If planning your wedding has started to take over your life, you’re not alone. For many brides, making key wedding decisions, figuring out what belongs on the ultimate to-do list, and counting the cash that can go toward the big day, can feel like a time crunch that’s equivalent to working a part-time job.

You might start to enlist the help of close friends, family members, your financé, or free resources, only to feel overwhelmed and like no matter how many plans you make, pop-up problems knock on your door on a weekly basis.

To help make sure you’re prepared for it all, here are the top 8 things that will go wrong while planning your wedding, and how to stop them from happening.