Hi,
I'm having a dilemma. My wedding is not until March 2026, however, it is unique in that it is a CRUISE wedding.
I'm also not the richest person so I've been doing a little bit of light planning here and there in order to figure out just how much I'll need for the wedding. I think it's appropriate to start planning now because of all the differences between this and a normal wedding.
My mother disagrees. Every time I bring something up to her she says "it's too early!" and then grudgingly helps me with whatever I'm asking her about. It's to the point where I've just decided to shut up about the wedding to her, but I can't really do that if I'm supposed to be figuring out the guest list for the room blocks, etc.
I also want to send out the Save the Dates earlier than is normal (I hear like eight months is "normal" for this?) because I want people to be able to save up for the cruise. She disagrees with this too and says I shouldn't send them out until like February/March of next year, a year out from the wedding.
I'm not sure what to do. It seems like a good idea to do some planning now, but am I ahead of myself?