I first want to say that a wedding doesn't have to be glamourous, it is all about the marriage.

I am the type of person that likes to get things done in advance. I stress easily because I have the worst anxiety. School and planning a wedding definitely don't mix very well. Jonah and I are getting married June 24, 2017. We are young. I am 19 and he is about to be 22 next month. But when you know who you are going to marry, you just know. We have many odds going against us. One being the age factor, two being that he is in the military and most of those types of marriages fail, and three being both of our families have many marriages ending in divorce.

Now you wonder, "Why on Earth is this child planning a wedding this far ahead?" But do you actually know how much it takes to plan a wedding? The venue alone needs to be booked a year in advance because of how fast the venue is used. You also have to find the perfect dress. Other things that don't seem that important really are. For example, the guest list, food, invitations, creating a registry, planning parties, getting decorations, picking a photographer and a DJ, and finding a hair and make-up artist. Things take up a lot of time and no one really realizes this. Granted we have an amazing family and wedding planner that supports us very well, we have had a lot of help and connections planning this wedding.

Now, take into account that I am a full-time student: meaning I take 12 or more credit hours. This semester I am taking 16 but next semester (when I have to get even more involved than I already am with the wedding), I will be taking 18+ hours because I am so over school, I just want to be married and living with my (almost) husband already.

I have to juggle homework, planning a wedding, maintain a healthy relationship, eating right, going to church, and anything else you can think of. Stressed doesn't even come close to explaining how I feel but I know the end result will be so worth it.

In the first months of engagement alone, we accomplished so much. We haven't finalized many things but we have them set up to do so. Another hard aspect of planning the wedding is that I have to do a majority of this alone. He lives on base five hours away. I don't mind it but sometimes it is the biggest inconvenience in the world.

If anyone has any tips on this if you or someone you know has done this, please let me know.