Just for fun and for any new people starting out here are a few things I have learnt in my first year of being engaged and planning the wedding - feel free to add your own 
1. The excitement after you initially book your important things will fade as there is less and less to organize.. I was super jazzed and non stop for a while but now I have had months of not needed to do or look at anything to do with weddings as all the main stuff is sorted which in some ways has been nice but I know in December / Jan when important stuff like giving notice to marry, buying rings, sending out invites etc need to happen I will be full of Wedding joy again!
2. Either no-one will be as interested in your wedding as you and you may feel disappointed OR everyone will have an opinion on your decisions. Stick to your decisions and if needs be keep them to yourself! Also a side note this is you may tell people about your colour scheme / flowers / food then they ask again like you have not told them before? 
3. Trying on and buying your wedding dress on your own is not that bad!
4. Get multiple quotes for seamstress (if you are not using the one from the bridal shop) I have saved myself £280 and much happier and confident with my new seamstress.
5. Don't expect your partner (and yes I'm mainly taking about the men lol) to be as excited as you, they are a different breed and may need a nudge every now and again. It doesn't mean they are not excited (I'm at the stage of mentioning choosing suit colours every few weeks now)
6. Don't send out Save the Dates or Invites too early (We sent our save the dates way to early.. Jan 2022 for June 2023 wedding) we now hardly speak to some of the people we have invited and if I had my time again I wouldn't invite them 
7. Keeping a spreadsheet and timeline of what you have booked / paid / outstanding balances is really helpful.
