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August 2012 Weddings
What is Most Urgent?
So my fiance and I are getting married in August, got engaged in November. We have done a few things, picked a venue, and have been trying to get a contract worked out with a caterer. However, I am getting married 250miles from where we live (Pittsburgh) and I am also in grad school so I am swamped with assignments (I am also still working). I am trying to figure out what I need to do urgently for the wedding, and what can wait until early May when the semester ends and I'll have more time to focus on wedding stuff. We have a photographer we are booking, and I know I need to buy my dress soon. Anything else that I absolutely need to do before May?
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Re: What is Most Urgent?
Ceremony Venue
Officiant
Reception Venue
Caterer (if different from reception)
Photographer
Your dress
Things I think you could put off that you'll want to do right away in May:
Bridesmaid dresses
DJ/Ceremony music
Flowers
Cake
Invitations/Guest List
Things you can definitely do in the summer:
Centerpieces
Favors
Decorations
Book honeymoon
Hotel for wedding night
Transportation
That's just my opinion!
Most important are the venues (ceremony, reception, rehearsal dinner), officiant, photographer, and your dress (maybe your shoes too).
With BM dresses/tuxes, you can be browsing pictures while in school so that it is easier when you are ready to go shopping in May (be quick in May though so your girls have time to get the dresses back).
Same thing with DJs, you can be browsing information about them (looking at websites, some give quotes off their websites if you plug in your information), and have your FI maybe do this to keep some stress off of you?
If you are having your ceremony at a busy location, I may do a hotel block and book your room earlier, as availability issues may come up! JMO, I blocked my rooms in January because the towns by my ceremony location can be tourist traps in August!!
Because in my region the things that book up quickly are venues, church, officiant, and DJ
things like the florist and photographer can wait
it all varies on your region as to what is popular
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Good luck!
[QUOTE]I agree with PPs and would add a DJ to the "right now" list because many DJs are already getting booked for August and there are only so many really good ones to go around.
Posted by Ajoyd[/QUOTE]
Good advice, but we aren't planning on hiring a DJ.
[QUOTE]I would say the most urgent things are: Ceremony Venue Officiant Reception Venue Caterer (if different from reception) Photographer Your dress Things I think you could put off that you'll want to do right away in May: Bridesmaid dresses DJ/Ceremony music Flowers Cake Invitations/Guest List Things you can definitely do in the summer: Centerpieces Favors Decorations Book honeymoon Hotel for wedding night Transportation That's just my opinion!
Posted by rungirl12[/QUOTE]
This was helpful. I have actually already booked the ceremony/reception site, asked a friend to be our officiant, and we are trying to choose a photographer.