How soon is too soon to start planning?

Our date is also June 20, 2020 in Moose Jaw, SK. We started planning after we got engaged last June.

I’m getting married April 18th in 2021. If you’re planning on doing diys or a lot of stuff yourself, you could use as much time as possible. We’ve been engaged for a year now and we’re slowly acquiring decor elements and planning out our diys. Just make sure you are very clear with your vision and don’t use the extra time to be indecisive and constantly change your mind.

I’m getting married June 6, 2020 and i’ve been planning for a year! i feel like i’m getting down to crunch time now, definitely not too early to start!

My best friend is getting married June 20 2020 and I am getting married May 23 2020... we have planned both our wedding completely just need to order and send invites

View quoted message Curious where you found centerpieces etc on sale! Etsy?

NEVER too soon! I got engaged three years ago and started planning right away! Even if you don't do everything right away, at least you have ideas. Booking your venue far in advance gives peace of mind and you get this year's price, not next year's (unless they have a clause that states you have to pay for increases). Some venues need to be booked that far in advance!
Good luck!

I'd start planning now if I were you. It's never too early to get a head start on things, and that way you won't feel rushed to get things done later.

We got engaged Oct 2017, started planning Jan 2018, and will be married Aug 2019. I've felt great being able to go hard on planning some months, while taking a few months off from it now.

Our wedding is sept 2020 and we have been engaged for 1 year already. We started to plan right away! We were able to secure this years prices and got first pick on almost everything. But, with so much time from everything, we also have soo many options to choose from! I am diying all stationairy and have yet to decide on 1 thing!

I'm sure others have said this, but you can start planning any time you want, and it's never too soon to book venues/vendors that you MUST HAVE, as you'll only miss out if someone books before you.

My engagement will be about 12.5 months total, and I did a lot of DIY projects, and I still had lulls between planning quite often, especially in the 5-9 months out from the wedding window... As long as you're certain about things you book (you don't want to be losing deposits when you change your mind in a year), and you don't freak out that you go 3 or 4 months without doing anything... you'll be fine.

There's only so much to do, and if someone can do it in just a few months, you're just spreading that out over 18 months.

We’re June 6 2020 and I’ve been planning since May! Get your photographer first and your venues to secure your date! Time flies, so the sooner you get started, the better!

Nothing is too soon! The sooner you start, the easier it will be and the more money you can save. You would have so much time to find deals and discounts. We got engaged October 5,2018 and we’re getting married June 15, 2019 so we don’t have a ton of time between but it’s working out really well.

Congratulations!! I don't think you could start planning too soon! I got engaged Dec 25th 2016 and our wedding date is Nov 16th 2019, almost 3 years!! We started with the venue and size of wedding that we wanted to have, then from there we did a lot of the decor decisions. Depending on how much you are doing yourself you can purchase things when they are on crazy sales and just store them. We have had most of our decor (centrepieces, signs, table numbers etc.) for about a year now. A huge bonus for us and our long engagement is that we could plan relatively stress free while we are finishing our university classes, and we have had lots of time to save up and pay for things as we go.

Good luck on the planning!

I definitely don't think you can start planning too soon. The earlier you start planning the easier it will be to relax and enjoy the process.

So exciting!! My brother is getting married the same day as you!!

It is definitely not too early to start planning.

Knowing what size of a wedding you are planning to have and what type of vibe you want are good places to start.

From there your next big thing should be your venue!!! Once the venue is chosen it will be easier to think about other vendors...plus a lot of venues will be able to offer you a list of preferred vendors, which is always a good place to start looking.

Happy planning!!!

Once you're engaged, I don't think anything is "too early." The sooner you start, the more time you have to spread out different aspects and decisions to avoid rushing into anything! I'd start with a rough guest list so that you have an idea of the size of venue you'll require! Alcohol and catering will likely be the biggest part of your budget so having that almost down pat will be of significant help.

I meant I got engaged April 2018! Gave us 14 months to plan

I got engaged April 2017.. wedding is june 22, 2019 and we started planning right away! We had our venue booked and our rentals reserved by the end of April, and photographer booked and save the dates out by the end of may! Everything else has bee slow and steady and it's been a perfect timeline! Venues book up fast and many offer early bird discounts for being prepared

It's never too early!

We got engaged April 2017 and getting married September 2019. Though we're doing distance planning, we booked the venue over 12 months out. Once we got that down, we slowly booked the rest of our vendors (DJ, Officiant, Photographer). Now we have 9 months left and only have to deal with small details, which is amazing!

Congrats on your engagement! And welcome to this amazing community!!
Never too early!! I got engaged feb 2018 and not getting married until oct 2019. I’ve had all my “big” vendors booked by September and now I don’t feel stressed at all because everything is booked and now I just have to worry about little details.
If there is a specific vendor you want that is popular I would get them booked fairly quickly so your date isn’t already taken. But many vendors that I have talked to were booking into 2020!

NEVER TOO SOON! I had a pinterest board before I was engaged (lol) just go slow! Best way to stay stress free just get things slowly done! I would start with securing your date with a venue and your ceremony/officiant! A lot of other things (DJ, limo, decoration, photography) can come a bit later!

View quoted message Thanks so much! 😊 I feel so overwhelmed even though it’s sooo far away but at least I’m not alone. 😊😊😊

Oh that’s lucky! Awesome then happy planning!

View quoted message Thanks! Luckily for us we picked our venue but we also know the owners very well so we won’t have to stress about availability 😊

I just realized you are from SK so maybe my advice is too focused on Ontario venues and situation but I hope it helps

Congratulations on your engagement! Like others have said its never too soon, especially if you have a particular vision. I also had no clue what I wanted but when you start looking things shape up. I gotta say we had chosen the date youre looking for but a looooot of our preferred vendors and venue were taken already and we got engaged June 23, 2018. As soon as we said june 20, 2020 we got a lot of declines from places as they were taken already! (Its crazy out there and we looked in GTA, Kitchener/Waterloo and Niagara region. June 20,2020 is a supeeeer popular date because of asthetics to be honest (06/20/2020) just looks cool! Haha we had somewhat of a meaning for the 20th of June but were not too particularly attached bc we preferred to get our preferred venue and vendors so we chose june 6, 2020 which also looks cool (06/06/2020) in my opinion of course (take my advice with a grain of salt haha I was very picky about venues). But this is all to say that if you really want that date for whatever reason I think you shoulf start as soon as you can! best of luck!

Congratulations on the engagement!!!

Not too soon at all! I got engaged December 30th 2017 and will be getting married October 5th 2019 (644 days of engagement). We only waited a month or so before looking into booking a venue and going to wedding shows.

First things to do is have an engagement party if you plan on having one - we skipped this because I proposed to him and he needed my Dad's permission and due to medical reasons it took a couple weeks before we could even announce that we were engaged so we felt it was a little late to do one.

After that I would look at your budget and how many guests you will want and go from there to look for reasonably priced venues. The rest can come later but those are what were most important to me and my FH. If photography or a really good DJ are your top priority then look for those first instead (although they usually want to know where they will be going - venue wise).

Thank you very much! 😊

I am of the mindset you are never too far away to plan most things.

for us. we talked about what was important for us (having as many of our friends/family as we could, food, open bar, music). We then did a rough guest list (with about 10% of people with a question mark beside their name if we would invite down the road). we did it this way because I didn't want to find a venue and fall in love and it not fit enough people.

we then priced out all the venues that we liked or were recommended by people. once we had a rough idea of what reception cost (which is the bulk of your budget). We made our budget and adjusted things where we could. we then booked our reception venue.

we started planning about 1.5 years before the wedding. so you are in a good time frame right now.

Also, congrats on the engagement! and welcome to the WW community!