im getting married in 2016 mostlikely may time :), i was wondering when is the best time to start planning , i haven't got a clue what to do and what venues to look at im so nervous about the amount of stuff that goes into planning a wedding so i gave myself two years to save ect , but when is the best time to book venues ?

Thanks Becka xoxo

eeekk very nervous now , we have decided on the colour scheme that's cadburys purple and i would really like to get married at a catholic church that's attached to my old primary school but for the rest of it i have no clue :S and im also unsure how to go about booking to church ect

well hopefully a church wedding then maybe just a nice little venue for the after party :) but its just knowing where to start with booking stuff , yeah people keep telling me two years goes fast :s x

We have just booked the church for ours, it was really easy. I just called up the vicar of my local parish church, and he gave us an appointment to go down and speak to him. We arrived and he took us in a room, asked us a few questions to get to know us, then filled out the banns sheet. He asked us what date and time we wanted and we were all booked (although my OH had to go back once more with his passport, as he is a non-EU national). Apparently the vicar will be contacting us nearer the time to arrange subsequent meetings to arrange how we would like the service and arrange payment, etc. That is CoE, though, but I'd imagine that a Catholic church would be fairly similar? Just call the church you want to get married in and they will tell you what you need to do :)

We're having a 3.5 year engagement, and are now over year years into it, and honestly, it has flown by. We started planning a whopping 40 months (!) out and I'm glad we did! We managed to get a good deal on our venue, and it's been nice being able to take our time.

So personally, I'd say you could easily start planning now, and getting the big things like the venue out of the way. Photographers can also book up quite far in advance (up to 18 months out), and bakers and florists can get booked up 6 months + in advance. So yeah, I'd start now!

I would book your venue and ceremony this year, if you want to get a photographer that would be great as well. If you do start booking this year get out wedding insurance just in case any of the companies you use go bust. We went to a couple of wedding fairs (before we changed to 2015) saying our date is 2016 and some will go "oh well you've got a while" but others will think it is completely normal to plan this far ahead.

NOW! :D I'm a 2016 bride too and got engaged last September but been planning since last July so it's never too early... You can pay everything off gradually which is easier on the bank balance too :) plus, things get booked up quickly and people are already taking bookings for 2016! Just get looking, emailing and visiting stuff you both like to get ideas. Speak to the vicar when you're next in church and just have a chat about it :) xx

Maybe go along on Sunday morning for service and have a chatter afterwards with the vicar? x

I got engaged on the 1st of march last year. we started looking at venues and booked ours in June last year for 18th july 2016. Like Barbie that is an incredible 40 months of planning. So far I have booked our venue, flowers, cake, venue decor, my dress and picked bridesmaid dresses. We know pretty much how much we are spending now and still have 28 months to save which is incredible as it means our monthly savings are much lower than if we had waitied to start planning.

So i say star now and enjoy a relaxing planning time instead of rushing and being stressed xx

NOOOOW ! We started planning February 2013 for our July 2015 wedding xxx

my OH and i have been engaged for 2 years (feb 2012) and agreed that we would have a 4 year engagment the last 2 years have just flew in and today we finally booked our venue TODAY for july 2016 but i personally feel so much more at ease knowing its booked, i would deffo look in to booking sooner rather than later :) xx

yeah defo to early for picking a dress i know what style i want but you never if i lose or gain weight ect , so i better start looking at venues :S so glad that i decided not to marry next year haha , im going to 4 weddings in the next year and a half so hopefully they will give me some inspiration i really need some right now

As soon as you want :) Never to early :D

Welcome Faye! :) Set a budget first then decide whether you want a religious or civil ceremony. Following that look at venues and also work out what you both want from your day but most importantly RESEARCH and read up! :) xx

We are getting married in January 2016 and we are just about to start planning also . X

Yeah...now? We did two years in advance