I feel like I'm not as stressed as I'm supposed to be, am I missing anything?

\~I feel like everything's going just fine, but I'm in school and working, so wedding planning is not the #1 thing I'm thinking about right now.

My two close friends who are married are very stressed on my behalf, so I've gotta be missing something. What else should I be thinking about/planning for?

**Date**

April 2027

**Budget**

$15k absolute tops

**Vision**

I've never had a \~vision for my wedding. We both want something that's nice because our most important guests all have to fly here (they're not in the same state, otherwise we'd just go there.)

**Guests**

We have 21 people total that are must-haves. Including ALL of our friends and assuming everyone takes up their plus-ones, there's 62 total people potentially invited.

**Rehearsal**

Our friend's parents are letting us use their nice house for the rehearsal dinner, I'm incredibly grateful.

Food will be $1000 after taxes, fees, and tips

Chair + table rental will be somewhere around $100

**Venue**

We're getting married in a botanical garden that's a 6 minute drive from our house. We're doing ceremony + reception there.

$2900

**Food + drinks**

Catering has to be done through the venue. Bartenders are included as part of the catering package, but we bring our own alcohol.

$4324 for 50 people after taxes, fees, and tips

**Stationary**

I get a large discount on stationary and got the stamps + envelopes for less than $100 for everybody. I made the save-the-dates and invitations.

**Flowers + decor**

My friend is letting me borrow the centerpieces from her wedding. Decor around the venue isn't necessary I don't think, the ceremony + reception area is beautiful.

I plan on just getting Costco flowers to hold, so $20?

**\~Legal wedding**

The paperwork is $100, our friend's mom said she'll be the officiant:)

**Not yet booked, but thinking about:**

Dress (groom has his suit)

Photography for the day

Hair + makeup for me and my two close friends

Need to rent AV equipment. I think a playlist for the reception will be fine (pls correct me if I'm wrong and I absolutely need a DJ)

Thank you for reading and for your help:')