June 2012 brides... Are you organised with less than 6 months to go?

It'll be 6 months on Christmas day for us, whoop!!

We've done most things, other than the ushers clothes and OHs outfit. We can't buy these until the summer stuff comes into the shops in spring time.

Oh, and I have to re-do my invites as I've put the wrong RSVP in them!

6 months today for me woop woop.

I need to get wedding rings, sort out the band. Choose and buy a cake. Sort Transport. Everything OH is responsible for. All Mine & BM accessories. FG dresses and shoes. Music readings and playlists & first song to be decided. Honeymoon to be decided too.

Everytime I think I am organised I read someone's to do list on here and realise I am not at all organised!!

Less than 6 months for us now, 8th June

We are quite organised, most things are booked. Hoping to get a few bargains for accessories in the sales then invites sent out (once I finally finish them) end of Jan. When are you guys going to get them sent out?

Still loads to do though, rings next.

I have sent my day time invites this week but only as we have sent a menu out and need to get numbers back to the venue.

Evening one's will probably send out end Jan/beg Feb

Hi Little Laura which jewellers did you use in Hatton Garden? We got ours from Jade's they were fab.

I am hoping to order my invites in January (when they go in the sale hopefully). I did a kind of time line the other day so have broken it down what I need to do each month. I have done a lot this year so next year should be more chilled (in theory ?)

I am 9th June and have booked everything and paid deposits. My overseas invitations went out in August and we have had majority of acceptances. We will send the rest out end of January.

I just have to focus on my table plan, OOS hair & make up, menu tastings, and the finer details. The most important thing for me is not to miss the deadline for final payments to suppliers as they vary so much.

Edited to add we need to get BM dresses and Groomsmen suits booked. OH now wants morning suit which I am secretly pleased about ?

I got the rings from Channing's on Hatton Gardens, they were very helpful and we got a professional clean of my ER the week before the wedding and free engraving included in the price they quoted.

I also feel the same about remembering when to pay everyone. I have asked father Christmas for a diary this year so I can keep a track of it all. I'm also assuming people will write/email when they want payment.

L x

Hey am june 3rd got a call the other day to say my dress has arrived in the shop woohoo. picked up the wedding rings as they arrived aswell. still got to book kilts but other than that all deposits have been paid.... i think lol

Hello!

Im 22nd of June ? sooooooo exited!!

got everything booked now except the men's kilts which we have picked, just need to book them end of Jan. Giving notice on the 9th of Jan too

Hi date-twin!

I like to think I am pretty well organised. Venue, Registrar, Cake, DJ, Menswear, BM dresses, my dress, my shoes, veil and jewelle all booked or ordered.

Just need to sort out BM accessories, my tiara, alterations and dry cleaning for my dress, and flipping invites! I have no idea what I'm doing there...

Hey Pompey Paula

I know what invites i want so gonna get them ordered some point in january. Gifts for BM's i know what am gettin them, need to decide on gift for FG and order her flowers. It took me forever to decide on the invites that i wanted. I need to decide on a necklace for me, got my earrings few months back on sale ?

Yes really pretty organised I think - was going to send out the invites at the beg of March which gives us 14 weeks till the wedding.

need to get my veil and shrug organised but other than that got most things - just need to contact suppliers to get payment dates etc

Doing pretty well, just have to contact my local borough for certificates and things like that (still not sure how that works out exactly so want clarification) and need to get bm dress and suits for the boys. then we are done

My wedding shoes were a pressie for xmas I got some beautiful Alexander McQueen ones

Happy New Year to all those in the June Wedding Club! Hope you all had a good Christmas break and feel relaxed and refreshed! My 5 month's came and went whilst I was in New York for NYE, but its was really nice to be able to say as the count down was over "we are getting married this year" and "we are getting married 5 months tomorrow!".

Our invites are being printed by a printer that my Dad knows and they will be with us by Monday - im so excited to finally be able to get them out.

Did anyone do any wedding shopping over the holidays? I brought a veil (after umming and ahhing about getting one at all) and a side tiara - both of which are stunning! I also tried my dress on with them in the shop and I fell in love with it all over again!

Lx

Oh my gosh this thread has made me realise how behind I am with everything. All I've done is church, rception, flowers, and photographer. That's all I've booked! No dress no nothing. I am now going to lay awake all night worrying. Money is stressing me big time too arghhhhh.

Kim. Xxx

Happy belated new year to all June 2012 brides, we get married this year yay!!

I'm also 9th June & for once I'm feeling pretty organised (for me!) as I ordered BM dresses, suits & my shoes this week. The BM dresses were really stressing me out so that's such a weight off now they're sorted & I have the colour swatch so can get my flowers & cake appointments in motion as we have a colour to work with.

Apart from the cake & flowers, the invitations & stationary which my lovely dad's designing & printing, also mine & BM accessories & honeymoon I feel we're getting there. The New Year has well and truly kicked me up the bum!

Didn't want to read & run MrsCoombs2be but try not to get too stressed, I know it's easier said than done. You still have some time. Tell me to butt out if I'm being nosy but are your financial worries stopping you from being able to order things & pay deposits which is why you've not ordered things like your dress?

Yes Mrs Jones defiantly. Because my silly htb wasn't very organised and didn't see the need to start saving like a maniac no matter how many times I pushed him its only now hit him that we have 6mknths to go! So it feel like we have lots to pay out ll in one go. It will all get paid eventually I need to stop stressing I think lol x

I went on friday and tried on my dress, fell in love with it all over again ? Have to go back in march to start the alterations, i also got to bring my shoes home with me woohoo

You'll be ok as most suppliers only take a smallish deposit and final payments for most is only due a month before. This week has been an expensive week for us as we've paid 50% of BM dresses upon ordering, 7 suits in full (had to pay upfront as used a Groupon offer) and 50% of the venue however we won't have to pay this much until a month before wedding so have time to keep on saving.

Hello fellow June brides to be! We have just sent out our invites!!!

We have left to do:

*Suits

*Finalise the cake

*Finalise details with all the suppilers, venue and registrar

* Decide on the songs for the ceremony

*Book hair and makeup trial

*Finish buying and sorting the thank you presents

*Put together the photobooth props

*Put together the favours

Sounds like it isn't a lot, but I'm sure that I have forgotten a lot more!

**Pay for it the remaining bits!** ?

Eeeeeeeeee!!! Very indulgent post (sorry!!) but we booked our minimoon to Dubai last night!! So excited! Staying for 5 nights in the Palm Atlantis! Then 3 weeks in USA come the summer hols (that bit not booked yet tho!)

As you can tell I'm very excited! X

Hiya date twin!

I am in the theows of doing and sending our invites but the things I've got done are:

Got a BM day on 21st to sort dress fabric

Rings bought and collected

Flowers and button holes done

Venue booked

Church booked

Photographer reserved

same with car.

Hymns chosen

Food nearly sorted but can't do until RSVP's are back

Have dress and am nearly in it!!

Things to do:

Get veil and tiara

Get shoes

Organise hair, nails and make up trial/day

Cake

Favours

Seating plan

Centrepieces

Men's suits

Order of service sheets

Organise hen do with CB

OMG I'm feeling stressed just writing all of this and I'm sure there's more I've forgotten.

x

Eeeee sent our daytime invites out on Friday and the RSVPs are comin back already. I was so excited to get home from work tonight to see what was waiting for me.

We have had loads of compliments about them too. They were designed and made by us and have a travel feel (passport invites and boarding card RSVPs as we got engaged whilst traveling America last summer) so I'm also excited about the little notes that people have popped in too.

I'll try to do a little flash of them later.

Hope Jan is treating you all well! X

It's great to have the RSVPs coming back Isn't it? So far we have had about eleven replies! Time just seems to be flying by!

When is everyone planning on sending their invites out? i sent one this morning but only cause i had to keep MIL happy ?

I'm sending mine in the next couple of weeks, with an RSVP of mid March.

This for me too. I'm just waiting to see a design from my dad who's designing and printing them, and if all is well we can get them printed and sent out next week, although we will probably have an RSVP for the beginning of March as we're enclosing RSVP cards and envelopes that will be pre-addressed and stamped so they'll have no excuses for a delay!

i've sent some of mine out but are hand deliverng the rest next weekend when we go down to see the OHs family & friends

My day invites are in the process of being hand delivered. Evening ones were delivered this morn but they can go in the post!

I have about half my rsvps back now, and 1 month remaining before the RSVP date. They have stopped trickling in now, so I'm thinking that there will be a rush on my mums postbox come mid-march :-)

How are you all doing ladies? I'm kinda done until the food tasting next month and then table plans, order of service etc when the rsvps are in. X

Hi there

I have discovered that the worst bit so far is trying to get all the replies from the day invites before sending out the evening ones. It has been a real nightmare and cause of arguements in our house! "Why hasn't your cousin/auntie/friend replied??" .... and then the dilemma as to whether to phone to ask. Have ended up getting my sister and mum on the case.

Most things sorted,still need to decide on food and speak to the DJ and have hair and make up trials.

not long now!

Marie x