Finish DIY Centerpieces DIY Cardbox Order Wedding Rings Start on Invitations Groom and Groomsmen Tuxes Transportation Make-up and Hair Trial Buy Veil and Jewelry Order Favors
Ahhhh I feel like I'm falling behind!
kammy322
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I am about 6 months out and still have to:
Finish and order the invites Cardbox Rings for FH and I Groom and Groomsmen tuxes Do both my hair and make up trial Order the favors Do the out of town bags Bridesmaid and groomsmen's gifts Book the honeymoon Set menu Do the cake tasting
And probably 1,000 other things!
NoLiesJustLove
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Congratulations to you both! Time really does fly by. Wishing you both the best. I'm 25 days away and I still feel like I'm missing something because there's still quite a lot to do. Just take a deep breathe and attack each thing. Enjoy each moment it helps ease the stress. It's what I did. Good luck you guys.
You are not alone my friend. I haven't checked off any of the items above. Thanks for the reminder! ;)
CAlbanese
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Haha it seems like we're all in the same boat! I'm going to try to tackle down all the DIY stuff by June. @NoLiesJustLove thanks for the advice. I really have to just focus on one at a time before going nuts. I can't imagine being 25 days away! So exciting! Congrats I hope your day will be absolutely perfect.
kammy322
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Posted by NoLiesJustLove
Congratulations to you both! Time really does fly by. Wishing you both the best. I'm 25 days away and I still feel like I'm missing something because there's still quite a lot to do. Just take a deep breathe and attack each thing. Enjoy each moment it helps ease the stress. It's what I did. Good luck you guys.
Aww thank you!! Time is really flying by! We actually got to cross some things off the list last night. Now only about 999 things to go!
MissRach429
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its flying by!! i still have to do guys tuxes, limo, and favors, and i guess all the small details like decorations for the ceremony/bar at reception things like that
Lehcar0930
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I'm at the end of September and still have to:
Order invites (they are premade) Make escort cards Stain cardbox and ring bearer boxes Get DOJ Get one more thing for groomsmen and bridesmaids Get the youngest flower girl her dress Order unity puzzle Order rings (our neighbor is a jeweler and making for us, so we have time) Get marriage license And makeup and hair trials (my sister is doing makeup and neighbor doing hair so I have time)
I can't think of anything else
taihesha
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it's easier to list what i've completed which isn't much!! I have my dress booked venue have bridemaids dresses and now i'm working on my centerpieces. i'm a little behind because during this process I became a grandma which kinda put me in the spot i'm in but my precious grandma baby was worth it!
Elizabeth77
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So I ordered two samples from minted for invitations. That's progress right?
CAlbanese
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I got so much done this month! I helped my mom pick out her dress, ordered our wedding rings,bought my day of jewelry and ordered my invites this morning. Yay! For progress!
Stephandkylesayido
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I don't want to think about the list of things I have to do still...
But I have a question about your centerpieces. Since you're DIYing, who's responsibility will it be to set all that up? Are you getting a day of coordinator or will a family member/friend be doing it for you? I'm stuck on this because I'm DIYing as much as possible too.
Lehcar0930
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Steph, I noticed in another post that you said you were getting married at the Riviera...they provide the centerpieces through their in house florist...not sure if you were aware of that or if you just wanted to do something different. We changed ours and are going gerbera daisies and mason jars with burlap underneath. They were free of charge to change since we are also using them for all of our flowers. Honestly, they were very affordable.
CAlbanese
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My Maitre D said he would take care of everything but I'm going to have FH and the Groomsmen help out too since we're allowed to arrive 3 hrs before the ceremony.
Stephandkylesayido
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That's good to know! Main jars and daisies are exactly my thing!! I wanted to make each table a little different and I have find of my own decor to elaborate then. I haven't contacted that florist yet about flowers but figured we'd probably go with them since they're already providing those flowers. Since the flowers will for anyway and I'll won't enjoy them after the day, it's a category I want to keep the budget for that down
crosen417
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I still have a ton of stuff to do......hair, makeup, invites, flowers, and a ton of DIY planning from Florida is so stressful
Elizabeth77
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Posted by CAlbanese
I got so much done this month! I helped my mom pick out her dress, ordered our wedding rings,bought my day of jewelry and ordered my invites this morning. Yay! For progress!
Whoohoo, that's definitely progress!
I sent out my e-save-the-dates this morning using paperlesspost.com. Awesome templates to chose from and you're able to collect mailing addresses for the formal invitations. Got lots of compliments which was nice considering we took our picture for it this Saturday at 6:30am before the pre-cana lol.
I also just got invitation samples from minted today. I asked the FH could meet me for lunch so that we can look it over, the plan is to order the invitations tomorrow and mail them out in two weeks.
Des108
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Just a little over 5 months to go now...
We just ordered our invitations last week so all we have left to do now is...
Order favors Pick our menu items Go to the bakery to pick out the cake Get my FH and his groomsmen tuxes Buy my jewelery and shoes Buy our wedding rings Buy the bridal party and parents gifts Book the rehearsal dinner venue Rent a card box Buy frames for the table numbers Order menu cards and ceremony programs Figure out what I am doing for the escort cards
Wow...writing it all out definitely makes it seem like a lot more than I thought. And here I thought I was almost done!
abernstein2be
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96 days away and I can't even begin to gather my thoughts about what I have left to do...I know for sure I need to write down a list so I don't forget anything. So far here is what I have completed (hopefully not forgetting anything off of this list):
Tuxedos My dress, veil, and accessories Floral design (minus our Huppa design) Cake tasting and design DJ Table #'s (need to do place cards...struggling with ideas) planned our guest book (need to purchase materials) Bridesmaid dresses and shoes Gifts for the bridal party (minus the ring bearer) Mother of the bride dress and shoes Mother of the Groom dress and shoes (Need gifts for MOB and MOG and FOG) Gift for FOB (need to do out of town baskets) Ordered Kippot Ordered Ketubah Selected signature cocktail and made sign Designed lighting (need to do bathroom baskets) Purchased cocktail napkins Hair trial done and booked Makeup trial done and booked Nail trial done and booked Rehearsal dinner venue booked Photographer booked (Still picking music) (need dance lessons) (Still working on menus)
I'm sure I have left a million things off the list...
