To all the brides still in the planning process:I was just reading a few posts (some older, some newer) and was thinking about how glad I was that I got a lot of things done WAY earlier than "experts" on various sites and venues said I needed to...ESPECIALLY my dresses. People thought I was CRAZY to start harassing my bridesmaid's early about this stuff, but if you read people's posts about nightmare dress fittings and dresses coming in 2-3 weeks later than quoted/expected-- my getting my BMs in there earlier than most seemed like a stroke of brilliance! LOL Every one of them was worried about buying too early because they were all "losing weight." But I knew-- like we all do-- that there is only so much you can lose in a certain amount of time (and quite frankly, I knew one or two of them weren't going to make a ton of progress, if any-- they never do!)... My extra time allowed for a number of multiple alterations plus a week's late delivery time, etc. And so the dresses have really been one of the least stressful parts of the process.The same applies to my wedding invites, which I made by hand (although, in hindsight, I could have sent them out a couple weeks later than I did, but I wanted them OUT!). And my cake. And my flowers.So, a little advice from someone who's hoping to be done with most of her wedding planning a full week before the wedding date (in 11 days), despite all the DIY projects involved: If anyone gives you guff about starting too early, tell 'em THEY'RE the ones who are crazy. You're just being existential and taking charge of Fate so that you can handle all its curveballs.I think it's the only reason I've managed to stay even remotely sane (despite my mom's best attempts to thwart my sanity)...Good luck and happy planning!:-)
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