Grad school and wedding planning

I'm in grad school. I think it really depends on your program. For instance, I'm in a PhD program and receive a stipend, so I don't have work on top of grad school. I'm also done with courses so I'm mostly just doing lab work for my dissertation on an approximately 9-5 schedule. So I'd think the biggest thing would be, is grad school going to be a major financial commitment or not, and then what's the time commitment? We don't have a coordinator or anything, and though our venue handles the catering and a lot of the minutiae (tables, setup, etc), planning has been really easy overall.

I was in grad school when we got engaged, but we decided to limit planning to breaks and do the bulk of it after I finished. Ended up not working that way, but we didn't do any hard core planning while I was in school. That being said, I took leave since my mom was ill, and we got married during that leave. It was difficult to have to go back after so many life events happened within a 2-week span. I wouldn't put off grad school; it's too important.

ETA: I know girls who got engaged while we were in law school and they nearly lost their minds. There was a huge wave of engagement announcements within. Year of graduation though.... we got engaged within the year of graduating, but I went on for an LLM.

I'm in grad school-going for my NP (yikes, I know lol). Basically I just have been taking one day and step at a time. If I'm not doing homework, I'm working on wedding stuff. So far it's been fairly manageable, my fiancé has been very helpful with planning as well-which honestly has made a big difference. You can do it! And good luck becoming a nurse educator I would love to do that too!!

I'm getting married in March and am starting grad school next month. I plan to just start part time until after the wedding. We are getting. Married during a break from school so we can go on our honeymoon!

I'm in my first year of MSN FNP graduate school, work full time and wedding + honeymoon is in less than 30days! It's doable but you have to stay focused and your FH has to be very understanding about the your schedule. FH likes to run us a bubble bath at least once a week to destress

I am... I do a little bit of wedding stuff at a time. I started planning in March of 2015. I am almost done with everything thing on my end. My FH doesn't help much. Just yes or no.... which is great bc I pretty much get everything the way I want it lol. I know nursing programs are very intense. I also work full time, plus a per diem job and have a 6 year old. You can do it!!!

Do not put your career on hold. I'm in my second year of my school psychology grad program and am getting married next July. I will go to internship a week later. You really have to learn to budget your time but it can be done. I made sure we had at least a year to plan. My key advice is make sure you are setting aside time for homework/school and then separate time for wedding planning. Start early. I have most of my decorations and all but my DJ booked for vendors. My biggest issue is finances because I can't work full time even though my fiancé does. Lots of money saving strategies are going on here lol. Good luck

I'm studying for a Bachelor's degree and had to take the semester leading up to our wedding off. I'm SO glad that I did! There's no way I could've done well during finals week while also juggling wedding planning.

Me! Grad school, full time RN, & wedding planning

Me I'm graduating next year actually from tech. College but it's good so far . just finding the right dress is the only thing for me.

Thanks for all the wonderful response, I love reading everyone's experience. A lot of strong and beautiful women and men on the forums.

Yup I did both (finished my program two days before my wedding). It was crazy and stressful but I wasn't willing to put off grad school just because of one day (yes a very special day but still). DH did step up and help when I needed and I also had my mom and bridesmaids to lean on for support.

I just graduated this past May. I was planning while finishing my undergrad degree (plus internship). I started grad school two days after we returned from our honeymoon. I had an mandatory grad school orientation. I wish I would've waited a few semesters, but I'm on scholarship. I really don't have much leg room to take off like that; unless I want to pay out of pocket for these classes, or take out loans. I like free better! It's definitely not easy!

I've been engaged a year and loved having the last year of undergrad to plan because I was just finishing up loose end classes and could get a ton done. I would be nervous having a wedding to plan along with grad school just because it can be so much more intense than under grad. Grad school, planning, and work might be a bit much but since you have so long to plan your wedding you can afford to take your time planning. If you don't want to wait for your masters then just set a goal for what you want accomplished wedding wise every month. Every month I booked something new or worked on something wedding related so it wasn't overwhelming.