Hello All,
Never posted before but I was hoping to get some thoughts/ideas on this.
We got engaged in June and are trying to get married November. Slightly rushed I know but I think it can work. We can't get married in December as one of my fiancee's sibling will be unable to attend, my fiancee doesn't want to get married in January or February as she feels the weather will be a bit cold and bleak. This leaves March or November. March seems like a long time away and also so who knows what will happen with covid etc.
We've found a venue we both like and have paid the refundable deposit to secure it. There seems to be quite a lot of availability in November (I'm assuming most people are thinking about 2022 now) but we picked the first place we saw as we loved it (45 minutes drive into the countryside) and we are quite particular that it should be on a Saturday.
Wedding venue is catered and so that removes that decision (just need to chose the different options)
Dress and rings have been selected and will be ready in September.
Marriage appointment is set for 04/10 with local registry office (we live in North London but wedding is in Oxfordshire) and so 29 days after this would take us to 03/11 and so the wedding will be after this date. A bit of a worry if this appointment were delayed (by 10 days or more) or cancelled but no reason why it would be?
Wedding ceremony is booked and paid for. Slightly earlier in day (12:00) than planned but that's OK as we can enjoy the venue for longer.
Closest family members have all confirmed they can attend. Everyone else will have 10 weeks notice (assumed that they won't be on holiday in mid November and being on a Saturday means no need to book time off)
This leaves:
Sending invites (we'll go straight to invites with no need for RSVPs and meal choices can be done by e-mail to save time)
Flowers (narrowed it down to a few options)
Wedding cake (Have found a shop near our house that we like that can prepare with two weeks notice but haven't made a decision on them yet)
DJ (availability seems fine but a bit of a lottery how good they'll be)
Are there any key steps that we've missed? My main concern is that there is an issue with the registrar that causes a delay but we have 10 days leeway and there is no reason why this should happen.
Any tips on things that should be done in a particular order?
Thanks in advance!
