Summer 2010 Updates

[laughwithme]

Is it weird that knowing everyone on PS sees my checklist is motivation to actually accomplish my checklist? Its been a month...updates ladies!

Wedding = June 26, 2010 (4 months from FRIDAY!)

DONE>>>
Church - booked
Reception venue - booked
Dress, veil - arrived
Photographer - booked
DJ - booked
Colors + bridal party - chosen
Premarital sessions - complete
BM dresses - arrived and distributed to girls!
Honeymoon, resort + flights - booked
Engagement photos - taken, pics ordered
Save the date - MAILED!! (major compliments!)
Hair/makeup for me + bridal party reserved
Website - done
Wedding night hotel suite - reserved
HUMMER limo - Reserved!!!
FI''s wedding band - ordered
Registries at Crate & Barrel, BBB - finished
Florist - reserved (under budget!)
Cake - reserved (vanilla with lemon; chocolate with raspberry)
Tuxes - reserved and guys emailed
Blue uplighting/reception decor - reserved
My custom wedding band - done and in its box! Will solder week before wedding
Shoes + earrings - delivered! (love them)
Rehearsal dinner outfit and heels - in closet
Honeymoon dresses, bathing suit - in closet
Gifts for bridesmaids - purchased (pearl earrings from Blue Nile)
Bachelorette party and bridal shower scheduled (June 5 and May 23)

WORKING ON>>>
Invites - ordered, in proofing process, should print/deliver late next week
Centerpieces - chosen, will buy all materials in next month or so
Pastoral conferences - scheduled, last through June
Dress alterations - fitting #1 went great, fitting #2 on March 3
DIY guestbook - most materials purchased
Video montage for rehearsal dinner - gathering pics
Find a recipe for our blue specialty drink (country club isn''t charging to bring in curacao!)

TO DO>>>
Rehearsal dinner - need FI''s parents to get on this!!!
Start tanning, teeth-whitening, toning arms/tummy/thighs
Plan ceremony - vows, music
Design programs, print
Small things - ring bearer pillow, flower girl satchel, unity candles
Gifts for groomsmen, readers, parents
DIY placecards
Final meetings in May: DJ, country club, church, photographer
Hair/makeup trial
"Take care of business" - insurance, banking, etc.
Book beauty appointments (nails, etc.)

 

[princessplease]

157 days!!!!!!
7/31/10

Done are the following:
-Venue booked/deposits paid
-Ceremony site and officiant (a friend) booked (same place as reception)
-Dress bought
-Shoes/jewelry/veil/accessories bought
-Make up artist booked
-DJ booked/paid
-STD''s sent
-Registries created
-Photographer booked and paid for
-Florist booked/bouquets designed/deposit paid
-WB''s bought
-Hotels blocked
-All music selections picked (first dance, BP intro, mother/son, father/daughter, cake cutting, bouquet toss, etc) for reception and ceremony
-Favors are most likely going to be handmade seed packets, but that''s up in the air right now
-Bachlorette/bach party location picked (will be in April)
-MOH working on a bridal shower
-Addresses gathered
-Many DIY projects (cake topper, reserved for family signs for ceremony, signature drink cards, maps to reception location, Mr and Mrs chair signs for the reception location, aisle runner, etc)
-Cake picked and designed, need to send a deposit
-Colors chosen, along with reception hall decor coming together nicely
-Car reserved for BM and GM to go from hotel to ceremony/reception site (I will be going to the bridal suite at the reception hall to dress. The suite is too small for the make up artists to work, so make up will be at the hotel, and dressing will be at the bridal suite at the reception hall. The car will then go back for GM and groom 1/2 hr before pics)
-BM dresses
-Tux appt made
-Ceremony written
-Bridal party gifts
-Mom''s dress
-FG attire
-Invites ordered and received
-Program template completed
-Menu cards printed
-Menu finalized
-Fittings scheduled
-Hair/MU trial set


Not done:
-Honeymoon
-Rehearsal dinner
-Timelines
-BM shoes (I''m having a hard time with this!)

Anything else??

 

[nkarma]

Wedding Sept 4, 2010
Done:
Coordinator booked
Photog booked
STDs and Invites Designed
Colors + Bridal Party Chosen
Dress most likely picked out
Website kind of set up

To Do:
Finish website
Confirm with top choice venue that we can have it there and get hotel blocks
Send out email STDs
Order Dress
Book Hotel for Fam
Food
Bridesmaid Dresses
Groomsmens shirts
Rings
Fiance's Suit
DJ
Discuss flowers/decor with coordinator
In 4 months...favors (if wanted), guestbook, menus, accessories, guest newsletter, flower girl dress

 

[shertz1981]

8/7/10 -- 164 days!

Hey, Laughwithme, tell us more about your DIY guest book!

DONE>>>
Venue
Photographer
Band
Videographer
Bridal party chosen (well, except the one groomsman FI hasn't called yet -- yaaaaaaargh)
Pricier hotel room block, including rooms for myself, FI and all parents
Hair/makeup booked for myself, mom, MIL, my grandma
Save the dates sent
Florist
Day-of coordinator
Registries complete - and oh, did my mom get mad when she saw the linked charity on WeddingChannel.com (we picked ASPCA, but she's like - "Donate to something human!")


WORKING ON>>>
Premarital sessions (we have the first draft of our ceremony)
Invites - being finalized with Kristy Rice - there are, shall we say, differences of opinion between my parents
Gown and veil - scheduled to arrive in June
Bridesmaids' dresses - ordered, scheduled to arrive in April
Flower girl dresses - gotta see if the moms ordered them
Honeymoon - have booked hotels in Budapest and Prague, plus cruise, still working on Venice, Athens and airfare
Shoes and jewelry - do not like my Cole Haan shoes
Rehearsal dinner - reserved, final details need to be negotiated

WEIGHT LOSS - Congratulate me, ladies, I've lost every lb I gained after my accident. Weight Watchers and tracking = helpful. Now to lose the weight I was going to lose BEFORE I went down the stairs headfirst

TO DO>>>
Wedding bands -- I am trying to decide which BG stunner I want; I need to get FI's
Tuxes
Programs
Keep losing weight
Whiten teeth/have facials
Ring bearer pillow
KETUBAH (so difficult)
Guest book
Photo booth
Gifts for attendants and parents, and my aunt who's planning my honeymoon
Change name and all banking and insurance
Buy name SLR camera
Finalize cat care during honeymoon
Book BM hair appts
Tasting, cake selection (in June)
Pick linens, flatware, glassware
Get menu cards and escort cards
Decide on favors

 

[Nov2109]

June 5, 2010! 100 Days!! AHH!

DONE
Church - booked
Reception venue - booked
Dress - first fitting this weekend
Veil-steamed
Photographer - booked
DJ - booked
Bridesmaid dresses-in all girls have had their first fitting
Premarital sessions - complete
Honeymoon and excursions booked!
Save the date - Mailed
Hair/makeup for me + bridal party reserved
Wedding night hotel suite - reserved
Limo - booked
Wedding bands-purchased
Registries-done
Florist - reserved
Cake - tasting this weekend!
Tuxes - reserved and fitting date set
Wedding shoes-Done
Bridal Shower Dress-I think i figured out the date, done!
Honeymoon clothes
Gifts for bridal party done!
Bachelorette party is in the works, they want that to be a surprise too!
Invites done, addressed and postage purchased-Mailing March 10th!!
Rehearsal Dinner-Booked! Can't wait for it!
Rehearsal Dinner Dress-bought
Favors

IN PROGRESS
Centerpieces - just have to do a mock up to make sure I like it! Really simple cylinder floating candles and tea lights. What isnt there to like?
Dress alterations - dont want to talk about it!

Dress is huge, hope they can make it fit right
DIY guestbook - i dont want a cookie cutter book, need to figure something out!
Bubble Girl Baskets-I really regret including every kid in our families in the wedding, too much work
Place Cards
Menus
Table Numbers
(did I mention I hate being a graphic designer and can't justify paying someone to do this stuff for me?)
Final Hair Trial and Makeup trial in April
Make sure bubble girl dresses are purchased
Flower Girl Dress purchased?
Ceremony readings and music selections
Gifts for children in the wedding. No idea what I am doing there are 6 kids in the wedding. Shoot me!


TO DO
Start tanning, dont want to get burnt on the honeymoon!
Design programs, print
Figure out how we are getting to the airport the next morning! Probably my dad!
Card Box

I feel like I am forgetting something. Im sure I am.

 

[marlie]

156 days!

Done:
-Venue
-Officiant
-Band
-Photographer
-Videographer
-Florist
-Dress/veil
-BM dresses
-MOH dress
-FG dress
-Honeymoon
-Shoes, accessories
-day of jewelry
-registered
-std sent
-shower is booked (though it''s a suprise so i don''t know when or where)
-bachelorette party (june 5!)
-hotel block
-wedding night hotel for me and FI
-rehearsal dinner booked
-sunday brunch booked
-hair/mu booked
-ceremony music decided
-tasting is booked (june 12)
-floral design viewing booked (june 11)
-put in for vacation time at work for two days before wedding and honeymoon.


In progress:
-Invitations chosen, need to be ordered
-bm and gm gifts
-caligrapher is being booked
-being measured for dress on 3/27


to do:
-tux for FI
-wedding bands
-parent dance songs
-favors
-hair trial #2 (different style idea)
-transportation to wedding from hotel for guests
-transportation to rehearsal from hotel for guests
-rehearsal dinner dress
-shower dress (tough since i don''t know when it is!)
-photo table (fi and i have been together 13.5 years...nearly 14 by the time we get married. we''re going to have a table with pics of us from every year we were together. it''ll be funny b/c some of them are very old and terribly embarrassing!)
-out of town bags

woah.

 

[Bjedifish]

Yay! 174 Days!!!!

Done:
Venue
music
picking our menu (last night!)
Dress
BM dresses
My shoes!
STD''s
Photographer/video
Flowers
Cake
HONEYMOON!!

Church
BM gifts
GM gifts
Favors
Tux''s for guys

Not done:
Limos
Invitations
RINGS!
picking our readings
Rehearsal dinner(working on it!)
Hair/makeup trial (3/12/10)
I''m sure there''s other stuff I forgot!

oh yeah... Losing 50 pounds...23lbs left to go!!

 

[LabRatPhD]

163 days for us! eeeeek!

Completed:
temple and priest for ceremony - booked
reception space - booked
dress - arrived, waiting for first fitting
sari - done and ready
FI''s suit - done and ready
FI''s indian outfit - purchased but needs alterations
hair and makeup - booked
photographer - booked
block of rooms for guests - reserved
florist - booked
website - pretty much done
registries - done
Wedding night hotel suite - reserved
colors - picked
bridal party - picked

in progress:
invitations: deposit paid, waiting for proofs
caterers: selected but need to do tastings in a few months
my shoes: argh, so frustrating but in progress
need to do a hair and makeup trial
picking out linens for tables (blah)
deciding on floral arrangements
honeymoon arrangements
rings for both of us - FI knows exactly what he wants so we are just waiting to buy it until closer to the wedding. Mine is between two stores so I''ll be deciding in the next few weeks.
caker baker booked but need to pick design

need to do:
wedding jewelry
MOH/Best man gifts
marriage license!
DJ
DIY stuff like placecards, programs, table numbers, etc...may order all of these if I don''t have time to DIY
rehearsal dinner

Wow, we actually have a lot done or in progress. I feel like we haven''t done much because my mom has done a lot of things like the reserving but we don''t have a ton of stuff left, I think!

 

[ladypirate]

July 10, 2010

Done:
Ceremony & reception venues booked
Dress bought
Photog booked
Engagement session done
Save the dates mailed
Bridal party chosen
Bridesmaids dresses bought
Honeymoon booked
Officiant booked
Website up
Hair & makeup for me & bridesmaids booked
Morning shave for groomsman booked
Florist reserved
Cake reserved
Rehearsal lunch booked
FI's suit bought
Wedding bands bought
Centerpieces (my mom is doing them)

Working On:
Premarital sessions - first one is tomorrow
Invitations
Bridal shower
Bachelorette party

To Do:
Write vows
Send invitations
Design programs & place cards
Gifts for bridal party & parents
Figure out flower girl dress

I think that's about it.

 

[monkeyprincess]

Wedding: August 6, 2010

Done:
Ceremony/Reception Venue - Deposit Paid
Dress - Ordered
Bridesmaid Dresses - Ordered
Photographer - Booked
Caterer - Deposit Paid
Florist - Deposit Paid
Cake - Deposit Paid
Hair/Makeup - Booked
Acoustic Guitar Player for Reception - Booked
Save the Dates - Sent
Block of Hotel Rooms - Reserved
Wedding Night Hotel - Reserved
Bridal Shower - Date Set

Working On/Need to Work On:
Invitations
Officiant
Registries
Honeymoon
Fiance''s Suit
Men''s Yellow Ties
Flower Girl Dresses
Ring Bearer Outfits
Hairstyle
Flowers
Menu
Drinks
Centerpieces
Ceremony Music
Rehearsal Dinner
Cake
Shoes
Jewelry
Girls Trip
Honeymoon Attire
Fiance''s Wedding Band
Programs


Yikes!!! I have a lot of work to do. But this makes me feel better seeing the list