A year and a half to go and things are a mess (LONG)

[sunsetbride1]

Ok... so first of all

 

If you do even a short visual scan of this forum you will see that you are not alone. Almost everyone planning a DW has problems of the sort you are talking about. At the risk of being redundant, I will agree with almost everyone else.

 

It's time to and stop worrying about everyone else. FI and I agreed that we would be okay if it was just the two of us at our wedding in DR. If people wanted to and could come, that would be great; if not, then we will share the pics with them. In our case, everyone was really excited about it (except for my sister and a few select others who are not coming) and what was going to be an elopement on the beach has now become a full blown wedding.

 

Re: money.. as ppl have said; most resorts have amazing packages. Mine is a wonderful free one with the wedding if you stay in a honeymoon suite for 7 nights. We are not having an actual reception; just dinner at the resort, which is free bc its all inclusive and then we are off to the disco to party! Yes, there are expenses.... but there are always ways to minimize then and DIY. Tons of ideas on this forum for us cost-conscious brides.

 

IMHO, when you sift through all the drama and the guilt, it all comes down to your love and the celebration of that love for eachother. That's all.. not anyone else. When the other stuff gets in the way, come on here and vent!