June 2020

Have you looked in the planning checklist here on weddingwire? It's pretty helpful. The first things you'll want to do are:
1. Determine your budget
2. Secure a venue to solidify your date
3. Start looking at themes and color schemes.

View Quoted Comment I have taken a look at it and was very overwhelmed. I actually do have the colors, turquoise and silver. We will be talking about budget and venues this week. I feel like I have all the time in the world but also like it’s gonna sneak up on us and feel like tomorrow.

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THIS.

Fellow June 2020 Bride here!! Congratulations Lexi!!! It's overwhelming at first for sure!! The best thing I ever did was get organized with an excel spreadsheet and the tools on WW. I would book your big vendors ASAP. Venue, Catering, Flowers and Photography. I can tell you that we discovered many people book a year or more out and we did run into the issue of our date being taken already. A year does feel like a long time but it goes by quickly. We got engaged in December and booked our venue in February and are almost at the one year mark already to the big day, it honestly feels like we were touring our venue last month. WW has been a lifesaver and you've come to the right place for advice and information!! Welcome!!

First take it in that you are engaged! Then start to plan.

I really liked the book A Practical Wedding Planner. It helps you sort out what is important to you and helps you get started on what decisions to make first. Guest list and a budget if you have one (of course we all have a budget but is it strict or not?) should be first. Then look for a venue as you need that in order to have a wedding. I'm getting married July 2020 and we have venue, caterer, photographer, and officiant booked. We are going to start up again in a couple months for floral and other smaller details.

Congratulations! The first few things I did was determine budget/who is paying. Is it you and FH? Parents? Family? From there, we started in a guest list and looking at vague ideas of what kind of venue we wanted. I say get an approximate guest list or a rough idea of how many people you want there before you book a venue so that you know what your max can be.
You've got your color scheme, that’s great! Now you can slowly start thinking about little things in the next couple of months such as wedding party, attire, and centerpieces.

First, enjoy it. I mean actually enjoy it! I was called to work in another state for an emergency the day we got engaged and it sucked! So treat yourself and have a good time together for a week or so.

The checklists on here are very useful, I'd get as many lists as you can and compare them, then start determining what you want and don't want. Then whittile it down to one list specific to your wants, and start planning.

Congratulations!

First of all CONGRATS!!

Now for the venue part.......I've been looking at venues for fall of 2020 for 2 months now and found out most of the one's we liked are already fully booked for all of 2020 (other than I think July 4th). We are debating on one back up and starting to look at dates in 2021 that we would be OK with. So if you have a specific date in June of 2020 that you really want I would get moving on the venue ASAP!

Figure out a rough estimate of your guest list.
Then find a venue that will hold them all.
You're getting married in season, so start asap!

Congratulations on getting engaged!

We're getting married next March so, yay, fellow 2020 bride!

Before booking venues I would make a rough guest list (or at least identify the MAX amount of guests you want to invite) and then determine a budget so that you can stay in those parameters!

I would also start booking venues and vendors ASAP so you get the date you want and the people you want. We got engaged in January of 2018 and booked our venues that April so we had no issues. I know of some other 2020 brides though who wanted a specific date and had to change their date because their dream venue already had that day booked

Congratulations!

I felt super overwhelmed when it came to starting the wedding planning process as well. However, I am a planner by nature. The major components of wedding planning are: 1) budget; 2) venue; and 3) catering (if you're not planning to cater yourself). Venues and caterers are booked up to over a year in advance on most occasions, especially if your date is during peak season. So once you get your budget in place, lock in a venue (as it is also typically one of the biggest parts of the budget aside from catering).

Also me cognizant that wedding dresses take 6 about 6 months to be ordered and made unless you buy off the rack or are sample size. So don't put off dress shopping for too long! Good luck and try to enjoy the planning experience.

Hey Lexi! Have are you finding planning your wedding? Have you made any exciting wedding decisions lately?