Help! Is this a crazy idea?!

TBH i don't really write a lot of posts but your date caught my eye.

Me n OH also got together on 29/6/08 and got engaged 29/6/11 however were getting married 22/09/12 (same day and month of our first holiday)

Its not impossible to do it in 7 weeks, only thing you may have a problem with is dress, wouldn't be enough time to get it made for you.

Good luck and enjoy if you do do it. xx

If it is what you both want then go for it, no harm in trying to get a dress organised. If you are an 'average' size you may be able to pick up a dress from preloved or off the rack at bridal shops and get it altered for far less than having a dress specially ordered for you.

But if missing favours etc that you mentioned is important to you then maybe you need to rethink and wait a while as per your original plan. No rush, there will be lots of Junes and plenty of time to save if you decided to wait.

I say do it! You can sort a dress (esp if you get a sample or high st dress) and the paperwork in 7 weeks.

If making your own invites and favours is important to you then just do them for the big party for your first anniversary instead, these things are not what a wedding is about, the marriage is what's important.

Go for it, plan a wedding you want not want everyone else wants.

One of my friends planned a wedding in 2 wks and another in 8, so anything is possible. I think it depends what you want and how fussy you are.

Good luck. x

I admire you for being able to admit that this is what you really want! We've got everything for our wedding organised and deposits paid etc. and I've realised far too late that I'd have prefered a smaller, cheaper, more intimate wedding.

At first I thought I wanted the big do but both our families and even some of our friends are being such monsters about our big day, telling us whay THEY want us to do and even starting to fall out with us about it, that we are seriously considering telling them to jeff off and doing it by ourselves!

If this is what you want and you have the courage to do it then I say go for it before you live to regret it!

After my disasterous hen do on Saturday night, I would just do what you and OH want and say balls to everyone else.

Have the wedding you want now, and book your anniversary party for next year. Theres nothing stopping you making invites, table decs and favours for both (or whichever you'd prefer if time/mony doesnt allow).

Is there any reason to rush to do it this year ?

You could still do it next year in a RO with only close family and friends, have the quite meal somewhere with them mid afternoon then do the party with DJ and bufffet (family can help with this) somewhere in the evening, no chair covers, menu, place settings or any the faffy bits needed. You can still have the cake cutting and first dance (if you want it ) It wouldn't be anywhere near as expensive so you and your OH wouldn't need to stress over saving.

At the end of the day its your day so do what suits you and your OH.

Good Luck with whatever you decide.

L x

Hiya, i think you should do whats right for you and your partner, and if you miss making invites ect then you can do it for you 1 year and that way you have time to get little bits and not worry about spending so much money,

have fun with it and dont make it a burden

xx

If this is what you both want - go for it!!!

Thanks for all your messages of support, we reckon we'll go for it, just need to break it to OH family...thats 10 conversations I'm not looking forward to!!

S x

I would say go with what you want to do you would be surprised how many bridal shops will actually have sample sales, some evn let you buy the dress there and then xx

If it's what you and your OH want, then that is what you should do, nothing anyone else thinks should matter anyway, they will still get their party, some will be disappointed, some even annoyed, but they will get over it