My wedding venue is booked for 21st May 2012.

Cannot wait for my wedding although companies attitude towards me trying to book things IE Dress, bridesmaid etc.
Im being told not to book before a year before! Anyone else having this problem x

Its making me so sad because i want to book it all now x

book now!!! we started planning 18 months in advance and had to make crompomises already as some of the things we wanted were already booked. if you want to gurantee everything you want book asap xx

I'm a 2012 bride, the cake shop only had a few dates left lucky mine was in there, the venue was booked up for 4 years in advance on some days! My swing band was pencilled in until they rang and said 2 people want that date so we paid deposit and other companies are booking up quick now i'm getting married November so its not normal wedding time that's really summer your getting married May now how many people get married in that month! Stuff what they think I've had arguments with companies, dress people ect
As for the wedding dress I found a shop that was lovely they put the dress on delayed order for as long as possible (6months) and that was that, I also have my bridesmaids dresses as theres 6 of them off bay of e £68 ech all hand made no way was I letting them go so I got all size 16s, some companies had brought out 2012 prices already also some are willing to do it as this years prices hope that helps sorry its long oh and technically your wedding is a million years away because in 6 months time roughly you will be saying my wedding is next year! x

i'm getting married next oct & thought i couldnt book 15 months in advance, but everyone i have come across has been really helpfull xxx

Thats what I thought wasn't going to bother till a year before but my mum had gone in to have a chat (she was receptionist at college for a few years so already new her) she mentioned the wedding and that I wanted her to make it and she said I only have a few days left so I went and paid it the next day they've just opened a new shop because shes got that much work it mental to think things like that book up x

I would go for it asap things do get booked up so far in advance and then you would have wished that you had already done it x

it's those little things that cost a fortune really eating into the budget like favour's,b'maid dresses, thank you cards ect l know great debates and row's have came about with some wanting them others not bothering, but well if you know your colour scheme, then start buying all the little things!!
start a diary make a list of everything you will need and l do mean everything!!! find out the price!!(shop around could take a while)
then buy the lowest price thing first.. target and budget yourself,to buy and pay for something each month at payday, ticking off your list as you go!!
once you have all the things that don't need security fee's then you will be able to work your way up to the bigger one's and before you know it time will have swept past and you will be on target for pre-booking your venue. car's,dress ect xx

Hi there, I'm getting married in July 2012 and have had a far different experience. We've booked our venue, the registrar and photographer/videographer. I've booked a bridal shop visit for August and they were falling over themselves to be more than welcoming. They told me it wasn't too early as new designs out and said I needed time to think about which style suits and for budgetting purpose. I've also been getting the odd bit on the bay of e like placecards, scatter crystals and coursage bracelets for the bridesmaids. I've also been researching chair covers and those luxury extras that were on my Plan B if we can afford list so that it may be a possibility rather than a wishlist!!

I'm getting married October next year and have started to book few things already, it's never too early in my opinion!!!!! You'll be amazed how things get booked up so fast x

i am formally booking my venue next minth ...... have emailed them to say i do want but that i cant get there to talk n book till next month ....

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aw I wanted to send a request to =( x

we went in to book with the vicar last week and he said we were the first couple he was booking in the church 2012 diary but already had bookings in the 2013 and 2014 diarys. Those women are a head above the rest of us xxxxx

and in answer to your question, ive booked everything, even bought dress (but now hate it haha), only thing i need to do it sort my cake out them im all done and dusted!!

we were meant to be getting married this year but postponed cos of my uni course so transferred eevrything over although many companies tried to refund us instead of transferring money to new date thinking we were mad for booking so well in advance - just think it makes ya wedding insurance (if ya get any) void as you can only get that up to two years in advance but if youve already paid for stuff before ya insurance starts then ya screwed if that companies doesnt pull through with what theyve agreed, if that all makes sense?

ur doing the right thing but companies are the worst :( putting a downer on stuff!! xx

I was exactly the same and wanted to get stuff sorted. Some companies dont take bookings for more than a year ahead, which is one problem. At least you will have more time to look and decide and if the companies dont go bust you wont lose out.

its never to early to book hun

I'm booking for June 2012 and I know im booking at the right time - I know from prev experience as a wedding coordinator things from jan will get booked up very very fast and as my date is a prime date im not letting anything go xxxx

I'm a 2012 bride, I don't want to buy things like my dress just yet, I want to decide on that with about 8 or 9 months to go, so that I don't regret it or change my mind. I am thinking of all sorts of fun and cheap ideas and learning how to make things for my self. I emailed a venue the other day, only to get a lovely email back - but she did say I was thinking of things early?? Plus side the whole venue is less that £400 for 2 rooms (1 for the doo and either a old people chill room or kids play room) and all the chairs tables and set up/changes. Wow. Can't wait to go for a proper look around. Hmmm which of my friends are good at making sandwiches.

we're getting marrie don 2nd june 2012 and we've already booked and paid the deposit at our venue, they only had about 6 saturdays left in 2012 when we booked it 2 months ago!

Definately start booking things now and at the very least do some research and find pictures/ideas of dresses/flowers/decorations etc, it gives you a head start!

Z x

We are getting married on Sat 23rd June 2012 and have venue, minister, photographer & piper booked and deposits paid, Hope to get live band sorted within the next few weeks.
Never too early wee booked our venue back in May and had 8 Sats in the whole year to pic from crazy how quick they get snapped up. xx