How to avoid the last minute panic?

We've under 2 months to go and still got quite a bit to do, haven't got rings in yet either and still got gifts to buy as well.

I'd say anything you can do just now like gift buying, décor buying whatever doesn't need to wait try and do it now...give you less to do at the time.

We've been buying things as we go along like decorations and some little personalised gifts, favours etc and found it a big help that we haven't ordered it all at once.

I'm no help I'm afraid but I just wanted to follow this thread for tips! I have 5 months to go and we have bought almost all our thank you gifts already to prevent panic buying, or being forced to give everyone sock bunnies.

Try to avoid having a list like this and you'll be fine!

Things I wish I hadn't left until this week... lots! Some of them could only be done this week though; finalising the table plan, place cards, letting the venue know the final numbers/menus (we had last minute drop outs), bagging up the decorations/table settings ready to go to the venue on Thursday and last minute plans with suppliers/logistics.

Other stuff we could have done in advance and are now rushing around to sort out; sorting out music for the wedding breakfast/making CDs, buying honeymoon clothes, luggage, washing and ironing (and now our washing machine is bloody broken!), OH buying wedding shoes(!), both need to break our shoes in, OH still needs to buy presents for the blokes, sorting out foreign currency.