Hey everyone,
My FI and I are PhD students in Michigan and are planning a wedding in the DC-area. We want to get married in October, but a few people have said that's "too soon" to plan a nice wedding.
We've already found a gorgeous, all-inclusive venue (facility, caterer, photographer, DJ, cake, linens, centerpieces) that's available in Maryland... on a Saturday... in October... that lets us bring our own alcohol... and it's $12,000 for 150 guests. If you're familiar with the DC-area, you know that's like finding a needle in a haystack! (They had a cancellation, but still.)
We know that we'll be extremely busy getting ready, but is it really impossible to plan a wedding in 5 months? If we didn't get married in October, we'd have to wait until next May. Quite frankly, planning a wedding over the school year just seems horrible, especially when I'm supposed to be writing my dissertation... No classes, no teaching, no research job -- I don't think I'd be disciplined enough to write! Oh, and my FI will be taking qualifiers next year, too. Double whammy! lol