According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, stealing someone’s thunder is to prevent someone from having success or getting attention, praise, etc., by doing or saying whatever that person was planning to do or say.
If you book your wedding within 12 weeks before a wedding which will have a lot of the same guests, you are thunder stealing.
There are at least 5 couples I know who are going to think this article is about them. The truth is it’s about my friend Meredith but this is a common problem that affects lots of people.
Here are some guidelines for booking a wedding date: