22 days left to go...

fortunes_fool_21

I have 22 days till my wedding.  The whole thing has been a real blur to me.  Ive been engaged for over 2 years, but because of finances we really didnt start planning our wedding till January of this year (it might have even been later then that haha)

We have been actually really low key the entire time.  Weve gone over budget on a few things, but in the last 10 months weve been able to book all vendors, stay on the same page with eachother, and not stress out all that much at all.

We are luckily both people who dont like to have a ton of choices to choose from.  We met with 5 venues....2 photographers,  booked the first florist and DJ we interviewed and didnt look back and are happy with our choices.

A few questions though...
Now that Im so close to the end, what little things are you guys who are also close to your wedding date (or recently married) did you nearly forget to do?  I feel like there are a lot of little loose ends that I need to tie up.  Our final cake design,  finding another reader for our church (which I didnt even realize we needed up till a week ago haha) etc etc.

Any advice for the weeks leading up to the wedding?  We'd like to stay as non stressed and in sync with eachother as we have been this entire time!

thealphabride

Congrats on being so close and keeping a stress free environment for yourselves.
One funny thing I forgot to do was mapquest exact directions to our hotel in Oak Brook from the reception site, for the night of the wedding. I knew the general area it was in, but had not been there. So I called my girlfriend on her cell, she was staying there and she directed us. That is the only thing I forgot to do.

My advice to stay stress free is get as many things done as early as you possibly can. We did the seating chart, escort cards and programs about 2 weeks before the wedding. I packed for the HM a week in advance, I wrapped all the gifts a week in advance. 

I made a list of everything to be packed to go to the venue.

Once the escort cards, programs and seating chart was done I packed all the ceremony/reception items and made notes for my DOC. I made a list of everything in the boxes and what was to be gathered to come home with my family.

The last 2 weeks can get crazy. I was finalizing my catering contract from the Friday a week before the wedding until the Tuesday the week of the wedding.

WE went back and forth and the coordinator sent us probably 7 copies before all was said and done. Things got a bit dicey with them as they weren't communicating well with me on the details.

I was on edge even though everything was done just because of the hundreds of details that must be taken care of at the last minute. I handed it over to my fiance and wedding planner to finalize, and then handed  the wedding over to the planner completely during the last week, and told her to drive this train home, I just wanted to have fun and I did. The details I was covering were with the planner and she coordinated with all the vendors on the timeline and details the last week.

If you don't have a DOC seriously consider having someone act as a DOC if you can.

You can't predict what the snafoo's will be;  so get as much done early and your last few weeks should be fairly stress free. But expect a lot of details the last few weeks.

Best of luck, come back and post pics!!!

aperitisa

Awesome advice Alpha!

elexanica

Hey I have some awesome timelines, and checklist that I can email you. And I can also go over everything with you to make sure you've got everything covered.

If you want me to help, either pm your email or just reply here!

Good Luck!

Rempala2B

Our DOC was a HUGE help in the weeks leading up to the wedding, but my only advice would be to make lists and stay organized as much as possible.  We had an inventory list that we wrote everything on that we were bringing to the wedding (the night of the rehearsal), and we also packed up our bins full of stuff a couple wks beforehand.  I also wrote a list of everything that needed to be brought to the hotel room the night of the rehearsal so that I wouldn't forget anything for the day of the wedding (jewelry, broach, veil, etc). 

We did the seating chart as soon as we could, as soon as we heard back from the last guest...we started working on it (by we I mean HE started working on it).  The last week was pretty crazy, even with how organized we were...I would imagine it's that way for almost everyone, but I think that's normal.  Just try to take it easy and be organized and you should be fine!  GOOD LUCK

GettingHitched2010

I can't really help you too much as I am the world's biggest procratinator....nothing like wrapping the gifts 10 min before the rehearsal dinner:)  My advice is to enjoy yourself!!!!