Okay, so I'm not the most planning oriented person (that's DF's thing) so I am really trying to get ahead on this wedding planning stuff. Our tentative wedding date is in September 2012. I contacted a bunch of reception/ ceremony sites so that we could meet with them when we visit MD (and my family. And his parents will be coming to meet my parents and all that mess) in April. We're currently planning from afar and are hoping the Air Force is kind to us at the end of the year and we get stationed at Ft. Meade. My problem is that at first some of the venues were all up in my email and seemed enthusiastic and now they are super nonresponsive to everything. I wanted to meet with as many places as we could stand but our list stands at a grand total of 4 right now.
I don't know if we're being much too picky or if it really is that much harder being far away. I'm just frustrated and I don't have as much time to plan things and neither does DF because we both work and travel so much. I guess if we have to make more than one trip to MD to work on planning we will, it's just expensive and stressful. At what point does hiring a wedding planner become the best idea ever? Anyone know any awesome/ badass/ decently priced ones? Someone tell me it gets easier/ better/ more fun after the venue is chosen???? Even if it's a bold-faced lie.