What checks have you gotten done so far?

halij52002

I think it's been a while since I've seen a post like this. I know we've gotten lots done since the last post. So... Tell me ladies, what have you gotten done so far? 

Me:

Dress- Check

Venue- Check

Centerpieces- Check (MIL is making them. I've purchased all the necessities.)

Officiant- Check (BIL is a pastor and has agreed to do the honors. )

Caterer- Check

Photographer- Check (We should have our engagements pics tomorrow.)

DOC- Check

Limo SVC- Check

Honeymoon- Check

Flowers- Waiting on contract (hope for this to be a check this week)

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Still need-

FI's wedding band

My wedding band

Cake (Hopefully I find one tomorrow at the bridal show I'm going to.)

DJ

Videographer (Still iffy about getting one.)

Lighting (Ehh... this is also something I'm not sure about. I have to speak to our DJ to find out if he will include that in our price.)

Chairs for venue (The venue has chairs but we aren't sure if we are going to use theirs or rent.)

PetalPockets2012

Completed:
Photographer
Florist/Centerpieces
Venue (includes food/bar and coordinator)
Photobooth
Hair/Make up
STDs (sent out)
Invitations (just arrived)
Cake
Dress & accessories
DJ
Wedding Bands
Honeymoon
Hotel Block
Hotel Room (night before and of)
Favors (decided but not ordered)

Still Need:
Officiant (my grandpa is going to do this, he just doesn't know yet)
Grooms attire
WP Gifts
Rehearsal Dinner
Lighting (undecided but DJ offers it)
My shoes

jonesma204

everything but the cake! (consultation scheduled for next week).

We have been engaged just over a year now so I did lots of planning last year. We have everything done from dress and attite, rings, rehersal dinner, hotel rooms blocked... you name it, its finished!

sigmaurse

Wow you guys make me feel bad! All we have is the Church and reception site's, which includes catering and alcohol. I've been looking at idea's for dresses online and will hopefully actually start looking next weekend with our Mom's and his sister. I've also been looking online for idea's for flowers etc. We are living out of town and we just got engaged on Christmas day and I booked the church and receptions site the next week. I need to plan a trip back there so I can look into photographers and florists. That's the next thing on my list. I sure hope those of you who have everything done already have been engaged for a while, otherwise I feel like a slacker!

mpjf1001

We have pretty much everything done (venue, photographer, videographer, limo, church, dress, STDs sent, etc) except bridesmaid dresses, tuxes, wedding bands (picked out just not purchased), favors (we are bottling my dad's homemade wine, just need to buy labels and bottles) and then DIY projects which include finishing invites, programs and finalizing music for the church ceremony and then some small things like my shoes, accessories, Bridal party gifts
We have been engaged since Dec 2010 so i got it all done right away....

reagane02

Check:

Venue

DOC

Caterer

Cake

Photographer

DJ w/ Lighting

Flowers

Dress

Save the Dates

Invitations

Hotel Block

Our Accommodations

Officiant* - possibly we added one to our package, but FI wants to try and see if some guy he knows can do it. 

Hair&Makeup* - My FI cousin offered to do it for me and my girls when we 1st started planning, but I haven't talked to him recently.

Still Need:

Rings

Grooms Attire

My Accessories 

WP Attire (Tuxes & Dresses)

WP Gifts

Rehearsal Dinner

Favors

Engravable Guest Book

Alcohol

Programs

Centerpieces

Table #'s 

minionlover

We have: - photographer - dress - rings - reception "venue" We need: -Everything else

halij52002

Oh, I forgot to mention that I've already sent out the save-the-dates. We don't have the invites yet though. Hair & make-up is another one I don't have. My photographer is going to be making my guestbook. I think that's all I missed.

violakat03

Done:
Ceremony venue
Reception venue
Photographer
Dress
Veil & tiara
DJ & MC (first is my brother, second is a friend)

In progress:
Save the Dates (I'm currently editing them, almost done!)
My shoes (ordering them either tonight or tomorrow)
Bridal jewelry (custom ordered from a friend)
Bridesmaid dresses (have a possibility picked out but not a definite)
Guest list
Bouquet
Chairs for ceremony

Not even started:
Florist (have one, just haven't done consultation)
Catering
Cake
Invitations
Our rings
Officiant
Centerpieces
Linens

udream05

Checks:
Venue & ceremony location -they're the same
Figured out a florist just have to put the deposit down
Photographer booked
Save the Dates Sent
Hotel Room block set up
website with room block info set up
I have my wedding band as it came with the ring which were both my grandmother's

Working on
tryin to decide what color to get my veil in, I'm not exactly sure what white my dress is
centerpeices. Searching ebay daily to get the lanterns we want.  Got 3 so far, just need to see if they work, need 5 more. bought the rest of the decor last week so far and need to just get working on the small stuff for it - tiny campfire & tiny tent, we're sort of doing a camping theme
Getting FI's butt moving on the officiant, I gave him that job since it's someone his mom knows
Getting him moving on his ring since he's quite particular
sure order our cake topper soon from a vendor on etsy

Things confused about:
Still in the fence about a photobooth which makes me just want to scrap it and use that money toward the honeymoon.  Everytime I look at my budget and see us being able to get that more below it gets me excited!
And not sure about a limo since the venue is about 2 miles away from the house, I find it silly but also don't want to ride in our matchbox cars all dressed up, so we'll see
Rehersal dinner: have it at a location and then meet & greet at a bar after or have it at our house and get it catered and his mom said her and his sister would clean up after

rmo57536

Done:
Ceremony venue
Reception venue
Caterer/ Bar
Photographer
Dress
Veil (still need to add some bling/ beading)
DJ
Photobooth
Officiant
Rings (ordered last night can't wait to get them)

In progress:
Save the Dates (ordered just waiting on them to arrive)
My shoes (ordering them as soon as I hear back from customer service)
Bridal jewelry (have ceremony earrings, want to make necklace and lighter earrings for reception)
Bridesmaid dresses
Guest list
Bouquet
Chairs for ceremony
Collecting last of items for centerpieces
Cake (have consultation set for 3/3)
Honeymoon (decided on a resort just have to book)
Invites (bought the kits now to work on wording and print them)
Start DIY projects I already have supplies for
Finish updating wedding website
Bathroom baskets
Programs (have kit need words)
Wedding registry (know where just have to create)
Birdcage for cards
Favors
E-pics

Still need motivation to start:
Menu planning
Linens
Hotel block
Transportation
Hotel room for us
Plan ceremony
Ceremony Arbor
Groom and GM attire
Random other paper needs (signs, photo share cards, etc)
Pick out flowers for bouts, BM bouquets, centerpieces, etc
WP gifts

Questionable items
Hair & make up
DOC (still have not decided if I want to hire one)


Wow that's long but thanks for this post really made me stop and think about what all I need to finish in the next 8 months. Not to mention I'm a BM in my MOH's wedding a month before mine so who knows what that will add.


Luckily FIL's are covering the rehersal dinner so that's one thing I don't have to deal with.

Lmvo23

Check:VenueOfficiantDOC/decoratorCatererPhotographerBand

Flowers and centerpiecesMy dress

My girls dresses

STD's (still need to send out)

Hotel blocks at 2 hotels

Honeymoon

Still Need:

Invitations (picked out- need to order PDF from etsy and print on VP)Rings (picked out but need to order)Grooms Attire and best man attireMy accessories and my girls accessoriesGuest Book (need to make book with engagement pics)Alcohol (buying our own)Escort cards on tree (DIY)DIY pomanders for aisle decorCakeGiftsHair/makeupBathroom basketsAlterations on my dress

sarahr2012

Well, seems I may be a little behind in planning *YIKES* 

Check:

Dress

Ceremony/Reception venue

caterer

veil

my half of the BP 

colors 

Still need:

STD/Invites

FH/groomsmen attire

my shoes/jewelry

officiant

cake

DJ (a distant cousin of my FMIL may be able to do this for us CHEAP)

photographer (have a friend of FH who may do it for good price)

makeup/hair

On the fence as it seems some pp are too about the photobooth. saw freddie james dj/photobooth at the bridal fair at the brookridge party center last year and it seemed like loads of fun but that 700-1000 could definitely be spent else where, like the honeymoon. 

definitely open to suggestions for anything i don't have. finding it hard to find vendors i would like to meet with ....

ReyesToy

Check:
Venues
Catering
Photographer
Ceremony Harpist
DJ
My dress
DOC
Hotel rooms blocked
Cake Topper
Card basket
Guestbook
Save-the-Dates are sent!
Mother of the bride dress

Still need:
Officiant (because my Dad and I are still battling between religious and non-religious)
BM dresses
Shoes
Flowers
Cake
Invitations
Centerpieces
DIY photobooth
Honeymoon
...and probably 100 more details that I haven't thought about :P

nightnursemel

Completed:
Dress
Venue/Reception(getting married on the beach..reception same place)
Caterer booked
Groom's suit bought
Invitations, favors picked out...just need to order them
Hotel block for all our guests(everyone traveling for wedding)
Beach wedding company booked(they do the ceremony, set up beach, provide officiant and photographer)
Maid of honor dress(no other bridesmaids thank goodness) picked out, just have to order it
Videographer picked out and she is available that date, just have to have her send me contract and pay deposit

Need to:
Centerpieces....still trying to figure out how I will transport all the glassware for the centerpieces that I'm thinking of doing
Cake
Figure out what all I will have to ship from AZ to FL for wedding vs stuff friends that are driving to wedding could possibly bring(ex: speakers...no dj, just playing music off ipod, but want loud enough speakers)
Decide who is doing my hair and makeup for the day
Decide to buy my barefoot sandals vs make them myself
Buy all my bridal accessories (hair flower, jewelry, etc)

staycb01

Check
Dress, Veil, Shoes
Hubby to be ring
Invitations (just need to put them together)
Favors (Just need to put them together)
All gifts for ring/bearer flower girl, bridal party, Junior Groomsman/Junior Flower girl and my parents
Aisle runner
Place cards (need to write names on once we get our count back down the road)
Guest book pen
Card box
all other small items
Have DJ, Flower, Cake, Venue, Photographer, Church, Photobooth and Transportation all booked
Still need to do:
Programs
Groomsmen gifts
hubby to be parents gifts
Bride undergarments
Pay off big things such as DJ, Flowers, Cake etc
We've been engaged for 6.5 months so we've had some time to get things started right away

geieran

I have been engaged since February 4th and I have the following things completed/reserved/bought/set:

Cermony/Reception Site

Officiant

Wedding Party picked (all of mine asked- F has asked one of his)

Piano Player

Singer

Dress bought (no alterations)

Bridesmaid Dresses pattern (most likely going to have them made)

Favors (idea of what to do now-won't start the rest til closer)

Flower girl basket (using a cute basket I received as a Christmas present this year)

Transportation

Invitation sample ordered

Centerpiece ideas (still not for sure yet - thinking about lace covered jars to match my dress)

My guest list mostly done

Cake baker (a friend of the family has offered to bake our cake as his gift bless his heart - will be looking at pics soon but I know I want red velvet)

I think that's it so far. :-) My friends and family keep telling me that I can slack off, but I would like to have everything done that I can ahead of time so that I'm not a basket case right before my wedding (which is October 13th).