Wedding Forum - Planning...

Hello everyone am new on here
Me and my h2b are planning on getting married in 2017 when would be the best time to start booking church hall etc?

Hi,

I would start looking now that way it gives you plenty of time to look at venues and make your booking. I booked my venue in oct 14 for a wedding on 1st August this year, and at the time 3 people were looking at our date so once we knew it was the right venue we booked it.
Also I've found the more you can arrange in advance the better. Have fun looking at venues!

Hi!! I defo start looking at things that won't change between now and your wedding i.e venue, decorations. I wouldn't worry so much about things that might change between now and then i.e entertainment (who's to know if you book a band now will they still be playing together in 3 years time) dresses (we all know how much our bodies change shape over periods of time) etc. I have just paid the deposit and secured our date for our wedding in 2017 (however I was anxious to do this asap because we were fixed on our date and didn't want to miss out on something we loved because we were too slow). Just be aware that some venues won't be able to give prices/take bookings this far in advance (however this was only the case in 1 of the 6-7 venues we looked at) and registrars only take notice of marriage 12 months in advance (although I have emailed asking if we can be penciled in on our date now, will let you know what they say) plus some wedding insurance only covers things paid for within 2 years of your wedding date. But start looking around and coming up with ideas and you'll have plenty of time to plan and make your day extra special!! Good luck!!

Thank you everyone for your comments I best start planning yayy :) xx

Enjoy. We're planning for Oct 2017 now :)

Thank you am a little nervous about planning my wedding but abit more excited about it if that makes sense xx

Yeah don't get me wrong, you will have your days where you will feel stressed and you will see how many different options there are out there, there are so many things you can choose from to make your day special to you! Try not to over think because that's where the stress factor will come in :) Here if you need anything :) x

Good luck with the planning Lisa :) we booked our venue 2 years in advance and they still had every single Saturday free in June, which is obviously one of the more popular months. It really depends on the venue as to how far in advance they get booked up, but I would definitely start considering booking one soon xx

The earlier the better. When we decided on our original date, we could not get what we wanted with the registrar and venue, hence why it was a few weeks later and that was quite a way in advance.

The registrar depends on the council/area. Ours allowed us to book 2 years in advance but some councils won't let you until 12 months before x

Definitely start looking as soon as you can! We got engaged in January this year and planning to get married in summer 2016 so we thought we had plenty of time to look at venues etc.. turns out that most of the venues we liked were already pretty much booked for every Saturday between May and September 2016 (!!).. so we had to be very flexible on dates. (I should probably add that we're specifically looking for a barn conversion so there may be other types of venues such as hall/hotels which aren't getting booked up so quickly). However to make sure you get the venue you both love and enjoy the search, I'd say start now or as soon as you can!

Good luck!

Thanks xx

I'd look into booking it as soon as possible :) as once its booked you can look at sorting other things out. Speak to the church as they all allow different times before you can book them x