Summer 2011 Brides - where are you up to?

Eek you're WAY more organised than me!

We have:

Given notice
Booked the registrar
Booked the venue and paid the deposit
Reserved a block of rooms at the hotel
Bought the rings
Ordered and received our STDs
Got the domain name for our website reserved
Confirmed my friend to do our photography
Got h2b's Aunt to agree to make our cake
Got the seating plan nailed (pending RSVPs)

Next jobs:

Send out the STDs
Get me to a dress shop
Launch our 'wedsite'
Get the reference number from the hotel so guests can book rooms we've reserved
Start practising my origami skills to make my bouquet!
Start collecting sci-fi merchandise to make our centrepieces

That should take me up to next week!

So far:

Bought dress, given notice & booked registrar, booked & paid deposit on venue, ordered save the date cards (not sent out yet) & booked harpist for ceremony.

I was worried I was doing too much too soon but everyone seems way ahead of me!

Done:
Given notice
Booked venue and registrar
Dress ordered
Hair and make up artist
Photographer and videographer
Florist
Transport
First night accommodation booked
String quartet and DJ booked
Stationery designs started

Next to do:
Bridesmaids dresses
Suits
Honeymoon

Not too bad I reckon. I'm July 2011 btw.

Woah, I feel a bit behind now! I've done the following:

• Booked registers office
• Booked the 'cake-maker'!
• Ordered my wedding ring
• Ordered the colour swatches for my dress
• Booked the photographer

The next big thing on my list is the reception venue, which seems to be the hardest of all!

We have done a fair bit and supplier wise have tended to concentrate on the ones where you can only have one of on the day.

We have booked/ordered:

venue

gave notice

my dress

my veil

photographer

DJ

string quartet

sent out STD cards

We are now looking at cakes and florists and hoping to get the bm dresses ordered by Oct.

Im July 2011 and so far we have:

Booked the venue

Booked the registrar

Made appointments to give notice, on Wednesday! EEEK

Booked the DJ, friend of my OH

Booked the photographer, friend of my OH

Just booked the videpgrapher, a HIB on here who has come highly recommended.

A friend of my dad is making our cake, just got to discuss design

Picked the invitations, just need to order them.

On the to-do list

FIND A DRESS!! It;s the one thing that is really stressing me! Got yet another appointment on Saturday!

Find bridesmaid dresses

Pick wedding rings

Plan honeymoon, we can't agree on anything at the moment.

Plus H2B has gone into DIY mode and is painting everything!!

So far I have decided I want to get married in summer next year and looked at a couple of venues. Seeing another couple at the weekend, and then hopefully making a decision and booking. So things ought to be going somewhere soon! Feeling like there is a LOT to do!

I'm June 2011 and have done the following:

- Booked Church

- Booked venues

- Booked caterer

- Booked DJ

- Ordered my dress!

- Booked Honeymoon

- Booked wedding night accomodation and reserved a block for the guests

- OH sister doing cake

- Dad/sister's Oh doing photos

- OH Aunt doing flowers

- Sent out STD's

Next:

- Ask friend to drive us to church/venue (he has a nice car) and be our toastmaster

- Ask friend if she'll do the filming on the day

- Speak to OH Aunt re: flowers see if she can do what we want, if not look for a florist

- Quotes for wedding co-ordinator (for on the day)

- Order bridesmaid dresses

- Ask friend to do us an 'engagement shoot'

- Nag OH to get on with designing our website!

I feel like I have a million things to be doing but just need to get my arse into gear! Oh that and find some pennies from somewhere!

xxx

Wow I so wish I hadnt looked at this discussion!!! Im getting married August 2011 and so far-

Booked venue

Paid deposit

Contacted registrar and made an appointment to confirm everything

Sent out save the date cards

Arranged for cake to be made

Ive been engaged since October 2009 and have decided Im going to be laid back about it all as we still have a lot of saving to do before we can progress.

Next priority steps-

Meet with registrar and confirm

Look for and find the perfect dress

Order invites

Start bridesmaid shopping (I have 6!)

And they are my next steps oh and save save save ;-)

xxx

I'm May 2011 and so far have

booked church

booked recepetion

booked florist

booked photographer

booked dj

booked wedding transport

ordered my dress

chosen bridesmaid dresses

made my template invitation, now to make the rest!

To do...

Book make up/hair

chose/book honeymoon

Mens suits

shoes/ accesories

book chair covers

sort hen/stag do

make rest of invites/table plan/place cards

Gettin there!!!

We've got:

Venue

Food

Registrar

DJ

My dress

Honeymoon

Photographer

Hen do

Florist and chair covers

Invitations (yet to be made, got all the bits)

Insurance

A website

Need to sort suits, BM/MOH dresses, car, drinks, my beauty stuff (tan, nails, hair, make up) and accessories (shoes, jewellery, garter, veil).

Loads really! And I'm July 2011. Everyone is very organised!

I'm August and we have:

Booked the reception
Booked the church
Booked cars for me and OH
Got the DJ
Got wedding insurance
Sorted the menu's
Sent the STDs
Got the dress, veil, shoes, tiara, jewelry and Garter (although I havent;t seen the last 2 yet - they are waiting at home to be opened)
Ordered draft invitations from Vista to help us make up our minds
Ordered the flowers for wedding party, church, reception, cake and centrepieces
Booked the TOG
Booked the cakemaker and chosen the cake
Booked the chair covers
Got the favours
Organised photo booth type guest book
Got the wedding website organised
OHs ring is being made right now and mine will be made to match in a few weeks *as long as I like the design*
Got my Old,New,Borrowed and Blue sorted

The things I am stressing over are:

Booking hotels for parents and guests
Mens suits are still not booked and best man is in Afghan for next 6 months!!
OHs outfit is being tailored to fit and he still doesnt have it
Bridesmaid dresses - I need 5 and can't buy then until a few months before as one BM gives birth in Jan

Wow, Kayl, you are so organised! The things you have left can be done nearer the time can't they (please say yes, I have all those things to sort too although my BM is around!) x

I am hoping so fizzypop!

I am organised as OH is away for 7 months after the wedding and so want to spend the months in the run up having quality time with each other and family.

I am stressing over the hotels as we are in the countryside and the nearest and cheapest hotel only has 21 rooms - so want to get everyone booked quick before space runs out.

The suits - I have heard some horror stories about people getting wrong sizes etc so wanted to order soon, but we have to leave 50% deposit and with some members of the party being away it's difficult... He should be back in April May but thats not long to the wedding.

OHs has to rely on military tailors, who he says are notoriously slow. But he is working out so much these days we can't organise it yet as the suit I got him in July not doesn't fit!

And bridesmaid... complete headache. 5 girls - 5 different sizes from an 8 to a 20! Grr.

Oh I see, that makes perfect sense. I bet it's nice to have it done anyway!

I know what you mean about bridesmaids, I have an 8 year old, a 10 year old and three big ones, all totally different sizes and shapes. It's going to be a headache! x

It is nice to have somethings done - but I still have a huge list of things to be done (about 130 lines in excel!) - will feel better once a bit more is ticked off.

It's a good job I love my BMs dearly - they are so difficult. I wanted all their hairs to be lightly curled like how I want mine but my MoH is african and has what she calls "Afro" hair - so she will need to have a weave put in etc which apparently is a DAYs job!!

Im in a lull too and am thinking of just taking a weekend off and then starting again with a fresh mind.

So far we have:

Booked the ceremony and reception, which includes catering, DJ, chair covers, wedding suite
Given notice and paid intent money
Got wedding insurance
Got my dress, shoes, tiara and jewelery
Ordered thank you cards from Vista
Bought vases, feathers, table mirrors, candles and table diamonds for centrepieces
Booked the Photographer
Chosen cake
Bought stationary stuff, just need to make up nearer the time

Need to:

Chase florist for quote (why are they so lax!?!?)
Think about my old, new, borrowed, blue
Honeymoon nearer the time, money depending
Make up invites

urrrrrrrm stuck?! lol

I got engaged last October and get married in August 2011.

So far we have:
Booked the venue and caterers

Given notice and booked registrar

Got wedding dress, shoes, tiara and veil

Got bridesmaids dresses and shoes

Booked photographer and band

Sent out Save the Date magnets

Liaised with suppliers over stationery and flowers

Booked honeymoon

Still got to:

Confirm flowers and stationery

Get flowergirl's dress (she's still got 11 months to grow, so will leave to last minute!)

Sort out hair and make-up

Sort out men's suits

Sort out cake

Buy rings

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Hi Everyone - not been on for a few weeks as back at work, in a lull just now not really in wedding frame of mind.

So far I have organised;

Venues

Photographer

Chair covers

Invites

Dress

bagpiper

make up lady

decorations

flowers

Still to do

hair lady

dj

Hi All

Im 30 July 2011,

So far we have organised

Venue - including DJ

Booked Registrar

Given notice

Insurance

Chose where to have cake from

Ordered Dress

Booked hair/ makeup

Organised hotel rooms

Booked Casino,

Booked photographer

Sent out save the dates

Made Mock up of invites

Started collecting jars for sweetie tabel

Bought some tealight holders for tables

Still need to sort

Bridesmaid dresses but 2 are very young so will leave it till next year

Got an appointment with a florist

Firm up cake order

Organise mens suits

Finalise decorations

Sort Honeymoon

Rach