How Long Does It Take To Plan A Large Wedding?

Question

500 Guests

Wedding Party of 8

Answer 1

Well a lot of it depends on you, and how much you are planning to do yourself, how intricate and picky you are about things, etc.

But a year should be enough time.  It will really depend on your venue though too.  500 guests is a lot of people, so there will be a limited amount of venues that can provide space/service for that large of a wedding.  It will depend how far in advanced the venue you need is booked.

You should start looking at venues right away, because you could plan the wedding within a year, but the venue you want, that fits 500 guests might be booked already and you'll have to wait 2 years or something.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

A YEAR! i only have 150 guests and it had been almost 8 months ago when we started planning but still not done, well it actually depends, a lot of tragics happened to us..

Answer 3

I would say a year and a half.

Answer 4

I would say 1 year but it can be done in less. The major things to get done first would be choosing the ceremony site and reception site. Once you have those figured out everything else is easy.

Pick your ceremony site and reception site and ask them for a list of open dates to compare. You may be able to plan it in under a year- just make sure you don't stress yourself out!

Good luck!

Answer 5

I would also say about a year, because you want to be able to get the date and time you prefer, and with such a large number of guests, your first and second choice of location may get booked up quickly for another wedding or other event. The wedding party size isn't too unusual, though, and that seems very manageable. I think if you book your location a year in advance and start thinking about catering and entertainment around that same time, the rest of the planning can happen about 6 months before. Best advice I can give from personal experience: get your dress first...your dress often determines many other aspects of the wedding, like decor, cake style, even the setting! Obviously you wouldn't want to wear a knee-length, beachy dress if you're getting married in a cathedral! Good luck & have fun with it! =)

Answer 6

12 months.  One year.

The average engagement is 12 months to 18 months.

I am sure you could do it in less if needed, but 12 months would be good.

Answer 7

You should probably start planning a year in advance

Answer 8

It depends more upon where you live, if you can book an officiant, venue, caterer, band, etc. in eight months to a year - long enough for an engagement.

Well within a year, usually.

Answer 9

I had a wedding party of 7 and a guest list of about 450 and started planning a year before. You must reserve all of your vendors and reception areas/wedding site as soon as possible. They get taken really quickly.

Answer 10

I took 18 months to plan my wedding but I had a harder time than most brides because a) I married in a town I did not live in, b) I was going to college and working part-time up until 5 months before my wedding date, and c) my wedding was planned at Christmastime.  Because of the holiday,I knew that churches would have packed schedules to work around and many reception venues would be booked up for holiday parties and whatnot.  I got those two items out of the way very early, in order to secure my date.  After that I just did things as I had time, between research papers and exams and such, and took school vacations to visit my wedding city and meet with vendors face-to-face.

A lot of your timing decision will depend on what sort of other commitments you have outside of your wedding.  If you have a lot going on, then you should take longer to plan your wedding.  If you have a demanding full-time job, or are trying to finish your secondary education, then you would be doing yourself a huge favor by allowing yourself as much time as you can.

Answer 11

You will need at least a year.  You will really need help with your RSVP tracking.

Best wishes to you.

Answer 12

I'd say 6 months to a year. Make sure you interview your people that your ganna hire and dont settle for the first reception hall, church and what not since this is a pretty bug wedding.

Congrats on your engagement and good luck with the wedding, remember, have fun!

~yoyo