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Re: organization

• lrichmtg

  

  August 2012

  Not sure if it helps. but for me I know which "tasks" are dependent on one another (or are time-bound priorities, like ordering a dress), then hit those up first.  My primary dependencies that cascaded down were dress > venue (dress style loosely dictated the venue).

  
  

  Then in terms of DiY -- again prioritize. Know what dates you need so send thing out, as well as other elements you need to create. Use this to your advantage. For example, I used my save-the-dates as a dry run for what to do and not to do with my invitations. I'm currently designing the place cards, since I'm not sure if I'm doing a sit-down or buffet meal, and that will impact the invitation packets/design. (although I do need this decided by mid-next week).

  
  

  In terms of DiY, I have a pretty thorough blog about the process and pitfalls, but the term is pretty broad. Are you designing and creating, or are you assembling? Is your design complete? Are you just looking at how to get organized in the process? What are your DiY design project(s) and when do you need them done? How you answer those questions sort of determines how to approach the project.

  
  

  Not sure if it will help or not, but I do have a link in my signature to my blog about my trials and tribulations and lessons learned. I'm not to the point yet where I can talk about process inprovement (too many small runs of things so far), but if you check back, maybe something will speak to you.

  
  

  Best of luck -- you can do it, just think in terms of process, time, and priority and it will be a snap

  
  

  . l

  
  
  
  How am I doing in my attempt to plan this thing in three months? I'm sharing all the good and bad with you, *somewhat unfiltered.*

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• mrsbiss2be

  

  August 2012

  I can completely relate with you on this one. My office is generally busy but it's been insane lately. My wedding is just over 6 months away and I feel like I'm not getting anything done.
  My FI was so sweet though and bought me a wedding book organizer which I LOVE.
  I tend to leave paper just lying around but as soon as I get something wedding related I put it in the book. I also created an email folder for all my Wedding related emails. I get so many in a day and they just end up getting lost.
  
  As for work advice...HA....I'm just trying to keep my head above water right now! 
  
  Good-Luck and all the best!!

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• rlavach member

  

  August 2012

  I’m all into planning & organizing. I still use a paper planner (rather than in my phone). It keeps me much more organized & it is easier to see your activities lined up that way, at least for me. Plus I can keep important related papers in my planner, along with the week they will be needed.

  For the wedding, I got a bit wedding planning binder. I liked it mostly because it was a 3-ring binder, so I could take places in & out. I added in my own spreadsheets & lists. Keep a master list of all the tasks that need to be done. I used TK tasklist for this. Check them off as you go. Keep spreadsheets of addresses & vendor info. I also made a document for each subject. So I had a photography document, videography, flowers, DJ, reception hall…etc. I copy/pasted the info to each place that I looked into & whatever pricing or package info I found. That way each time I sat down to do research, I didn’t waste my time looking at the same place twice by accident. I also forwarded copies of the last final documents to my mom & MOH. That way if something happened on the day of, we all had a way to fix it. 

  

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• JadziaDax member

  

  August 2012

  I had a wedding book organizer but it really was just a bunch of folders that I kept my contracts in. What really helped was creating an excel spreadsheet for the wedding- one workbook with multiple sheets. It helped me keep on track with payments, guest list, etc. I listed appointments in a small planner I kept with me which I used daily (for work as well). 

  

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