What has been your biggest challenge?

Love is Bald · July 2010

So for the brides who are getting down to the wire, just married, and ones that are still planning, what has been the biggest challenge (vendor wise, family wise, friends, attire, etc.) for you during the whole wedding planning process?

mirandarocks · July 2010

the budget!!

netgrl22 · July 2010

Dealing with out of town guests! Despite our best efforts as brides to choose the most convenient hotel, find the best rate and give directions and advice people always seem to wait until the last minute and make things more difficult than they need to be. Fortunately through the extra stress I am so excited to see most of these people that it's all worth it.

seventiespop · July 2010

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[QUOTE]Dealing with out of town guests! Despite our best efforts as brides to choose the most convenient hotel, find the best rate and give directions and advice people always seem to wait until the last minute and make things more difficult than they need to be. Fortunately through the extra stress I am so excited to see most of these people that it's all worth it. :)
Posted by netgrl22[/QUOTE]

THIS! I had 17 people coming from Honduras who kept emailing me about transportation, hotel, etc. Local guests were even asking me questions that were already answered on our wedding website. My favorite was, "how are guests getting from the ceremony to the reception?

And our invitations were a challenge because our first designer bailed on us. We also left the favors to the last minute (CD's) and it was annoying to have to do those the weekend before the wedding.

njohnson0330 · July 2010

I think the RSVP's were my biggest challenge. Man people are really bad at this. There are still a few people that we haven't even heard from...or they just email you that they can't attend. Also the adding of extra people, we had about 3 people add their children to their response cards.

MINDMNMO · July 2010

2 challenges:

1. Staying focused on 1 project at a time (that one is impossible for me)

2. Not feeling guilty that we chose to get married in Chicago on a holiday weekend. I know it's expensive. I can't please everyone!!!

jessNlane52804 · July 2010

1. Guests who take forever to RSVP and then don't book their hotel in time to get in the room block even though you made a very nice website and gave them 6 months notice
2. Family. FMIL addind last minute guests, unreasonable demands, not knowing much about weddings, the list goes on.

I was just thinking today that being engaged really isn't fun once you start planning the wedding. I enjoyed planning the parts that just involved me and FI, but as soon as any one else got involved in the planning, it just got really stressful. I can't wait for it to be over.

redshoes17 · July 2010

Deciding on the official guest list....and BUDGET is up there for me.

PenelopeSnuz · July 2010

Ditto on guest list.....it is the only thing my mom and I are at odds about.

kmrazek · July 2010

The RSVP's - apparently both sides are bad at this. As of the RSVP date, we still had 50+ people who hadn't responded. Then, I had a couple people add in extras (kids, ask if a new boyfriend could come, etc.) even though I had explicitly stated on the RSVP how many were invited. Now, I'm dealing with people who still "aren't sure" if they can attend or won't respond to emails and calls.

As I told my fiance tonight - I need the head count so I can get the number & placement of tables, and I need the number & placeement of tables so I can put the seating chart together, and I need the seating chart so I can print the escort cards! It's not one detail that's being held up, it's four!!!

So advice to anyone who hasn't printed their invitations yet - make the RSVP date EARLY.

jessNlane52804 · July 2010

Yes, ditto on making the RSVP date early. I even told the parents that we needed the final number a week before we actually need it because anticipated that they would be slow in following up with people. Sure enough, FMIL took the date as a suggestion.

thealphabride · July 2010

I got ripped off on my bridal gown by an on line retailor. They took 16 weks to send me a "wedding gown" that was complete garbage. They took away my ability to order from a manufacturer, because it was too late. They promised me the world and delivered nothing. It was a place in the U.S. not China.
I sent the gown back to get my money back and they totally stopped communicating with me, so NO GOWN and NO MONEY BACK. This has been by far the only stressful part of my wedding.

Everything else and everyone else has been totally wonderful.

I did end up getting a gorgeous bridal gown, so all is well with that, but I am mad as hell (at me) that I went that route. I should have known better.

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