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ONE WEEK!!!!! How are you feeling, and what do you have left to do?

posted 11 months ago in June 2011
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mightywombat June 25, 2011 Massachusetts

Wow, can you believe it?!?! We're just one week away!! Eeek!!!

I'm feeling really excited and surprisingly calm. Who knows how long THAT will last, ha.

What do you have left to do before the big day? My list:

Buy ribbon to edge the chuppah
Make rhubarb crisp for friend who volunteered to sew my chuppah (LIFE. SAVER.)
Take FI to buy shirt and tie
Bring him to my folk's place so he can set up the sound system
Finalize ceremony
Draw up day-of schedule
Buy thank-you gifts for parents
Confirm the hotel shuttle
Clean the house for friend who will be catsitting while we're away
Laundry

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mightywombat June 25, 2011 Massachusetts

No one?

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ashlee2103 June 25, 2011

I was busy today getting my pedicure and making mints for our reception! I am getting really excited, but also getting more stressed by the minute. I still need to:

-Finalize the details of the rehearsal dinner with the restaurant

-Figure out how many guests are staying in the hotel and make welcome bags

-Check in with the flower shop about the final details

-Stop by our reception venue and bring the favors and decorations, get things set up

-Final hair trial and highlights on Monday

-Write thank yous to the wedding party

-Make sure the wedding party has all the details and will show up on time!

-Obsessively check the weather reports daily

-Tie ribbons on our programs and place cards

-Pack for wedding night

-Get some sleep!

Luckily I have the whole week off to get everything done and try to relax a bit!

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tksjewelry June 25, 2011 Omaha

I am here and shouldn't be.

I yet to:

finalize the menu
pick up the last of the liquor
get my dress bustled
pray my veil makes it here in time
get FHs suit cleaned
finish my bouquet
final meeting with the DOC
programs
make the favors
and finally bang my head on my keyboard until everything I need to finish is magically done without me

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thewheelsonthebus June 25, 2011

I'm good. And bad. And calm, and crazy. :)

Tonight I'm cutting and assembling labels for our candy/dessert buffet and finishing cake garland.

Tomorrow I'm packing all that crap up.

Monday I'm taking it all to work/our venue and going over final setup info with colleagues. Then laundromat and then ironing FIs shirt.

FI is being kidnapped in a little bit for some bachelor party type nonsense.

Tuesday/Wednesday I'll be working like crazy so I can be off with a clear conscience!

Thursday I'm working until the afternoon, then driving 2 hours to pick up a lot f the desserts from my mom and packing.

Friday I'm moving into the hotel and setting up with colleagues... rehearsal... then casual dinner.... the OMFG IT WILL BE SATURDAY!!!

Only other little things i need to do are print out the addresses we need for the honeymoon and making a packing list for the honeymoon.

I can't believe it's a week from today!

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el0624 June 24, 2011

@ashlee2103: lol checking the weather obsessively. Me too!

My parents are arriving into town today and I'm so excited! I don't have too much left to do. Pick up my dress, take the alcohol and decor to the venue, print and cut the escort cards, get my nails done. It's almost here!

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noodlesploosh June 25, 2011

double post...

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noodlesploosh June 25, 2011

@tksjewelry: We can do it!!!

I have to:

-Do my second hair trial-Try my dress on again - had some of the poof taken out and want to make sure this was not a mistake-Get paper for the guestbook-Get the milk glass to the florist (and pick some up from one of our friends)-Oxyclean my gloves-Finish the seating list-Pick up the toasting flutes & groom's band-Figure out rehearsal slideshow-Get antibiotics for dentist ... because I'm getting my teeth cleaned and whitened-Chat about ceremony with pastor-Pick out final readings and select people to read them-Get dads' gifts-Get ringbearer pillows-Tell caterer about the mini-cake we got-Figure out payment-Download music-Finalize discussions with venue-drop off decorations-Pedicure/manicure with the girls-Figure out mini-moon situation

There is probably more... egads!

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tksjewelry June 25, 2011 Omaha

@noodlesploosh: is your location and parking staying dry? We are going to Shakespear on the Green on Thurs for Hamlet, if you find a need for some eh wine and the Bard, PM me.

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noodlesploosh June 25, 2011

@tksjewelry: Dry as of yet! Thanks for the Shakespeare rec - it would be good to do something sane at least one night! :) I'll let you know if I can force myself to stop doing wedding tasks. :)

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tksjewelry June 25, 2011 Omaha

@noodlesploosh: Are you in Omaha yet? I am keeping my fingers crossed that the levies hold in CB for another week. Our venue is in flood zone 1, so I am a bit panicked right now, I swear I will send the guys to sandbag in their tuxes if I have too, LOL.

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StrawberryBee June 26, 2011 Philadelphia

I still have to:

Make the programs (but they're already designed, so it should hopefully be as simple as printing them out and glueing them on the backings I've already made)
Make the seating cards (again, printing)
Have my mother try to tweak in my dress (it's a little loose in the bust)
Have the flowers delivered on Thursday, and put flowers together on Saturday.
Pick up the cake and cupcakes to deliver to the venue on Friday.
Pack for the honeymoon

I keep on switching between excited and nervous...is anyone else having trouble eating? lol

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thewheelsonthebus June 25, 2011

I was working last night until 12:30 trying to finish everything up!!

The only 'project' type things I have left is to wrap the guys ties and socks, the flower girl gifts (assuming they come in the mail!), meet my mom to get all the baked goods, change my toe polish and pack.

And breathe.

:) Craziness! 4 days to go!!!

I may even take a peek at the weather forecast.

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bells June 26, 2011

feeling stressed and so tired and now suddenly I've got a stuffy chest and runny nose and sore throat, how sucky is that!

I have to finish my bouquet

Roll my programs into scrolls

Stick labels on my favor boxes

stick labels on my bridal party gifts

Pick up my dress

and then wait for the big day!!!

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StrawberryBee June 26, 2011 Philadelphia

oh, you're reminding me that I also have to put the favor tags on the favors, wash anything coming into contact with food (toasting flutes, cake knife, plates for the cupcakes and the cake stand), iron the napkins for the table, and put labels on everything so that they can be accounted for at the end of the evening.

bells: I'm fighting a cold off with all my power right now. I'm taking vitamin c and zinc in the hopes that it does something. I hope yours blows over before Sunday!

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