Wedding Planning

[JimTory 0]

Hi all,

We applied for the K1 visa in February and we would like to start planning our wedding. We have decided to go to Vegas (where we met) but an organised event rather than a little white chapel. What experiences can anyone share about planning and basically guessing when it will be held. Could we be more confident about booking a date when the NOA2 comes through?

Any thoughts would be grateful

Thanks

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Hi all,

We applied for the K1 visa in February and we would like to start planning our wedding. We have decided to go to Vegas (where we met) but an organised event rather than a little white chapel. What experiences can anyone share about planning and basically guessing when it will be held. Could we be more confident about booking a date when the NOA2 comes through?

Any thoughts would be grateful

Thanks

You should wait until the visa is in your hand before making any concrete plans.

[rocks 494]

You should wait until the visa is in your hand before making any concrete plans.

Agreed. You have 6 months to plan once you have the visa, it's plenty of time. Try spending your time with family and friends to keep yourself busy while you are waiting.

[Al and Patricia 23]

There is no definitel time line for your visa. In the best of cases it is about 6-8 months but could be much longer. As the others have said, wait until the visa is in hand

[afoyoswa 178]

Yes, wait until you have the visa. You can definitely start scouting locations, picking out decor items, and whatever else doesn't involve a definite date or having people make travel plans, but picking a date or making any concrete plans is a bad idea and a great way to add even more stress to this already stressful process.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

What experiences can anyone share about planning and basically guessing when it will be held.

I've been around long enough to see people miss their wedding, lose money on plane fares, get in a major stress when it didn't look like their calculated plans were going to happen. Timelines are like a rollercoaster and it could reach the top by the time you get to that step.

Could we be more confident about booking a date when the NOA2 comes through?

No, not really because stuff happens.

You should create a VJ timeline, as well as start preparing for what happens in London by reading this pinned thread London 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

[C-ma'am 684]

While we all, strongly suggest, not to make any plans for the wedding until the visa is in your hand....

Vegas is, one of the few places in the world, prepared to receive couples in short notice for weddings that are not JUST a White Chapel type of wedding. You can look at the websites of ALL the known hotels on the Strip (Bellagio, The Venetian, The Caesar's, etc) and get most of the information there.... but you can also email them and ask.

I'm pretty sure, with your visa in hand, you will be able to plan something that fits your wedding expectations in VEGAS in a very short time.

Edited April 12, 2012 by Celeste & C