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October 2014 Weddings
LDay2014
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7 Months to Go! How's Your Planning?
Alright ladies, we are hitting the 7 month mark...how's your planning coming?
- Dress - Paid in full, hanging in my closet awaiting alterations
- Bridal Accessories - Organized and paid, except headpiece
- Venue - booked (our backyard - no payment req'd), restaurant (payment due after dinner)
- Transportation - FFIL 1973 red MGB
- Florist - Paid
- Flower Girl (my daughters) Dresses - Purchased, paid in full
- Photography - Paid (engagement photos still to do in the spring)
- Invitations - Paid, just awaiting their arrival
- Wedding Bands - Paid
- Cake - Gift from Chef Friend
- Ceremony Musician - Gift from Musician Friend, has song list
- Officiant - Booked
What do you have left to do?
- Rent Ceremony Chairs
- Landscape backyard
- Book hair
- Finalize BM dresses (BM have been given 'parameters')
- Purchase Groom's suit/decide on GM rentals
- Attendant gifts
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH TO DO!!!!
How are you all doing?
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Re: 7 Months to Go! How's Your Planning?
Im almost done but I still have some little things to do! Yipee for October brides!
* Accessories - finished
* Venue/ DJ - paid
* wedding bands - mine, yes, FI no
* Flowers - chosen and paid
* Made pearl bouquet for BM and myself
* photographer - booked. Paying this week.
* Invites received
* Hair and make up booked
* Hotel rooms booked
* Reception decorations
To Do
* cake design and flavour
* BM dress (BM buying a dress where she lives)
* FI daughters dress and shoes
* Grooms attire
* Finalise menu
* seating chart after replies come in
Overall, I'm finished for now. I felt the most relief paying a for most of our reception
Done:
Dress is ordered.
Officiant booked.
Venue booked.
Photographer booked.
Invitations ordered.
Flowergirl basket and ring bearer box DIY project nearly complete.
Made appointments for day of hair for myself, MOB, MOG, BMs, FG, and also booked hair trials for myself and my mom.
Florist booked.
Ceremony music booked.
DJ booked.
Registered this weekend.
Cake tasting.
RD caterer booked and menu locked in.
Reception caterer booked.
Hotel rooms blocked.
Ordered our wedding bands. FI has mine and his is on layaway.
Need to do:
Finalize flowers with florist.
Take engagement photos - scheduled for March 15th
Order and Send STDs...waiting for engagement photos to be done first.
Shop for BM's dresses. We're waiting to go in May once my little sis is finished with school for the semester.
Buy shoes and dress accessories.
Book our baker. I'm hoping to do so this weekend.
Order favors. I've started an inquiry but haven't finalized anything yet.
Small things like wedding programs, escort cards, all the little details.
Need to find a tux for my FI and eventually get the GM in for tux fittings.
After the wedding transportation needs to be booked.
We've budgeted out our HM but need to buy plane tickets and FI needs to get his passport and also get his long-form birth certificate from California taken care of....UGH. I hate red tape.
Venue booked/Food chosen
Dress chosen and paid for
Photog booked
DJ booked
Video booked
Makeup trial booked
Officiant booked
Honeymoon booked
BM dresses chosen
STD's gone out
Registration done this past weekend
Honeymoon booked
To Do:
I have no clue about flowers
Haven't started in invitations
Haven't looked at Groom's/GM attire
Transportation from wedding and to airport
All those little things.....favors, flower girl baskets, RB pillow, etc. etc.
Wedding bands
Shoes, accessories
I actually feel WAY better after writing out this list!
I'm pretty much done as well!
But, yay for exactly 7 months to go!!
Remaining:
Seeing all of the PP's lists are making me feel pretty overwhelmed and behind!
- Dress-- paid in full
- Venue-- deposit down
- Photography-- deposit down and contract being drawn up
- DJ- deposit down
- Florist- deposit down
- Ceremony musicians (string trio)- deposit down
- Cake- deposit down and tasting done
- Save the Dates sent
- One block of hotel rooms booked, should probably book at another hotel
To do:Gosh I feel so behind after reading all of your lists!
Done:
My dress
Venue
Food
Meeting with the officiant on Monday
Bridesmaid dresses
Save the dates
ToDo
EVERYTHING else! EEK!
Also going to:
-schedule hair/make up trials
-discuss flowers/decorations
-food/beverage choices
I purchased my dress (paid in full), awaiting delivery and then later alterations.
Still need to:
Buy wedding bands
Design invites
Buy wedding bands
Book officiant
Honeymoon planning
My wedding is very intimate, so I will no DJ or WP or even seating arrangements (so no need for table numbers, escort cards, and we're skipping favors).
Super simple really!
Done
To Do
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