For the whole overall timeline I’m following you can see everything here broken down month by month. That list is a little generic, and these weekly updates will include more of the to-do items that are personal to our wedding. Can you believe it’s already October? Where on earth did this year go?? Here are some items I’ve completed since last week, along with what I still need to do for the month of October:
Buy hostess gifts for showerFigure out what the flower girl is carrying.We can’t throw things.Attend our first couples shower.Make sure all groomsmen/ushers have been fitted for their tuxes.Buy “thank you” stamp for Thank YousOrder confetti poppers from BHLDNBook hair trial appt.Design rehearsal dinner invitationsDesign ceremony programs.May need to tweak after meeting with the Deacon.Buy napkin rings.We may have to get more once we have a final headcount.Meet with the church to finalize reading /vow choices.We both feel SO much better about the ceremony now!Meet with Videographer to nail down ideas.So excited!!Figure out schedule for the wedding ceremonyFinish all 10 centerpieces.Thanks Lauren, you’re the best gluer I know!Write thank you notes for shower gifts.Send photographer a big fat email with the schedule.Design map for welcome boxesDesign SA activity book for welcome boxesDesign welcome tags/write notes for welcome boxesUpdate overall schedule of who needs to be where/when.I’ve sent this to the photographer to see if she has any revisions.Make detailed signage for tables.Find something to keep warm.Have first dress fitting.Sign videographer contract.We are SO excited about this duo!Design menus.Order flower girl’s tights and shoes.Find suggested undergarments by dressmaker.
And now for the rest of October’s items I hope to accomplish (items in bold I can’t do until all RSVPs are in 10/15):
- DIY what the flower girl will be carrying.
- Choose something borrowed and old. Making my final choices in a couple weeks while at my parents’ house.
- Finish folding/fluffing the rest of my stacks tissue paper flowers for pomanders. My mom is taking care of this one.
- Book bridal breakfast. We’ve chosen a place, I just need to call them!
- DIY garter
- DIY all boutonnieres. Supplies have been bought, I just need to get started!
- DIY toss bouquet.
- Ask family members to be readers during the ceremony.
- Buy unity candles
- Figure out schedule for the wedding reception
- Have a hair trial run. Had to push it back until after the 27th because I left my veil at my parents.. whoops!
- Get wedding rings engraved. We know what we’re doing, we just need to get an estimate.
- Finalize song list for ceremony. We know what we want, we just need to meet with the musicians (next Thursday!)
- Finalize key song choices for reception (first dance, etc.). We have all but the mother/son.
- Start on pomanders for church aisles. 2/20 done!
- Buy gifts for our parents (0/4 done!)
- Buy gifts for groomsmen (0/5 done!)
- Buy gifts for house party (1/5 done!)
- Buy gifts for flower girl/ring bearer (0/2 done!)
- Sign up for ballroom dance lessons
- DIY runners for each important tables. About 50% done!
- Paint cake stands white. Waiting on a sunny day!
- DIY flower arrangements with remaining flowers from centerpieces
- Start on escort card station..
- Put together a getting ready playlist for the girls
- Put together a getting ready playlist for the boys. That’s up to Derek
- Start shopping for honeymoon. I already bought the cutest coat and boots!
- Hand embroider date inside dress. Once I get it back on the 28th!
- Confirm guest hotel reservations
- Call all remaining non-RSVPers. Doing this next week, so get your RSVPs in!
- Start collecting items for welcome boxes.
- Start working on seating arrangements.
- Order stripey straws
- Find a bin to hold pashmina wraps for guests to use on the terrace.
- Print menu board
- Paint napkin rings gold. Also waiting on a sunny day!
- Add guest names to place cards
- Print DIY marriage license
- Design bridal party schedules to include with rehearsal dinner invites. Waiting on schedule approval.
- Print rehearsal dinner invitations
- Address/stamp/line rehearsal dinner envelopes
- Order ceremony programs
- finalize all ceremony wording
- make a binder with wording for all ceremony readers
- send a list of dos/dont’s to videographer
This past weekend was my first official dress fitting and guess what? I went down an entire dress size. Which meant that the bodice had to be reworked, and even though I’ll be wearing flats, the length was perfect so that helped cut down on alteration costs. I was finally able to try my dress on with my jewelry and shoes and I was overjoyed at how perfect everything looked together. Then when I got home I had a little box from Germany waiting on the doorstep, which only meant one thing: MY VEIL! If only it had arrived a day early I would have had it in time for my fitting. Oh well.. I was able to try it on and I think it’s going to look just lovely with my dress (once it calms down a bit from traveling) Any ideas on how to get the wrinkles out of a veil? Steam?
See you next Saturday with another weekly update! (or Monday for the normal blogging..)
