October 2012 Weddings

Need an outside opinion

Ok.... so I just need to know how I'm doing and where everybody else is in there planning process. I feel torn between being behind and being ahead and it's stressing me out. Our date is 10/27 and so far I have:

DJ
Reception and ceremony space (which includes catering)
flowers
cake
BM dresses
tuxes for guys
my dress
favors
invites
photographer
my bridesmaids gifts
our registries
table numbers
guest book

I still need:
my hair and makeup person
our wedding bands
a ceremony musician 
my shoes and jewelry
officiant 
our honeymoon 
rehearsal dinner

I just need to know am I doing ok??
Am I forgetting something big?
I'm pretty much doing everything on my own and my fiance and I are paying for almost everything so I have been overwhelmed. I'm already second guessing my dress haha. 
Thanks for any input!!


Re: Need an outside opinion

  • I have all the major stuff done for the most part but haven't done anything in about a month or two.

    checks are:
    reception/ceremony location
    finally got all our lanterns for centerpieces but need to finish the rest of the small stuff for them
    DJ (my friend is DJing)
    Photographer
    flowers
    rehersal dinner spot (got that yesterday)
    bridesmaid dresses picked out now just trying to decied on a color
    working on guest book
    table numbers designed
    invites picked out
    save the dates sent
    my dress
    I have my wedding band, it was part of the set I got from my grandma (her egagement ring & matching wedding band)

    Still need to do
    decide on ceremony time
    register (doing that today)
    decided on ceremony time so we can order invites
    officiant
    meet & greet spot
    finish centerpiece decor
    bridesmaid gifts.. no idea on these!
    shoes.. can't find anything I like!
    hair & make-up... starting on that.. they are expensive!
    Honeymoon, but we're not going until May/june depending on where we decide on so we don't need to book that for a while
    FI needs to decide if he's wearing his dress blues or a tux and then get moving on alterations or ordering
    FI needs to decide what he wants for a wedding ring
    Cake
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  • Wow! You have way more done than me and my wedding is 10/20!!! I'm getting even more nervous now.  I definitely think you're okay.  I can relate to being overwhelmed.  I'm doing all the planning myself and all the little details are killing me! I think you have it under control though. 
  • my wedding is 10/26... we are about the same!

    so far I have
    Band < music />
    1 registry
    reption and ceremony space (which includes catering)
     BM dresses
     my dress
    photographer
    a ceremony musician
     officiant
    my hair and makeup person
    our wedding bands
     my shoes
    jewelry

     Still need:
    favors
    invites
     cake
    tuxes for guys
    bridesmaids gifts
     flowers
     table numbers
     guest book
    our honeymoon  < and to get passports />
    rehearsal dinner
    videographer < still undecided />
    transportation
    wedding night room

     
     
  • Everytime I see these checklists I feel I have so little actually done in comparison to everyone else. We've got the church for the rehearsal and dinner and ceremony. A venue for the reception. My dress and 2 of 3 BM dresses are ordered I just wish I could make my sister get on hers...our photographer is booked. Cake is taken care of as a gift but we still need to think about the groomscake. Catering is said to be taken care of. FFIL told me and FMIL just not to worry about it! I've got my shoes. I still need to get undergarments and accessories and a veil. I have no decor planned for the reception because I can't find what I'm looking for. We haven't spoken with the officiant. We still have to get my ring and get FI's resized. We've got to book a florist and DJ...and so many other little things...
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  • First of all.....we are date twins :)

    Secondly...
    Have:
    Dress
    Tuxes
    DJ
    Church/Priest
    Reception/catering
    cake
    Photobooth
    photographer
    registries
    wedding bands
    rehersal dinner


    I still need:
    Flowers
    Invites
    BMs/Flowergirl gifts
    Parent gifts
    cupcake flavors
    BM dresses
    a ceremony musicians
    ceremony music
    reception music
    my shoes/jewelry
    Invites
    Table numbers


    I feel like you're are doing GREAT. We're pretty close on what is done/not done, except, Im feeling like i have more left to do than you do.
    I'm not sure what you're thinking of doing for your rehersal dinner, but I was given the heads up that any place that is a restaurant type setting will be booking up faster for that weekend because of it being the Saturday before halloween, so I'm passing the info to you.  We're havign our rehersal dinner at this sweet brewpub in one of their private rooms, but I almost didnt get it because someone wanted it for a halloween party. 

    Officiant is probably your next biggest thing I would think.

    I'm second guessing my dress as well so i'm ABSOLUTELY no help there.

    Again, you're doing very well!!
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  • I have the same date!  You're doing extremely well! 

    Done:
    DJ
    Dress
    Invitations
    1 registry
    Meal planned
    Cupcakes (Nothings been signed though)
    Hotel rooms blocked off
    Day of transportation figured out
    Photographer
    Officiant
    Honeymoon booked
    Have passports
    Ceremony/Reception space booked
    I know who's doing the flowers (Not planned what they'll look like though)
    Guestbook

    To Do:
    Gifts for parents/wedding party
    BM dresses (about to pull out my hair about this one!)
    Tuxes
    Jewelry/shoes
    wedding bands
    Ceremony music
    Flowers finalized
    Finalize cupcakes/flavors
    Rehearsal dinner
    Hair/make up person

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  • Thank you guys so much for the input!!! I feel so much better now. Thanks for the advice on my next steps. It's nice to have people going through the same thing to talk to

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  • Yes, you're more than fine. You're way ahead of me and my wedding is 10/6!
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