Am I too organised?

I don't think so!

We're June 2012 and got the following:

• Venue booked & deposit paid
• Ceremony sorted (also humanist but with legal bit 30 minutes before!!)
• Dress - know what I want but waiting for them to put it on offer at NEC show in October
• Musician booked
• Florist booked & flowers pretty much decided on
• Photographer booked
• Know what invitations I want but need to confirm details with venue before printing
• Save the dates sent
• Bought my ring (before prices go up)

I'd rather be too organised then getting stressed for being far behind!

x

Not at all. I'd done most of that by September last year for next July.

No I don't think so, ur my date twin :o) & everyone has been saying the same thing to me "Your very organised!" I think this is a surprise as I am not normally!

So far we have;

Venue & church - Booked & deposit paid

Tog - Booked & deposit paid

Cake - booked & deposit paid

My dress - I found 'the one' yesterday so will be ordering that soon

Bridesmaids dresses - Found ones I love but are £££ so they may change

Save the date magnets - made & sent out

OH & I have discussed entrance & exit music, songs to be sung whilst signing register - but haven't talked to vicar/ church about this

Honeymoon - booked & deposit paid

I think that's it so far

These people generally have no idea about organising weddings and how quickly things get booked up. Tis very annoying.

Couldnt agree more!

I'm June next year and started early. By April next year I want to be able to kick back and enjoy the last few months (I know I will still have a few things to do) I just want to get the major things out the way

I don't think that you can be too organised, , unless you are like me and often change my mind, , , ?

Nothing wrong with being organised and prepared when it comes to planning your wedding, theres is so many things to look into, make decisions on and do that it has to be done in advance if you want to keep some of your sanity lol

Date twin for me too!

By August last year, so two years in advance, we'd booked:

church

reception venue

photographer

musicians

transport

florist

stationer

If it's available and you're sure you want it, what possible harm is there in booking things early?

No you are not to organised and anyway it is best to be organised than not and end up stressing.

I get married on 26th august next year and as its the bank holiday everyone is telling me you need to book early etc.

i have booked so far

venue - deposit paid

my dress - half paid

bridemaids maid - been measure and ordred. dont need to go back till next year

cake - ordered today

photograhoer - deposit paid

hair and make up - deposit paid

grooms suit - picked just got to book

just need to sort out flowers, church.

Thanks guys, and hi to my date twins!

People are driving me mad saying how bizarre it is that I am already buying stuff - but i figure if i got the money now and see it, and am sure then why not??!!

Although these are probably the same people who would complain i was being too laid back if i wasnt lol

Hi Tracey

Just tried to quote this but I don't think it has worked

Hope you don't mind me asking.... where are you getting the flowers from. I was thinking of having artificial (so we can keep them) and am on a rather tight budget so this price sounds great!!! Also don't want to spend a fortune as I am not that keen on flowers any way!!!!

Its great that your so organised too, at least you won't be rushing everything at the last minute

Hi Future Mrs W,

I got the flowers from a lady on ebay .. turns out she lives about 10 mins from my house so worked out perfectly as I saved on postage too.

I ordered a cheap bridesmaid bouquet via ebay so that I could look at it for a few days and decide if i liked the artificial look.

But it was that beautiful that straight away i decided to order MY flowers. I havent got a pic of my flowers as I have packed them away but I ordered a bridal bouquet (with diamontes etc), a bridesmaid bouquet the same, a grooms button hole, 2 normal button holes and 2 corsages - all in ivory and silver and they are gorgeous.

these pictures are of the sample bridesmaid sized one I purchased from her ....

This is her ebay shop - she is lovely and so helpful when you contact her.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/suesflowers/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Hope this helps

I don't think so, I think you are just oragnised rather than too organised!

We have booked( and in some cases paid for)

venue

registrar

caterer

Tog

Florist

my dress and veil

hair and makeup

DJ

Sent out STDs

Started to make invitations

Started to collect decorations

Bought ladies favours

Not at all! I get the same from my mum and gran...our wedding is in May! I think years ago, you planned it all in a matter of months but it doesn't work that way anymore. Good suppliers, venues, caterers, etc get booked up early so you need to move quick! We went to a wedding fayre back in February and spoke to a TOG who was already booked up for our day - 15 months in advance...I think organised is the new black!

Not to organised, and so what if you are, we are doing the same, i am buying things as i go along, and making a list of money already spent. We get married 8th sept 2012, and so far we have:

Booked venue and paid deposit

Booked registar and payed

ordered mens and pageboy suits sorted and deposit paid

my dress ordered

cake decided (best friend is doing it)

photographer booked and deposit paid

table crystals and bubbles bought, ebay bargins

currently looking at bridesmaid dresses to get styles and colours as having 5 adults and 3 flowergirls