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wow you are doing great so far! my list is much smaller lol I have:
- Bridesmaids and groomsmen chosen (3 girls and 3 boys)
- Color theme (black, white, and lavender)
- Venue (will be at my stepfather's property)
- Catering (my stepfather used to be a chef and has connections, so he has it covered)
and I have started the guest list. That's it! lol. I am not sure when I will start my dress shopping...I feel like I need to get rolling on renting out a party tent, tables, chairs, etc. before I worry about the dress.
Yay! I'm an August 2013 Bride too! :)
We almost had our venue sorted out, but then they stopped hiring out on weekends/evenings after a couple of incidents took place. :(
But the Bridal Party/Church is sorted, and we've *almost* finished discussing the guest list!
xxx
Haha I feel like I'm a little behind (mostly because we have been engaged since May :P). Heres the list of things we've done so far:
Heres what we probably should have done before picking all of this:
@asscherlover: lol picking the date seems to be the most difficult thing for me so far!
We have a tentative venue, a date, a photographer, a wedding planner, caterer, minister, and i feel like I'm forgeting something.
We have 2 florist (my godmother and fmil) if we choose to use them but we are thinking of hiring one so there's less stress. Have tentative colors (navy, lavender, moss green, champagne , and we were thinking of using dark red for flowers but may get rid of it for a blush pink instead. We have a direction as far as theme but that may also change.
We have lots of vendors we want just haven't booked yet.
Oh and we have our toasting flutes that we got for Christmas.
Ok so far...
Dress is a bone of contention as I am currently losing weight for personal reasons (uk 14 on bottom 16 on top-v busty hoping to be a 10-12 on bottom, 12-14 on top come wedding day), is it too soon to go looking? Did want a dress made, but am unsure about dress maker. Have seen so many beautiful dresses but dont want to go looking and feel dissatisfied with my appearance once I try them on... arrrgghh
Still feel like I am planning too much, but FI has been amazing. My theory is that if I spread the Bridezilla out it won't be too much, he hopes... LOL.
Its nice to see some 2013 topics!!
I have:
My dress
My ceremony site
My reception
DJ
Florist
In the process of DIY invitations
guest list
In the process of booking a photographer
doing the cupcakes myself
And we are trying to pick colors.
Im sure theres more, but I just can't think of anything else right now!
Well, looks like I'll be joining this group! Just got engaged last weekend, and we're thinking early August 2013 on the Oregon Coast somewhere. We've talked in the past about what we'd like so at least the general vision is figured out, but finding a place to have a week long celebration (people coming from all over the world) with multiple types of accomodations will be a challenge. We figure STDs need to go out a year in advance for the European/Asian contingency, so I guess we'll have to figure out basic details in the next few months for sure! Looking forward to seeing everyone's plans unfold!
@MsPanda: so glad to have another Oregon bride here! FI lives in Portland and I live in Tampa, so at least it's only semi-long distance planning.
Hey Twinsies! I'm a central Florida bride :) and now I feel so behind!
We have our date- August 3rd
Church- the church he's gone to for 10+years
My dress
our 3 bridesmaids dresses
music musts
and we just started buying a few plates, vases, platters today =P
So much DIY-ing and planning to go...
So far we have our date (August 10, 2013), our ceremony site, reception venue and photographer. We've already paid the deposits on all three! We also have our bridal party picked out (my three sisters, with the one I'm closest to as MOH and FI's two brothers and best friend as Best Man.) I think I'll start dress shopping this summer. I've started a couple of DIY projects, but I love that I have so much time to get the details taken care of since the big things are out of the way!
Hi everyone!! I'm so excited that there are so many other bees planning August 2013 weddings. It seems so far away, but I'm sure the time will fly by. So far we have:
- Date (August 23, 2013 - we'll share an anniversary with my FILs which I think is so cute!)
- Church
- Reception Site
- Photographer (a good friend of ours who books up 2+ years out)
- Wedding Party (in the process of asking everyone)
I thought I was ahead of the game but it looks like most of you have me beat! I'm worried about making too many decisions because I know I'll probably end up changing my mind about things a few times... 
I'm so indecisive.
I'm so excited! I just called the venue to get them to send over a contract! I found out that not only have they dropped the price by $5 a person (which adds up to a lot when you're trying to hit their minimum of 175 guests), but they're also willing to drop the minimum number of guests to 165! Between the two changes FI and I will definately save 1500 if we book to capacity, or 2500 if we end up at the new minimum (which isn't really accurate because kids under a certain age are free and under a different age they're half price and they still count towards the minimum). I'm crazy excited. Supposedly all the satudays in August are still available so we got to pick my favorite. Hopefully FI likes the contract and lets us sign ASAP lol.
Wow, this board's gotten so much more active! Yay :)
I haven't gotten much done at all, sadly. We've recently decided to change our location to a different state, so all the planning I had done went out the window. I am going dress shopping two weeks from now, though!
@jocember: Yay dress shopping! Do you already have ideas about what you want?
Hi everyone! I've been lurking on weddingbee for a couple of months now (while I was waiting for my FI to pop the question - that happened last week!) but now I finally get to join you!
Since I just got engaged last week, I don't have much of anything planned yet, except for the date: August 3, 2013!
I thought that left me *tons* of time to plan but now I'm worried since I see how much you've all gotten accomplished already!
We have just set our date (Aug 31, 2013) but we don't have much else...
We choose a venue and they're holding our date but it's not yet booked. I'm looking at photographers and dresses, too.
Nice to hear from everyone 
@LJMS2013: You are getting married the day after my birthday! YAY!
Oh And i should add that I bought my dress! It should be shipping to me any day now!
Im so excited that our board it getting busy!
This is so exciting to see how many Brides have started planning. I need to show this to my FI so he can see its not just me 
We have:
Set our date
Picked our reception site (still searching for an outdoor ceremony spot with a view)
Ordered my dress
Picked our attendents
Selected a cake baker and invitation designer
Meeting with an officiant next month
Booked our photographer and had engagement pics
Booked our DJ
Picked the colors and theme
And I think thats it besides starting a bunch of boards on pinterest! Can't wait for it all to come together!
A little bit now will save us from a lot of craziness later.
We have:
set a date & had a preliminary meeting with our officiant
picked our colors & theme
booked a venue
picked most of our attendants (meeting my last bridesmaid for a late lunch tomorrow)
ordered THE DRESS
I don't have a whole lot done yet :(
Picked a date - our 6 year anniversary which falls on a Saturday :D
Picked a venue (but can't finalize/put down a deposit until we have our guest lists)
I've chosen my bridesmaids/men and asked them, he's pretty much chosen but hasn't asked yet
I have chosen colors and a theme... he hasn't objected yet LoL!
Bought my dress and ceremony shoes (getting flats for the reception)
I have lots of ideas, just have not executed yet :)!!
omg...u guys stress me out...I have nothing done!!!!!!!!!! lol!
@getting_hitched No need to get stressed out you still have plenty of time! You can easily plan an amazing wedding in less than a year and you still have more than that. Plus your probably keeping your FI sane for the time being!
Wow... I am amazed at everything you have done! We are meeting this weekend with our parents to finalize the date (August 10th or 17th). We were offered a free venue that we will visit next month (that includes tables and linens but not food/drink). While it may not be the perfect location, saving $ is always nice!
I am an August 2013 Bride! I haven't gotten my ring yet...will in THREE days!!! Soo excited!
I have lots of ideas in place and I know what I want but do to the fact that I don't have a ring yet nothing is set in stone. My inspiration is rustic country glam. Im a city girl and FH is a country boy : ) I initially wanted to have the wedding in october but since I will be in school the honeymoon would have been cut short. So now I'm an August bride with purple,champaign, and accents of black and peach as my colors.
I'm glad I have month twins now!
We have our venue, our date, wedding photographer, wedding planner, toasting flutes, my dress.
Now that tax season is over and mom can help me continue planning we will be getting our florist, baker (picked out just have to book), DJ, string quartet, caterer, and a bunch more accessories (both for me and for the wedding).
ETA: We will also be booking our church in August, and we also have our colors colors and theme. Beginning to pick our bridal party. And have a tentative minister.
I feel wierd, my list is huge!!
Things we're looking at now are what to get for flowers, bridesmaids dress styles and Guest List.
The Guest List is a biggie. Our original, unedited list was 220 people, possibly higher. It's now down to 150, and we're leaving off some family.
ETA: I should add that those who haven't started planning yet shouldn't stress. The reason I'm getting most of my stuff out of the way now is because my Mom is having surgery right when I should have started to plan, and since I'll be caring for her at the time it didn't work out that I could.
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What planning do you have done already? and when you you plan on starting dress shopping?
I have:
And more i am sure I just can think of it at the moment!