How's it going?

calindi

Just checking to see how my fellow brides are faring!

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?

When are you doing dress fittings?

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?

Sending good, happy vibes to you all!  Time is just FLYING by!

calindi

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
My shower is in July, and I know nothing about it except to reserve the date and that it's not too far from where I'm living.

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
I did!  I flew out to Colorado to visit my brother, who is my Brother-of-Honor (since he's taking a week off to fly in for my wedding & festivities, I couldn't ask him to fly out for my bachelorette so I went to him).  My brother and his girlfriend and I had an absolutely wonderful weekend!  Beer drinking, bike riding, getting hammered & riding a mechanical bull - it was awesome! 

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
Not a one!  Getting worried we won't get any of the stuff we registered for.

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?
We have the tasting with the caterer in 2 weeks.  Other than that, our invitations are coming in this week so we have to assemble, print envelopes, and mail those suckers out!  My hair/makeup trial is in a few weeks, too.  In the last few weeks, I'll need to talk to DJ, photographer, videographer, florist, and day-of-coordinator, but those should be pretty simple.  I need to finalize the Do Not Play list and the Must Take photos list.

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
Just starting!  We just finished relocating 1500 miles away, and I got a new job, so I'm finally starting to focus on my fitness again.  Feeling pretty good - if I can lose another 10 pounds and firm up a bit, I'll be a very happy bride, but I think that'll be pretty easy.

When are you doing dress fittings?
Starting mid-July to give me time to trim down some more!  Already did the hem and bustle.

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
Wonderful!  Despite the stress of him doing law school finals, graduating (and hosting both of our families while they came to see it), packing up our whole house into "see in 6 months" storage vs. "put in the car and drive 1500 miles with to my parents house", driving 1500 miles with two cars (with a dog as co-pilot), visiting his family, moving in with my parents, finding a new job, starting new job, FI starting to study for the bar exam.... we are fabulous!  Happy as clams, not stressing about anything.  I feel like a rock star for getting all that done this month and working together like a well oiled machine through it all.

abcollins08

Have you had a shower? Do you have one scheduled? When is it?
My first shower is this Saturday.  My mom and her sisters are throwing it for me.  At first I was a little hesitant because all of the details are being kept very hush-hush, but now I'm really excited to see what's been planned.  The only thing I know is that it's a Garden Party theme.
Have you had a bachelorette? If not, when is it and what are you doing?
Bachlorette is planned for later in August.  The girls and I usually do a beach trip every summer anyway to we're just turning our regular trip into my bachlorette weekend.
Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
I haven't peeked.  I want to so bad though!
Everything booked and ready? What's still on the to-do list?
We still need to finalize the officiate and ceremony music.  Our DJ for the reception also does ceremony music so for the sake of the budget and my sanity I think we're going to use him.
How is your fitness going? Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
I need to work on exercising more. It's never been something I like to do and my dress is just a little too tight around the hips/thighs. Thank goodness for spanx!
When are you doing dress fittings?
July 6 is the first one.
How's the relationship with FI going? Any wedding-related stress/drama?
It's going great. FI has been amazing through out the planning process.  We're trying not to take things too seriously and he always knows how to make me laugh when things are getting too stressful.

jessa1228

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it? 
Mine is scheduled for August 19.

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?

Mine is the weekend before the wedding, so September 22-23. I know nothing except that it's an overnight thing.

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?

None.

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?

I still need to finalize my cake design. I also have my invites designed and ready to be proofed on VP, but I'm waiting for their wedding sample kit to arrive in the mail so I can make sure I like the quality and stuff. Those are the major things right now.

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?

I hit my goal about 6 months ago, which was way earlier than I thought I would. So now I'm just trying to maintain it. I'm doing a decent job I think, although I know I'm going to have to be super strict come August/September.

When are you doing dress fittings?

My first one is July 12. Not sure about the others yet.

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?

FI and I are great. No wedding-related stress/drama, but we have plenty of it with FI finishing up school and trying to find a job before the wedding.

The Fords

In Response to How's it going?:
Just checking to see how my fellow brides are faring! Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
June 9 !! I am so excited to see what has been planned my MOH is flying in for the week tomorrow so I am really excited to have her around !!  It has sucked not having her right here
Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
The weekend before my wedding. I also know NOTHING about this which is killing me I am a Nosey Nellie
Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
Havent looked. I want to be surprised
Everything booked and ready? 
Yup !! Feels good, last thing to book was the transportation and now thats done as of this week !
What's still on the to-do list?
A bunch of lil crap...that  I really dont want to think about lol . Mainly things I will do closer to the date like in August
How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
We will just say I am a slacker lol
When are you doing dress fittings?
Next week when my MOH is here
 How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
Fine ...no realy drama just the usual bickering
Sending good, happy vibes to you all!  Time is just FLYING by!
Thanks for the vibes....and FLYING might be an understatement

Fluffernut

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
I have one scheduled for June 30 for my family and one for July 14 for his family.

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
I believe it is the weekend of August 17-18.  I'm not sure if it's actually a bachelorette party or what it is yet.  It's a surprise, but I do know that my Mom and aunt will be going so it won't be too "out there."

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
I haven't even looked and kind of don't want to know.

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?
Geez, I hope everything is booked!!  I'm almost done addressing invitations, and I have to stuff them yet.  I need to make the vases and string spheres for decor.  I need to reserve a couple tables for our outdoor ceremony, and also rent some ferns or something for decor there.  I have shoes, but am still on the lookout just in case.  I need to set up fittings...I have one set with DB, but think I want to look elsewhere. 

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
Fitness is a tough one right now.  I feel like my eating hasn't been good, and I am having trouble getting a handle on it.  Exercise is going ok, but is derailed by the eating.  We just got our engagement pics back and I'm not happy with how I look in most of them, so I fee like instead of the five to eight pounds I thought would work, I should maybe try for 15, but then I'm worried about dress fit, and clothing too for that matter because I don't want to buy a whole new wardrobe, even if it is smaller.

When are you doing dress fittings?
Right now, at the end of July.  I would guess that will stay the same even if I switch alterations people.

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
Relationship with FI is great!  I'm in the process of moving to his place and transfering locations for my job, so that's a pain, but no real drama.

Sarah&Eric2012

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
My shower is on June 10th.  I'm looking forward to it and dredding it at the same time.  Can't wait to see if my mom shows up even though she didn't RSVP...ugh.

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
I think my bachelorette is the last weekend in July, I've heard we're going camping but I don't know for sure what's going on.  My BMs are very tight lipped about everything.

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
A few have been purchased.  My Mickey Mouse waffle iron has been purchased which I'm super excited about!

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?
Everything is booked, just final details at this point.  Trying to get the invitations put together  and ready to be sent out.

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
I'm not super excited about my body right now.  I want to get into the gym but FI doesn't have the time to go with me and I can't really afford my own membership.  Just trying to eat right and stay active at home at this point.

When are you doing dress fittings?
My first fitting is July 5th.  I can't wait!

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
HA! Wedding related drama, yes!!  My family is nuts.  I'm ready to divorce the whole lot of them.  FI and I are good though

kellycatalo

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
Not yet, it's scheduled for July 27th but nothing has really been planned yet.

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
My bachelorette will be the same weekend as my shower. though again, nothing has been planned yet and i just found out one of my BM's can't make it.

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
Yes, i am shocked at how many have been bought already. no one has received the official invite or the shower invite yet so i am very surprised that people have bought gifts off of it. a little over 10% have been purchased already. we only started the registry a month ago and finished it this past weekend, or else i wouldn't have checked. i even took it off our website for a while but people still found it!

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?
Still need to book some of our honeymoon activities. Plus, I still need to do hair/makeup trials and get those set in stone.

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
I'm trying to do good. I lost a couple pounds while Dan was out of town. Now i'm hoping to just stay in shape and work on toning a bit.

When are you doing dress fittings?
First one is scheduled for July 18th!

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
Everything's great now that he's finally home from Alabama!

Smooch711

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
My shower is June 30th, and I can't wait for it to be over! My mom/host is clueless and my MOH is OOT, so I've had to do a lot of the planning, and it's driving me nuts!

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
I think my bachelorette is just going to be my MOH and other FSIL hanging out with a bottle of wine. I really don't want a true bachelorette party. I'm too old for that!

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
Not yet. . . though I'm also not done adding!

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?
So much! Hotel blocks and transportation are the main two. I also need to order invites. Oh, and rings. Haven't started that yet!

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
Just starting. . . I joined a 6-week ladies boot camp. It starts Saturday! Eek!

When are you doing dress fittings?
My first fitting is July 21st. I am looking forward to it!

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
It's fine. I wish I didn't freak out about wedding stuff, but that's just me. He knows how I worry over everything. He's also very good at making me laugh, so he just needs to keep that going!

This is a cute idea. Thanks for starting it!  

AngB1230

Have you had a shower? Do you have one scheduled? When is it? nope no shower

Have you had a bachelorette? If not, when is it and what are you doing? my BM have not said a word or even brought this up?! (i am begining to think i am doing something wrong here) BUT i dont really care to go out and party...i would rather go to a comedy club or something

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet? no registry (we have been together 5 yrs, we have everything we need )

Everything booked and ready? What's still on the to-do list?
make BM gifts
start mock tables for signing table, cake table and head table
order fabric for wedding dress sleeves
meet cake lady this summer
figure out my ushers
finish up invites and programs
find bridal lingere
purchase cake topper
find sneakers for wedding day
purchase groomsmen hats
find a guest book and pen
figure out my favors
make first fitting appt in beg of july
purchase strapless bra


How is your fitness going? Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now? going good, but to slow for me.  So far I have lost over 18lbs ...but to reach my goal before my wedding day I want to lose another 19lbs

When are you doing dress fittings? first week of july...hmmm...i should prob schedule that

How's the relationship with FI going? Any wedding-related stress/drama? I am very VERY anal and controlling when it comes to planning so he stays outta the way...lol...we are good...yes my wedding party is stressing me the f out!!!!!!!!! they wont order their attire!

CowgirlK39

Have you had a shower?  Do you have one scheduled?  When is it?
Nope, I have one in Jul and one in Aug.

Have you had a bachelorette?  If not, when is it and what are you doing?
Umm I guess it's in June but who knows when or who is involved.

Have many items been purchased off your registry yet?
Not that I know of, no know knows where I am registered since shower invites didnt go out yet.

Everything booked and ready?  What's still on the to-do list?
Uhh, no. I have to meet with all my vendors, make all my centerpieces, and do invites yet. I have no idea how I am getting home from the reception yet. Doesn't help I keep getting called into work.

How is your fitness going?  Hit your weight loss goals, or feeling good/bad about your body right now?
I'm just maintaining. I'd like to maybe lose a couple pounds but I think if I do it now it will throw off my dress completely.

When are you doing dress fittings?
I have no idea... probably july I think?

How's the relationship with FI going?  Any wedding-related stress/drama?
He needs to get his butt in gear. He MUST go outfit shopping with the guys this weekend, and I need him to start cutting wood for centerpieces ASAP. Most of the stress and drama has been because of his mom, but if I send him after her, he will be too mean and she will amp up the dramatics.

Just looking at all this makes me think that we work too much to deal with wedding crap. Should have just eloped, lol.