Here comes a new one~!

roseofdeborah · October 2011

Intro to me...well I am about to get out of my car yesterday to go in to work as my boyfriend dropped me off....I reach for the glove compartment and get my hand slapped away! To my surprise I then get told that there is a ring in there I'm not allowed to look at....I might have run excitedly out of the car like a crazy girl and had a shocked/ghastly expression on my face at work for the rest of the day. Of course we've talked about this and when he does end up asking I will say yes.

So that brings me to this. I'm a girl who has never once even thought about what her wedding might acutally look like. So I'm coming at this with a clean slate and ready to start this pre-planning season of my life. The tentative date is July 14...which to me doesn't seem very long to plan. So here's to starting!

courtski2004 · October 2011

Thats exciting, welcome! There are tons of great ideas on TK and from the ladies on this board, the only problem will be picking from all the great options out there.
Is July 14 a significant day for you and your BF? Have you both discussed that date previously? The reason I ask is that most preferred venues and vendors in the metroplex book up to a year in advance, and you would be significantly behind the curve, which is an added stress that you may not want to bring upon yourself, especially if you are starting with a blank canvas and lots of visionary decisions to make. Thats not to say it can't be done, just something to think about.

fallbride1109 · October 2011

Yay, congrats! Be sure and post pics of the ring when you get it!

And like Courtski said, this is a great place to discuss ideas and ask questions so we look forward to helping with all of that.

professorscience · October 2011

Congrats! I was like you -- no idea how my wedding should look. I have taken tons of inspiration from photographers' blogs, though!

roseofdeborah · October 2011

Thanks for the welcome And no its not a date that's set in stone. We do want it towards the end of July because of scheduling life reasons...but we might end up doing a Sunday wedding instead. I know places book up pretty far in advance, so thankfully with my clean slate board I'll find something I like that can work with what we want! I live near downtown Dallas so I'm going to be keeping everything around this area. And ring pics to come

ksgsmu · October 2011

Congrats!

Sounds like you are open to venues so don't stress too much ... 9 months is plenty of time to plan a wedding. Just stay organized and focused and remember it won't all go perfectly... The board is super helpful!

LoverBean27 · October 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_here-comes-new-one?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:c4b4be9d-0ed4-4339-9662-2cc2ed7f2106Post:277a6f9b-9feb-48ef-adc2-b976d598fb38">Re: Here comes a new one~!</a>:
[QUOTE]Congrats! Sounds like you are open to venues so don't stress too much ... 9 months is plenty of time to plan a wedding. Just stay organized and focused<strong> and remember it won't all go perfectly</strong>... The board is super helpful!
Posted by ksgsmu[/QUOTE]

This is like the perfect thing for me to have read today! I really need to put this into reality.

I also agree 9 months is plenty time. My BM planned her wedding in 7 months (her wedding was this July on a Sunday) and it was really nice and she got a nice venue! Good luck :) The ladies here have great advice!

MarieSD · October 2011

Aww, that's a cute story! I almost got my hand smacked away too -- and I was just trying to hug my H (then bf) but my arm was dangerously close to the pocket the ring box was in. He didn't tell me why he'd acted so weird about his coat until hours later (after he proposed later that night).

I had never thought about weddings before we got engaged and honestly had no interested in planning one. But it all worked out, and thanks to this board I didn't go insane in the process

Welcome and congrats!

angelsong21 · October 2011

Welcome to the board! I live near downtown Dallas as well.

LIke you, I hadn't given a lot of thought to my wedding prior. I wasn't one of those girls who grew up dreaming about it or anything like that. It's been stressful at times but overall it's definitely been manageable thusfar. I think you have plenty of time, especially if you are flexible with the day of the week and the date to some degree. I have learned SO much from the ladies on this board and I'm very thankful for all the advice on here since I really wouldn't have anyone else to ask.

roseofdeborah · October 2011

Thanks Angel...I'll make sure to remember your close! And Marie that's such a cute story too

elisarrr · October 2011

Congrats on the engagement!
I got engaged on June 25th and started planning in July 17th for my wedding in November 19th. It's definitely been stressful at times but the short time worked for me. I really wanted a beach destination wedding where I would just show up with my dress but we decided to have it here so important people in our lives could make it.
Several of the venues were already booked but due to the short notice vendors that weren't booked were very willing to give us discounts.
Since I wasn't thrilled with all the details required in wedding planning, I was happy with just having it done in 4 months. Knowing how OCD I can be, the more time I had, the more extras I would've added - not to mention money!

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