When to book Florist and Hair

I definitely don't think it's too early to book a florist - we booked ours around that far our and she said she does book up about 18months-2 years in advance and already had other people requesting our date but we enquired first so got first dibs on things like archways that she had a limited supply of!

Hair I'm leaving till later - but thinking of going via my venue which has an onsite salon, they've advised they only really need a couple months notice.

I'm not sure tbh, I wanted bouquets, buttonholes and a flower arch - so not as full floral package but does include a big element. I do know florists can only do a limited number of weddings per day, regardless of what you want, because of having to get the flowers ready and to you on time so I would say there's no harm booking early.

The other thing I've noticed is that prices go up year on year, so if you lock down your price now you'll likely have saved money than if you had waited until the year of your wedding.

17 months is not long, most suppliers book up 2 years in advance so I would suggest you contact the ones you are interested in and work with them to secure your date if they are taking bookings, this is usually done by a small deposit. You will then probably have no contact for a year and then start booking trials etc, but you know your date is secure

If you know the florist you want, then I'd book now. If they are a small business, they will be limited on the number of big events they can do in a week - I know March isn't peak wedding season, but you don't want to find they have a wedding booked on the same day as you and can't take your booking!

Same with hair - if you know who you want, there's no harm in booking now, especially if you are planning on using a dedicated wedding hair person. If you are just using your regular hairdresser, then you can probably leave it for a while - just let him/her know you are interested in booking them.