Ok ladies, we've got 4 more months until our big day! Just checking in to see where everyone is in the planning process...
So far here's what I've gotten done:
•Dress, shoes, & veil paid in full
•Ceremony, Reception, & Rehearsal date and time set
•Officiant booked (owner of where the ceremony & reception will be)
•Chosen our menu
•DJ booked - deposit made
•Registered
•BMs dresses ordered (all execpt one girl)
•Purchased bands (just need to get them resized)
•Photographer booked (future brother in law)
•Photobooth booked - deposit made
•Blocked hotel rooms
•Invitations ordered
•Wedding website completed
•Cake ordered - deposit made
•Reserved mens tux
•Decided on style and color of bouqeuts (made out of coffee filters)
•Purchased ring bearer pillow, flower girl basket, broom (we're jumping the broom)
•Purchased wine glasses, cake cutter & server, silk flowers (in red and teal for tossing and lining aisle)
•Purchased aisle runner, table numbers
•Purchased bling for the tables
•Booked makeup artist
Still left to do:
•Finalize honeymoon plans - GOING TO NIAGARA FALLS BABY!!!!
•Purchase wine box for love letter & wine box ceremony
•Choose ceremony reading
•Choose ceremony reader
•Choose reception music
•Purchase jewelry (for myself and my 2 junior bridesmaids)
•Purchase undergarments for dress
•Purchase floral hair pins
•Purchase a handle bell
•Locate a facility to do manicure & pedicure
•Decide on wedding cake tier flavors
•Decide on hair stylist
•Hair trial
•Seating chart
•Night of hotel suite
•Pick up card box
•Finalize addresses
•Apply for license
Re: Progress
Today is my one month of being engaged! I think I have caught up to a lot of you...
- venue, officiant, photographer, florist booked
- dress, shoes, earrings, hair accessory purchased
- my wedding band purchased
- card box purchased
- invitations just ordered
- cake tasting scheduled for early July
- pretty much decided on a honeymoon in Boston (still need to book flight/hotel)
I'm not having a wedding party or DJ so those things are not on my to-do list.
-GM suits being ordered this week
Might be easier for me to say whats left to do...:)
- grooms suit and tie
- dress alterations
- get licence
- get flowergirl dress
- have hair and makeup trial (Booked)
- choose playlist
- get candy for candy buffet
- cake cutter and server
- seating chart
- choose flowers for wrist corsages and buttonholes
- Small welcome bags for OOT guests
That's all I can think of for now...
I still have to:
- Finalize cake order (we just did tasting)
- Get grooms suit
- get books for bridesmaids (we are using books instead of flowers)
- favors
- finalize catering
- book rehearsal dinner
- order and send invites
- figure out hair and make-up
- dress alterations
- write vows
I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff. Is anyone else using The Knot checklist and finding so many 'past due' items that you know won't happen anytime soon?
@Lauramae980 - yeah, I think the Knot checklist is helpful as a guide but you don't really need to do everything in the order/timeline they offer. I say as long as you get it done before the wedding and you get what you want (meaning you don't put it of until you have little choice for vendors, etc.) then you're good.
We need to:
- Go through our wedding questionnaire
- Finalize our wedding songs
- Get a bridesmaid dress
- Get the groom and best man their suits
- Decide on our cake flavors
- Finish welcome bags
- Finalize hair/makeup
- Line up dress steaming (and suits if necessary)
- Marriage License
- Go through the officiants wedding booklet and choose what we would like in our ceremony
- Get all transportation squared away
- Contact restaurant and see if we can get a menu without prices
- Create our dessert party menu
And of course
- Continue our savings plan so we don't break the bank.
Address, stuff, and mail invitations
Make up accommodation card inserts
Finalize and print menus, programs, escort cards and table numbers (purchased a printable file from Etsy)
Dress alterations (dress arrives in July)
Finalize floral
Pay remaining balance due for dj, photographer, getaway car
Finish flower girl basket and ring bearer box
Make wedding wreath for front door of our venue
Submit final numbers to caterer
Finalize rehearsal dinner plans and start buying alcohol
Purchase favors for our stock the bar couples shower
Get FI's ring engraved
Finish buying bridesmaids gifts
Buy gifts for flower girl and ring bearer
Make parents gifts
Buy more thank you cards
Find dresses for rehearsal dinner and bridal shower in August
Put together welcome bags
Finish repainting the interior of our house
Get carpets cleaned
Buy toasting glasses if none given at the shower
Help mom, future mil, flower girl and ring bearer did wedding day outfits