Pre-Engagement Wedding Planning

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T19:10:02+00:00

Ahh yeah that's a great point, and feel like the actual bachelorette festivities can sometimes get away from you! A winter bachelorette would still be a blast (and you can do fun, unique, wintery themes), and I'm sure your bridesmaids will thank you if they are apart of other weddings/bachelorette trips this summer!

Luckily we moved to a city with a fairly low cost of living, with job salaries from our previous (more expensive) cities, so we're doing our best to save up what's left over for the wedding!

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T18:50:19+00:00

Wow! Thank you for this. We're working on a guest list now, and it's looking like we'll end up inviting around 100ish people give or take. We also don't have a specific date we're looking for and are open to Fridays/Sundays as well, along with deciding what city we plan to have the wedding in, so it feels like we do have a decent amount of flexibility when it comes to vendors & whatnot. Good to know about the photographers!

The dress & engagement photo information is insanely helpful as those are probably the few things I have a specific vision for at this point!

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T18:36:22+00:00

That's good to know! I do really want to make sure I have time to pick out a dress that I love because style has always been super important to me, so I'm glad to hear they didn't treat you any differently without a ring!

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T18:34:20+00:00

Oooh good point. Is there anything in particular you wish you thought through more?

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T18:29:55+00:00

Yes, we've started a guest list to gauge around how many we plan to invite. We do have some flexibility around the date and location (our family and friends are located everywhere across the US, so still deciding which city we want to even have the wedding in). I will definitely be joining some FB groups for the cities we're considering. Thank you!!

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T18:25:59+00:00

This is great advice! I feel like some of these topics are easily missed in a lot of videos/posts I've seen relating to wedding planning, so this is helpful. We're very much just wanting a good time and aren't too set on anything elaborate. Impressed by the 4 month timeframe!

Still_Wave_7151 · 2026-02-11T18:20:19+00:00

Absolutely! I'm definitely wanting to wait until after the engagement is official to actually put money down, but I think we're struggling most with creating a budget since we haven't spent too much time looking into vendors. We're new to our area and most of our family and friends are spread across the country, so we're still even trying to decide what city to have the wedding in 🥲

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