Wrong to be excited for a wedding in 2016?

Hiya, firstly congratulations

No, it's not wrong to start planning or be excited at all, I think it's lovely. We're not getting married until May 2015 which everyone says its ages away but in reality it's only 18 months and the time will fly by, I'm sure?!

Hello & welcome to hitched

No its never too early to plan, you'll be mega organised and have more money to spend on things you really want since its spread out over a couple of years, and it'll probably fly in anyway! Doesn't matter what people say, its your big day so you're entitled to be as excited as you want

Look forward to hearing more of your plans!

Hello and welcome to hitched ?

How exciting that you have confirmed your wedding date ?

Hitchers will be happy to be excited with you even if your friends and family are saying it's ages away and at least you have plenty of time to save and make plans ;-)

Your the same age as me and I have been with my OH same amount of time!

Congrats ! And welcome !

secondly : your getting MaRRIED yeyyyyyy ! Of course you should be excited ! X

No not at all, im getting married in october 2014 and have everything i want cos ive booked well in advance.

get looking and booking away its so exciting lol ?

Congratulations!!!

I'm not getting married until October 2015! It's 695 days away, but I am so excited and I'm telling everyone! Personally I just think it gives me more time to organise things, and gives me time to properly compare quotes for everything!

You have every right to be excited!! I'd ignore the negative things people are saying and get counting down the days!!! x

Ha ha! i am currently trying to convince OH that we should wait until 2016 as there is a particular date i would like but he thinks its too far away!

I'm sure everyone would agree that it's perfectly normal to be excited about your own wedding - however far away it may be! I would say that you probably don't need to be arranging too much just now - you don't want to get bored of planning because it's gone on so long. having said that if you want to get a head start on booking the main things why not - but once you pick something stop looking otherwise you could end up changing your mind a lot!

Of course it's not wrong to be excited! Congratulations

You'll probably find that some people are like that (and may be for a while) but don't be disheartened! Things move a lot faster in the wedding world than they do elsewhere.

We're getting married in September 2015 and booked our venue in October 2012- so the same time frame as you more or less. If we hadn't we'd have missed out. It's already been more than a year since we booked and i'll be honest that year has flown by. I literally have no idea where the time has gone thus far. It'll be here before you know it!

Bollocks to them!! Who decides when you should get excited and start planning? When it comes to weddings, and lot's of other things I guess. EVERYONE has an opinion about it. Nice people, polite people will only give you their's when you ask for it. The other people, well. Ignore. You go girl!

Congratulations!

Of course it's not wrong to be excited and planning, we booked our August 2015 venue back in April this year. We have had lots of people comment that it's ages away to the point I pre-empt it now and get in there before they do!

I would say that you can't expect everyone else to be as excited as you are though

Happy planning!

Haha I had more fun reading all you lovely replies! I have booked my venue as it's so unique and the registrar just looking at my catering comp then I'm done fore a few months just wanted to get ball rolling with it. We are paying for it all are self so saving money and getting everything is key! People will always have an opinion just wish they wouldn't say it aloud lol

Will keep you posted with my new ideas struggling for colours but have loads if time xxx

Congratulations!!!

You're getting married... If that isn't exciting then I don't know what is!

Congratulations on your engagement! It's your wedding, be as excited as you want! Unfortunately people always have something to say about weddings, most of the time it's just making conversation and "that's ages away" is just an obvious comment to make! Stating the obvious...

Welcome & congrats!Of course it's not wrong to be excited - it is your wedding so if that's not exciting, then I don't know what is! Enjoy the planning - it goes by so quickly!

The time really will fly! We got engaged 2.5 years ago giving us 3 years of planning. We chose our date and started looking around for ideas etc. We didn't book anything until this year but now I'm looking at my ticker saying it's less than 6 months away and wondering where on earth the time has gone!

Congatulations!! me and h2b have been engaged and wedding planning for 21 months... suddenly we only have six months to go!! It will go quicker than you imagine and you'll love all the time you have to save and get everything sorted. We are super organised and havent had a bit of stress yet x

We have been engaged 5 years but he has been battling leukaemia so could never book anything as things always went from bad 2 worse but now been 1 year clear it's time lol! So glad u all agree and I'm not alone xxx

Congrats on the engagement - And to your OH on being all clear for 1 year thats wonderful.

I started planning with 11 months to go and got to fed up of "its ages away" but that didnt actually stop till about a month ago, now everyone has started with "it will come round so quickly" ha. Happy planning.

I'm getting married July 2016 so I know exactly how you feel. So many people have reacted the way you talk about, or laugh at it. I don't care, I'm excited and I know the time will fly! Congratulations

At least you have enough time to properly organise everything and compare quotes, ideas etc. Besides, time flies by! x

Thanks for this post truly, I've recently become engaged and my wife-to-be was pushing for a date in late 2015. Being the neurotic that I am I was afraid that it was a sign of cold feet but skimming through this thread makes me realise that this day needs time to be gotten right.

How can people think it's too early to get excited?? You're getting married - it's one of the most exciting times in our lives.

And never too early to plan. It means you'll have lots of time and less stress. Plus you may be lucky and get certain suppliers to hold current prices.

Enjoy it and tell the negative people to chuff off! ?

Hi there,

mine and my H2B's wedding will more than likley be in 2016 as well, (maybe a little later no date set as of yet) i'm starting to look and plan just so I can be prepared, we are both a little over organised so why not put that to good use.

It will come round quick enough and at least if you start and do most of your planning early on you wont be running round trying to get things sorted at the last minute, or have to settle for things you don't really like as you have not left enough time.

Don't let other people put you off, as long as you and your H2B are happy with your choices that's the main thing.

x

Yay!! Another 2016 bride. I'm in the same position. Feel stupid talking about what I've planned to family but I think it's better to be organised ? when are you going wedding dress shopping? I really want to go next year but don't know if it's too soon? X

Well hopefully going dress shopping after the national wedding show get stuff started propperly because then it's only 2 years away. So fat I have the venue and the registrar looking at food and flowers this weekend xxx

Amazing news.

Hello and welcome. Look forward to hearing about your plans!

Welcome!

I never think its to early I am jan 2015 (even though thats just over a year now mind!) I started may 2013 so thats 20ish months in advance to! I also have everything booked by the year mark,

for me I am excited also just bought a house and soon the wedding will be on the back foot!

Just make sure you leave a few little touches for nearer the time!

x