum of 3-4 emails from my student advisor a session. She even kept up with my dates and sent my encouraging emails about the wedding (she got married last year) even though I wasn't an "active" student. The class sizes are small. I have, on occasion been the only student, but have also had 2-8 students. I think 8 was the max. Vastly different from being in a class with 20-30 others.

If you would like to talk to an advisor, here is her contact info.

FS and I just got engaged and I'm a year into my grad program. We're having a long engagement because of this, plus it'll give us time to save. I think it depends on the kind of person you are regarding stress. I get very overwhelmed pretty easily, so I'm happy that we're taking our time with this.

I'm in nursing school now and will get married over fall break! I did a ton of planning before school started like 95% of it which has helped a ton. Really the only thing I have left is seating chart stuff. It hasn't really been too stressful although it helps that I'm not working right now. I think it's totally possible, but I would definitely try and get the bulk of wedding planning done before you start

I'm in grad school and work FT with 3 kids. But my FH is very involved in the planning process. Thank goodness

Thanks Kimi, the program I'm looking into is western governors university

I planned our wedding in my first year of a Master's of Family Therapy program. My mom also got very ill that summer. I think it is doable, if you skip the DIY craze and hire a DOC, go with an all-inclusive venue, etc. Of course, as others have said, only you know you-- if you need everything to be *perfect* and really want to make your own centerpieces, or can't afford to hire out some of these jobs, you may want to wait.

Planning a wedding is difficult, period. I'm planning mine while going up for tenure at the exact same time. I will be updating my dossier (500+ pdf pages) about 2 weeks before the wedding (when the college reviews my work). It's been stressful to say the least, not just in terms of managing my own work (teaching, research, and service), but also keeping my 3PhD students and 3 honors undergraduate students all on track with their own research projects.

I went to grad school, worked full time, and planned my wedding. It can be done. Be organized, ask for help when you need it, get used to little sleep. Good luck!

I'm in my final year of grad school! I'm taking 2 classes this semester and 2 next semester with graduation in May and my wedding in August. I wished it had worked out differently and I wasn't wedding planning while doing my last year. But it is what it is and I didn't want to put off school or the wedding. I started planning early. My MIL is also very helpful and I plan to get the BMs involved soon.

I'm in the same boat as you! I was thinking of going back to school to become a nurse practitioner. Since my wedding is basically all planned! Good luck!!!

I am. Started up at grad school this past August and next year I will be in my second year when we get married. It is a lot but that is the day we want to get married and that's why I tried to get as much done as possible this past summer because I know school is only going to get crazier and harder and I just don't want to deal with a ton of wedding things next year.

I've heard really good things about WGU. A friend of mine finished her MEd (is that the right acronym) there last year. They did not have a Masters in Nursing Informatics when I started, otherwise, I probably would have chosen them.

Im working full time and in grad school too and we did most of the planning over the summer break. I would say be strategic with your time. Work on what you can when you can. Time management is your friend. It's not impossible but it definitely takes balance.

I'm also in grad school currently working on my phD in cellular and molecular biology. Been engaged for about 3 months now and wedding is less than a year away. I'm just trying to get as much done as early as possible to hopefully reduce some stress later down the road.

I am in my 3/3rd year of my masters in social work. I got married and went to Mexico in the two weeks between spring and summer semesters. I had the same professor too, just showed up 2 weeks later with a new last name.

I could not put my life on hold anymore for school. You got this!

I'm a full time law student right now. It was a big factor in us deciding to elope. FH has a pretty demanding job, and to be honest, he wasn't going to be much help even if he had a better job. All things to think about! If it is only an 18 month program though, pushing the wedding back wouldn't be too bad, if that is something you were interested in considering.

DH and I got engaged when we were both still in college, and waited to plan until after we had graduated and moved in together. He was in grad school the entire time we were planning our out-of-state wedding, and I was working 2 jobs and studying for the LSAT. It is workable if you have a job that doesn't place demands on you outside of work hours. I know several people in my law school class who are currently planning weddings in other states. I think they're crazy, but clearly they can handle it.

I'm in grad school and working two jobs. You basically just do it. When you're not working, you're doing homework. Carefully scheduling meetings with vendors and planning ahead helps a lot.

I am! I completed my first year and we got engaged shortly after. We are planning to get married 5 months after I graduate. However I busted my butt and took extra classes so that in my final semester I'll only have my 10 hours/week internship (vs internship+2 classes which is the recommended schedule) I figured this would give me some extra time closer to the wedding to pick up extra hours at work and plan.

Honestly, once you get the major things booked there is a lot of wait time. It's not as stressful as I had imagined. If you can handle it financially, you should be ok. Going part time might be best until you know how strenuous your program will be.