Hi Courtney, Welcome and congrats!!!. I started about 16 months out. I personally think that they're both pros and cons to starting early. I think once you pick your date and venue you should decide if your using a TA, then work on your website. If it's done in that order your save-the-dates will reflect your TA info and website info. There's actually alot of info on the planning time line. Hope this helps, good luck. This site is great. Â Â Â Kim