Too Early?

Is it too early to be freaking out about the wedding??

Last night Dan started researching places to have our reception. I'd like that have something not too far from where the ceremony will be, and we're thinking it would be nice and convenient to have a hotel attached.

So Dan pulls up a couple places and checks out the menus and packages available for hotels w/ banquet facilities. Everything sounds great....until he gets to the pricing. Is it just me or is $45 a person a little expensive?? No wait, not a little, a lot expensive! We obviously plan on having a budget...but is it normal to plan on over $10k just for food?

We've been planning on buying a house this year and Dan brought up the suggestion to wait and buy after the wedding. But I'd rather have a house than a super expensive wedding.

I'm not sure how many people we plan on having at the reception, but I was figuring 250 when I calculated the food cost.

I had to call up my mom to calm myself down. She's ordered me a book about planning a wedding on a tight budget. I'm soo lost! There's a bridal show this weekend at Alliant Energy Center, but I'm afraid to go now! And of course all the show stuff is for vendors and caterers up here...so I don't know what good it'll do me.

Is it normal to feel like this? I think the house is more important, but the more I think about the wedding the more I want all the stuff I didn't think I did. Why does this have to be so complicated?