Am I the only bride-to-be who feels like they are completely alone in the wedding planning? The wedding is just under 1 year away and I'm starting to get very worried that I am going to be the only person to handle planning, set up of the ceremony and reception space, and handle day of logistics.
A little background on our situation, my mother initially offered to help fund the wedding but after 6 months of failing to get her to even give me a budget, I declined her offer and my FI are now paying for the wedding ourselves. Our budget is pretty tight so there is no way we can hire a wedding coordinator. It's now 9 months into wedding planning and my mom never asks how it's going or if I need help. When she heard we were going to have it on a Thursday to save money she told me no one will want to waste vacation days to attend and that I should expect most people to decline. I don't have any sisters or even cousins that I'm close with and my only close BF is a busy lawyer 7 hours away so I don't know how much she could help. Now I'm worried I'm going to put all my sweat and tears and money into a DIY wedding that no one cares about.
To make matters worse, my future brother-in-law is getting married in May and his FI's family is really rallying around her, throwing multiple large showers, paying for her wedding, and offering them services as wedding gifts. I know I shouldn't be envious of her situation but so far wedding planning has been nothing but spending a lot of money and highlighting how little I seem to matter to my friends and family.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Any advice?