Once your engagement celebrations are over, the reality of organizing a wedding can seem a lengthy process. Despite many opting to have anywhere between a year or two between their engagement and big day, recently many couples have made the savvy decision to marry within a year. Although many only consider the stress and time it takes to organise a wedding, there are many positives with making the decision to marry sooner…
Financial Benefits and Honeymoon Fund
One of the biggest benefits of deciding to choose a near future date is the potential for saving money through discounts the venue you love may offer!
This type of saving can allow you both to redistribute your budget and spend more on the aspects you value most whether it be the dress, cake or decoration. Alternatively, an extra chunk of money can be put toward your honeymoon fund…not to mention the excitement of that welcome break coming around sooner!
Exercise decisiveness and instinct
The abundance of choice when making decisions can be tricky to negotiate during your planning period. One benefit of cutting down your preparation time is that you and your partner are more likely to make decisive, firm choices for your decoration, venue and food that otherwise may have been mulled over for months in the long run up to your day. This can lead to loose ends and too MUCH choice, whereas making firm time pressured decisions often results in instinct choices that reflect what you love most. Decisiveness leads to peace of mind so utilize the benefit of this – it may seem a lot when you are in amongst it but the satisfaction of feeling your wedding planning is done and dusted is incomparable!
Start married life sooner avoid engagement limbo
Your save the dates have gone out…you can slowly start to dip your toe into the world of wedding blogs and work out your taste. The lay over between your invites and wedding can seem like a long and distant event, why not put all your chips in and spend 9 months making a short and focused period where you can ensure your engagement doesn’t drag on.
Your guest list is solid…
Notice is important for your guests to ensure those closest to you can be there to celebrate your special day. If you opted to have an autumnal, Christmas or late summer wedding in 2019, it still provides your guests with at least 9 months to work out if they can come, get time off work and plan arrangements. The benefit of having a short engagement means your guest list can be confirmed quickly, opposed to guests being reluctant to make commitments years in advance. Furthermore, if getting your numbers down for your guest list is a challenge, potentially this can help firm up those who are willing and able to make your day and those that can only attend your evening.
Most vitally, you can start married life sooner!