Hi I'm new to Ukbride and new to this whole wedding thing! I have read some of the other forums and cannot believe the anxieties about dresses, venues etc.
I am not feeling any of this!!!! Am I normal????? I know I am a bit (read as a LOT) anal so I make lists (and lists of lists)! H2B has said that I can do exactly what I want which has narked me because he means it literally!!!! I think he thinks all he has to do is turn up on the day and pay for it!!!
I've seen the dress I want online so I ordered it - waiting for it to be delivered (suppose I will stress about it when it doesn't fit!), I have since read the horror and happy ever stories about doing it this way.
I know what I want the bridesmaids to wear, just needs to be ordered and I have arranged to look at a few venues. Spoken to the caterer, a family friend who has catered for my family weddings before with perfect results and seen a florist whose work I seen and liked. Church and harpist booked (anyone looking for a harpist pls get in touch with me - another friend!) and entertainment sorted. Photographer booked (family member).
When will the stress kick in? Am I missing something?? I would like this experience (the planning) to be one of the best times of my life,am I being unrealistic? I am starting to get really worried because I'm not worried! Does anyone else feel like this?

RELAX hunni, your normal!
Everyone does things differently some stress at the little things some stress at the big things. Others stress from day one of planning then there are the ones that stress at then end, sometimes not till the DAY!!!
Just because your not stressed doesnt mean your not normal or have anything to worry about!!!

My first wedding I was completly calm and didnt even get nervous or stressed the whole way through, not even on the day and i did everything in 10 months!
When I joined here and read all the stress stories i did think ohhh my time will come or im not normal cause no stress for me, even this time when i have alot longer to plan and im actually on my 3rd date and NOPE still not stressed lol.

RELAX you will either be stressed later or you wont, either way ENJOY the planning, it sounds like your very perpared and have everything in hand so ENJOY!!!!

If the wedding's not for a while then it could be for that reason, I was quite happily going through all the lists and not feeling much of anything untill I hit a snag, a problem with our venue, and now it's all very real!
Wouldn't say we stress all the time though, if you think about the amount of B2B and G2B on here, I'm suprised there isn't more!! lol

Thanks STB Mrs Mann and Hails - I feel better. Oh by the way Hails I love the words in your tag at the bottom of your post - how do I put one on?

Gonna have to sign up then! Thanx ;0)

I didn't get really stressed at all. There were small moments, like when MIL threw a wobbly about her outfit two days before, and our florist moving overseas, but generally it went very smoothly with very little stress.

Hi Oct12bride86, at my sister's wedding put our parents at the top table (brides father next to bridegrooms mother and brides mother next to bridegrooms father) their now significant others were placed on the table nearest the top table with the bridesmaids. Worked a treat but they are all quite friendly with each other anyway. I am thinking of doing that with mine.

Ours aren't, at the moment sitting on the top table, just our kids and us!
And Oct it's only for the meal and formal bit with speeches then everyone/tables all move and mingle! lol xx

Oct go for it! At the end of the day it's what u want. Ur parents will probably be happier sat with their respective other - have u tried asking them?

I was the same - 6 months from proposal to I Do and my catchphrase was "meh". No stress, no hassle, no worries, really. As long as me and him turned up, nothing else mattered.

Everyone has said to us how relaxed the whole weekend was and how much fun they had - and so did we!

Just enjoy it hon :)