What to do--storage unit or two places

We have decided! We are keeping both places until the end of our leases in August. This will give us a little over a month (since July is super busy with our wedding, honeymoon, and a friend's wedding) to combine our stuff and sell/get rid of what we don't need.

When I moved from my place to my now husband's place, I rented a u-haul truck and that came with a free storage unit for a certain period of time (I can't remember what it was). Maybe call your local u-haul place and see if there is anything like that? They have pick-ups you can rent, even if you don't need a huge truck. That could end up being a 'best of both worlds' situation?

I would be able to pack up after the wedding--we're getting married July 7 and I would keep my place until the end of July. But, we would be looking at paying one month's rent versus multiple months for a storage unit.

Plus, we might end up having to get a storage unit anyway, because I have lots of stuff. And, I can't get rid of some of it because it belonged to my grandparents and I'm a sentimental person! So, his thinking is, why not just move that stuff into a storage unit, since we probably won't have room in our apartment for it, until we buy a house.

I think only moving things once and leaving it until after the wedding are the best choices. There is so much going on with a wedding that you don't need to add the stress of moving as well.

If you can afford to keep paying your rent then it would be much easier for you to keep your place and go through your stuff whenever you are able to whether you have time before the wedding or after.

To me, your option seems to make more sense. Just keep your items at your place, and you have time AFTER the wedding to go through everything and decide what to keep, what not to, and to move

His option would involve moving your items twice, once into the storage unit, and once again when you move in. It also means you will be moving and packing up right BEFORE your wedding - is that something you will have time to do?

His option (if you can break lease) will save you money. But it is just one month worth of money savings, not a long term thing. And is the money you would save worth packing up your apartment right before the wedding?