5 years too early?

Hi congratulations!

I haven't had a long time planning but I know some have been planning for three years and there is a 2017 thread and a few brides for later. It's never too early to save and look around and join in the forum to see what everyone else is planning to get ideas. Not to mention it's fun

Congratulations! personally I wouldn't book anything yet but I would definatky be creating mood boards and attend wedding fayres for inspiration! I would also be looking at a budget and start booking things around 2 years in advance. We had a 3 year engagement and booked the venue 26 months in advance and went from there. Most suppliers were shocked we were booking so early but it wasn't long after that they started to get booked up!

Ps it will fly past!!!

It's worth thinking about what you might want but I would hold off booking things until the 3 year mark at the earliest...enjoy!

Congratulations!

I don't think that you would be able to book anything this far in advance but I may be wrong!

I am getting married in July 2017. We booked our wedding in July 2015. Everyone keeps commenting on how far away it is and how they wish that we were getting married next year! Whenever I am asked when the wedding is, I say July and they get all excited and when I say 2017, they look really disappointed!

We still have 20 months to go. So far I have booked the venue, registrar and photographer. I will start properly after Christmas I think.

One thing to bear in mind is that most wedding insurance policies won't cover anything that you pay until two years beforehand and most wedding venues only have their prices sorted for about two years beforehand.

This shouldn't stop you looking though and getting ideas! X

Hey! Congratulations! I'm a 2017 bride, and started booking the big things (venue, photographer, registrar) in 2014.

Things I recommend you do now:

*Do mood boards. The style of our wedding has changed quite a bit between originally booking our venue and now, but mood boards helped us to decide which we preferred as we're both very eclectic people and into loads of different styles etc.

*Do your research. Look at venues you like, photographers whose styles you like etc. Decide what parts of the wedding are important to you. Do you want to splash out on the dress, or is entertainment more important etc? This helps with the next bit:

*Work out your budget and start saving. Obviously, costs will go up between now and 2018, but doing research now will give you an idea of what you can afford.

Then, you can look in earnest and start booking things in 2018. The big benefit of booking that early is that suppliers will sometimes let you get the price for the year you are booking. I.e, you might get 2018 prices instead of 2020 prices.

Enjoy!

Hope you don't mind me asking, but I'm just curious why you decided on 2020? I agree with the others advice, it's never to early to start a mood board. Venues get booked up 2 years in advance so well worth looking around so you are prepared. As the previous poster said, it's worth considering that the cost will go up each year so include that in your budget. Planning is fun so least you've got plenty of time to enjoy it without getting stressed!

Congratulations!! I would begin searching for your suppliers and perhaps make a list of those you think you would like to use, and contact them in 2 years time when you have 3 years to go, that way you should leave plenty of time to guarantee booking the suppliers you would like