QOTD 3/9

minionlover

What has been the most stressful part of wedding planning?  What has been your favorite part?

trawas01

Hands down, the worst part has been the money. I am not a spender. This has not been easy for me. And I still get a little ill when I realize how much will be coming out of our savings in a few months to pay for this. FI is a spender so its been a good thing I have him there to push me into writing checks for deposits.

I loved looking for a venue. Specifically the driving around to places. FI and I decided to get married in NC even though we've only lived here about a year and a half, so we took a lot of weekend trips checking out areas of the state we hadn't seen yet. It was an awesome way to get to know the western side of the state better.

CFM102012

My least favorite part has been trying to get a damn guest list from FMIL.  I wanted to send out STD's but because I don't have any addresses from them I can't.  

I've enjoyed pretty much everything else 

ivedonethisb4

FI and I argue back and forth the most about money. Its stressful for us because we dont have the money saved up for it. We're paying as we go. He was waiting to pay off his truck (which he did last week) He says things like we can go to the dollar store and get plastic tablecloths we don't have to pay $10 to rent some. *facepalm* really? No babe those are necessary. Having the ideas and doing it has all been fun its just when he says that's not necessary because it costs money but to me I think it is. Idk maybe its just me and I'm just being 'Mrs. Jones' and I want things to look how I want them to look and I want people to see elegance even without spending a whole ton of money. I only get to do this once I want it to be perfect (well as pecfect as I can go for)!

ktelizabeth86

The most stressful parts for me are money and guest list. Especially since the guest list influences the money part.

The part I like the most is the DIY artsy fartsy projects. Love it.  

halij52002

Great question! I think my favorite part has been the entire experience of planning my own wedding- picking out all the details and sharing it with friends, family and the knot! My least favorite would be probably having to spend the money. Thinking about how all this can go into savings instead of my wedding (but hey- you only get married once).

aimee58

Least favorite by far is guest list. More specifically, gust list from FILs. They had a huge list of their friends that FI and I had never heard of. THen we had to get addresses from them and that was stressful too.

Also stressful...BM gifts and dresses. I want them to be happy on my day, so it's stressful to find something that will make them all happy.

The rest has been pretty fun! FI and I are working really well together getting everything done. Also.....dress shopping was super fun! I love being a princess for a day!

brainybrunette

Favorite parts:  Wedding dress shopping, taking our e-pics

Least favorite:  Getting addresses together for STDs, DIY projects that looked much easier to do on Pinterest  

achiduck

My most stressful part has been the guest list and my invites (see Vendor regrets thread). I've really enjoyed everything else and loved shopping for my dress and my girls dresses.

ReyesToy

My least favorite: Arguing with my Dad about mine vs his religious beliefs. It's final...he will NOT walk me down the aisle because we're having a non-Catholic wedding. Which is fine with me. I'd rather walk by myself in a ceremony I'm comfortable with rather than walk with my father for 5 minutes in a religious ceremony that neither I nor my FI would have chosen.

My favorite: Finding the best sales and deals on vendors and items! (ie my awesome $500 DOC, DIY cake topper that cost me $0 for materials, etc).

robije7

Least Favorite: Dealing with vendors who don't call/email back! Never in my life have I met SO many people who just don't bother responding! You would think someone coming to you willing to spend money deserves an email or call back with answers to simple questions.  I tried to avoid booking with any vendors like this but now my travel agent is driving me up a wall because I've sent her 5 emails and called multiple times with no response (just called her supervisor this morning so hopefully something happens...)

Most Favorite:  How involved FI is.  He's always been my #1 supporter and he's always willing to lend a hand but he's really gone above and beyond to help me out and give his input.  It really makes all of the planning so much fun and I love knowing that it will be an amazing day we BOTH planned.  Plus it takes so much of the stress off

Poppy101212

Worst part:
-The fact that somebody has the need to turn over every decision that I make. No matter what it is! Someone fought with me on what song I should dance with my father too.
-Having to hear from someone who I thought was a great friend that I am making a huge mistake and that they think my fiance is a moron.
-The fact aht I have a bridal party that is totally unwilling to be helpful unless it involes helping me drink all my wine. They are great people, and I do not expect a lot from them, but if the girls could just come in a get fitted for their dresses, and if the guys could just work on a date to get their tuxs ordered, I would really appreciate it.
-FMIL has turned into someone that I don't know.
-The fact that when I start wedding planning I just want to sit down a sob.

Best part:
-the proposal.

cbear215

Least favorite: far and away, it's been the guest list and all the drama and arguments that it has caused.
Most favorite: bm dress shopping was a blast because i got to spend some time with my girls, sending out std's was a good feeling too-made it feel more real and included family and friends in the planning process, which was exciting.  there's been a lot more favorite parts than stressful parts so far!

PetalPockets2012

Least favorite is saving the money and not having my family support the type of wedding we are having. It has caused a lot of stress on me. I really like everything else. I tried to just focus on one thing at a time. I also make decisions pretty quick so I am not always planning the wedding.

Cathryn4

Most favorite: I loved venue searching and my long engagement so i was stressfree for most of the time. I loved our engagement party!!! 

Least favorite:  Money by far just not having enough for all the things I want  

huskerfan246

Least favorite would stressing about money for everything and getting services reserved before they are already booked by someone else.

My favorite would be having something to spend my free time on and gathering all these cool ideas and pictures of how I want our day to look.  The best part is planning it the way we want it and not someone else, since we are paying for everythiing ourselves, and my fiance is helping me along the way with his input.

mpjf1001

Least favorite: The money and DIY my own invites, sometimes im like what the heck was i thinking???

Favorite: Everything else especially dress shopping, our e-pics and looking for a venue=)

snuff9861

Favourite part: Dress shopping. Was a stressfree experience and was over so quickly.
Least favourite: spending my hard-earned money, and dealing with all the little things that are irritating to me. also the guest list has been a nonstop hassle.

steveandta

so far my favorite part was our epics

the worst part is the invite list

lv2011

Least favorite and hardest part is not being able to plan any of the ceremony because of how long the annulment process from my previous marriage is taking. We really want to be married in the Catholic Church, and this is one of the requirements. Even though it's hard, I know it'll be worth it. But in the meantime, we're left wondering if we'll be able to or not, and trying to have a back-up plan in place. It was hard enough to start the process in the first place, but the waiting is worse.

The money is a big one, too.

Favorite thing by far is seeing all the little details come together! I've found some amazing bits and pieces online that are super cheap, but really add such an elegant and delicate touch. I think the overall impact is going to be awesome