I am getting married on September 22, 2012 and have absolutely NOTHING planned, and I know NOTHING about how to plan anything and all I know is that my fiance and I are going to be working on a budget! We have a son with special needs and not a lot of money for the wedding, but we are both set on our date b/c we began dating sept 22 2006 and it has so manymemories for us so we want to keep our anniversary and if anyone has any help or advice or ANYTHING...i am more than willing to listen!!! Plzzz help...
Re: Wedding in 6 Months...
#1 - Make a guest list. You need to have at least a rough idea of how many people you want to invite so you can figure out how much you have available to spend per person on catering/drinks/etc., and you also need to know how many people you have in mind so that you don't accidently book a venue that's too small or too big for your group.
#2 - Find a venue. Catering halls that specialize in weddings are the obvious option, but also consider hotels, church fellowship halls, fraternal organization halls (like the Knights of Columbus or the VFW), country clubs, parks, museums, restaurants, etc. A catering hall, hotel, or restaurant will likely be the easiest option since you won't have to worry about things like finding a separate caterer, renting tables and chairs and linens, etc.
#3 - Once you've booked your location, you can start looking for other vendors. The only other vendor you really "need" is an officiant - everything else (photo, video, florist, limo, DJ/band) is extra. Also, if you do select a catering hall or other typical wedding venue, the staff there will usually have recommendations for outside vendors, which will make your search a little simpler.
We bounce ideas off each other and you can get some good advice.
Budget board and your local board will help you a lot too.