Is it normal to just be completely overwhelmed by the idea of planning a wedding? I have been engaged for almost a month and I haven't really done any planning at all.
We had around 100 people at our wedding. Each parent "set" was given 15 people to invite, for a total of 45. (There was still gnashing of teeth, since my parents were divorced 5 years before my wedding and...drama ensued whenever someone felt slighted.)
We figured out our budget for the wedding first, then backed into location amount of people we could invite. We were not sure how much help we would have from family. Tom and I started saving 6 months before the wedding and socked away a decent amount to pay for it completely. (I really recommend this path. Figure out what you can afford before falling in love with X place.)
With my siblings, aunts & uncles and first cousins the amount is at 81 people. That doesn't count Zach's side of the family, the couple of extended family relatives that I would want to invite or any friends at all.
My dad keeps telling me that I shouldn't worry about it but we haven't had a sit down about numbers yet. I still plan on keeping this as frugal as possible, I don't want them paying for more than they have to.
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Date: 2010-10-27 06:40 pm (UTC)We figured out our budget for the wedding first, then backed into location amount of people we could invite. We were not sure how much help we would have from family. Tom and I started saving 6 months before the wedding and socked away a decent amount to pay for it completely. (I really recommend this path. Figure out what you can afford before falling in love with X place.)
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Date: 2010-10-27 06:48 pm (UTC)My dad keeps telling me that I shouldn't worry about it but we haven't had a sit down about numbers yet. I still plan on keeping this as frugal as possible, I don't want them paying for more than they have to.
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Date: 2010-10-27 07:11 pm (UTC)However, doing it during the winter will save you money, since I bet most MSP brides don't choose that time. (I'd think...)
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Date: 2010-10-27 07:15 pm (UTC)