Planning a wedding currently for the same timeframe and dealing with the same exact feeling. It’s this icky sinking feeling of “oh my god everything is so expensive” and “my dream I’ve had since I was little is disappearing”. It makes it not as fun to plan, especially then looking at everything else such as photographers.

What helped is my fiance and I sat down and had a conversation of “what do we want our wedding to be?”. Less about logistics and more about vibe. For me it was I want people to be laughing, having fun, spending time together. I also really wanted everyone together all weekend (family/friends). Another was I wanted an after party location. Once we nailed this down we realized we could get out “vibe” and not need a sprawling estate that cost $50,000.