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April 2013 Weddings
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ACK! Do I even have enough time for an April wedding?
Hello there April brides from a hopefully fellow April bride.
I've been engaged for just over a month now and we've been looking and looking for a venue (okay, we've actually found 2 that we thought we could choose from, and then a change of budget has us looking again). I have my dress narrowed down to two from the same store... we thought by now that we would have a location to try to match it to.
I know some things are tight, especially dresses, and 8 months could be cutting it close. I'm hoping to not have to push the wedding back to July, and we really, really don't want to go any later than that (my FI is of the mindset that the sooner the better... I'm a bit more open but still...).
But is an April wedding still doable?
I've been engaged for just over a month now and we've been looking and looking for a venue (okay, we've actually found 2 that we thought we could choose from, and then a change of budget has us looking again). I have my dress narrowed down to two from the same store... we thought by now that we would have a location to try to match it to.
I know some things are tight, especially dresses, and 8 months could be cutting it close. I'm hoping to not have to push the wedding back to July, and we really, really don't want to go any later than that (my FI is of the mindset that the sooner the better... I'm a bit more open but still...).
But is an April wedding still doable?
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Re: ACK! Do I even have enough time for an April wedding?
RSVP Deadline: March 23
April 2013 Siggy Challenge: Bridesmaids Dresses
You have plenty of time for an April wedding! I would think more venues and vendors would be available in April vs July because April is considered off season, and could possibly offer a discount!
As PP stated as far as dresses go-- all my girls just got measured because of the chinese new year. I chose an alfred angelo bridesmaid dress for them, but they told me that Alfred angelo was already behind, and with the chinese new year it was best to get our order in before the end of the month. If we order them now, we should receive them Dec/Jan (i hope) We just looked at flower girls dresses this past weekend and the bridal shop stated that we can order those in December. My dress came in super fast! So the bridal salon is storing it for me. HTH!
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[QUOTE]Congrats and welcome to the board! It is def. do-able!!!! I agree with VK, that a lot of vendors would be more available for April 2013 rather then prime time wedding season. A lot of the people that I know getting engaged now are choosing May-Oct of 2013. I would work on booking your venue first, scheduled appointments to go looking at dressed, and focus on locating other vendors. As PP stated as far as dresses go-- all my girls just got measured because of the chinese new year. I chose an alfred angelo bridesmaid dress for them, <strong>but they told me that Alfred angelo was already behind, and with the chinese new year it was best to get our order in before the end of the month</strong>. If we order them now, we should receive them Dec/Jan (i hope) We just looked at flower girls dresses this past weekend and the bridal shop stated that we can order those in December. My dress came in super fast! So the bridal salon is storing it for me. HTH!
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</div><div>Oh crap, I didn't even think of the bridesmaid dresses. I told them they had until Nov/Early december to order based on 8 week recommendation they told me in the store and on the two that have already come in (two of my BMs got theirs already)- thinking that they will be in by feburary. Guess I'll try to have everyone order sooner. Thanks for passing that info along.
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I don't know which store you're getting your dress from but mine is from Alfred Angelo. I ordered it right before July 4th and they gave me an anticipated shipping date of September 14th. Pretty quick turnaround if you ask me!
You can totally do a wedding in April. My only advice is to stay super organized and be open to the idea of not getting married on a Saturday. Good luck!!
As for everything else, you have plenty of time! I got everything planned in about 3 weeks, so it really doesn't take too long once you've decided who all the vendors are going to be! (And have backups ready in case some are already booked!)
Green Tree Country Club
New Rochelle, NY
You totally have time for an April wedding. We have hardly anything booked yet, and I know we still have time. If I don't have everything booked by November I'll probably start to freak out though
If you're having your girls get "bridesmaid" dresses, from a bridal shop, I would suggest having them order 6-9 weeks early if you're worried about them arriving on time and alterations. And deffinitly start looking for your dress soon if it's going to be ordered. If you get it from somewhere like David's, you might be able to wait longer and get something off the rack. Start getting organized as soon as possible.
April 2013 September Siggy Challenge
Red Horse Barn, Huntington Beach, CA
Just wondering what others' thoughts are about holding a primarily outdoor wedding (thinking of a 5pm-ish ceremony, then reception right after under a tent) in the Richmond area in early April (looking at 4/6/13)? Don't want my guests (and myself!) to be too chilly, especially come reception time... Thanks for any advice/tips!