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How is everyone doing with planning for June??? It's really starting to hit me, the past year has flown by and now we are just about 8 months away from our wedding!

Most of the "big ticket" stuff is done for us. Mainly focusing on transportation and booking the honeymoon now. There is still SO MUCH to do! What is everyone working on these days?? I'm trying to figure out where I should be with planning :) Thanks in advance!!

@souliganprincess- we are date twins!!! yay!! so ya ive done all the major stuff as well... venue picked...church set... going to pre- canna classes in october... photographer booked....limos booked...cake all set... im diy my own flowers... i ordered my dress! bridemaids dresses ordered last weekend as well!!! i got save the date buisness cards and just have been handing them out i thought it was a cute idea... and i ordered the escort cards already just not filling them out obviously.... haha... now im figuring out my favors and stuff and details...cant wait!!

yay! another June 4th bride :)

I have booked the ceremony and reception sites. Photographer, florist, and officiant are booked.  I have my dress and 2 of 3 BM dresses.  The guys are wearing suits so they already have those and we found ties this past weekend.  My FI found a ring he likes, just have to order it online.  I am researching and pricing out limos and hairstylists and am about to book the honeymoon (not sure if it's too early but I found a great flight....)has anyone else booked their honeymoon yet?

oh and STD's are out already because we have lots of out of town guests coming.

Next up for me is starting at least one of the many DIY projects i have planned.

@souliganprincess I found my dress at the end of July on my 4th shopping trip! I've had the bridesmaid dresses for a long time- it was an unexpected great bargain that I took advantage of. I haven't picked out flowers yet- did you choose flowers that are in in bloom in June?? I'm kind of clueless with that stuff.

@hzleys100 Did you meet with your officiant before you booked pre-cana? Did you have any trouble finding pre-cana classes? I want to have that done sooner rather than later!

@future Mrs.M We sent out our STD's already too. We are also checking out limo/party bus pricing. As for the honeymoon we just decided on Turks and Caicos and are looking for places to stay.  Where are you and your FI honeymooning??

What are some of the things everyone is DIY'ing? I don't want to take on too many projects but I am doing favor cards for our donations, our programs, and a diy photo booth.

We are honeymooning Costa Rica :)

For DIY projects we are doing our own invites (and already did the STD's), I am doing a donation instead of favours as well so will either have a seperate card or include a small note at the bottom of the menu card. 

We are doing table numbers (although might buy those luminaries from etsy) and i want to do those tissue paper pomanders for the aisle.  As well i want to do a unique guestbook, thinking maybe mad libs style.

We are also having cakes as centerpieces on each table, so I need to make 15 cake stands - whew, that is exhausting just thinking about everything i want to do.

Mrs. M- I just had to look up luminaries to see what they were lol! They are gorgeous! We are using tall candle lanterns so I don't know if I could include the luminaries but they would make a great decoration for our cake table or our gift table! This is why I love weddingbee!

We want to do a unique guest book too- maybe postcards with a mailbox. I love all the different ideas for personalization! I'm def getting more inspired to start- I wish I had a room to store all these projects!

@supershopper  We haven't booked the honeymoon yet, probably next week but I have seen some good deals out there. Airfare however is another story- it's expensive regardless, we're trying to see if using our miles helps. I had no idea Caribbean flights were so expensive!

@spoonoutmyheart   I think you can't go wrong either way with a band or a DJ, it's just a personal choice. We're having a DJ, actually a friend/professional DJ- he is saving us a ton of money so that's how we made our decision.

@MissBoston You still have 8 months! You will definitely have everything done by then. I made a month to month 'to-do' list that is helping to keep me on track with planning, just focus on the tasks for each month and you'll be fine.

Has everyone decided on their 'look' yet? My dress won't be in until February and I find it difficult trying to pick out shoes and a veil without seeing it on me again =/

Things I have done:

Venues booked

Cake baker booked

photographer booked

DJ booked

Catering booked

colors picked out

dress bought

bridesmaids dress picked out

Music playlist done

Not sure what else to do at this point. I would like to buy the invatations but i'm not sure if it's to early. I feel like I should be doing more but i dont know what. It still feels like it's so far away. I wish it would hurry up

Hey I'm a June 25th bride!

Done

~reception and church booked

~photographer booked

~florist booked and inspiration put together

~dress bought from Klienfelds

~save the dates done (about to be mailed)

~invites designed and ready to be printed

~band booked

To Do

~book transportation

~find bakery for cake

~signage for menu cards, candy bar and photo booth

~finalize bridesmaid and flowergirl dresses

~book honeymoon

~pick guys suits

and lots of other little details!

@Kevin'sWife   You are soooo lucky to have a wedding planner!  I wish we had that in the budget. You are DEF not going to be behind if you have a wedding planner :)

I forgot to add my own list!

• Ceremony Booked
• Venue Booked, includes caterer and wedding cake!
• DJ
• Photographer
• Florist
• Bought my wedding gown
• Bought bridesmaid dresses
• Took E-Pics
• Sent STD's
• Bought wedding rings
• Booked Officiant
• Blocked hotel rooms
• Picked a honeymoon spot
• Centerpieces done
• Found RD spot

Still need to:

• Book transportation
• Pre Cana
• Decide on flowers
• Pick out invitations
• Work on music for ceremony and reception
• Buy veil, shoes, accessories
• Pick out tuxes
• Print favors, programs
• OOT bags
• Make-up/Hair Trials
• DIY guest book and Photobooth
• Register!!

Done:

• Reception hall/caterer booked
• Church booked
• Photographer booked
• E-picts taken
• DJ booked
• Transportation booked (horse drawn carriage!!!)
• Centerpieces (got for free from a friend of my mom!!)
• Dress bought
• Shoes bought

To do:

• Save the dates (picture magnets)
• Invites (DIY pocketfolds)
• Florist (have met with a few- waiting for estimates)
• Cake (have design picked out, need to pick out baker)
• Flower escort cards
• Favors ("Love Rocks" rock candy)
• Veil and jewelry
• Bridesmaids dresses (I think I have them picked out, but not bought yet)
• Honeymoon (Destination picked out, still have to book)
• Flower girl dresses (picked out, still need to buy)
• Tuxes for the boys
• Registry
• Rings
• Programs
• Pick out music (ceremony, first dance, etc.)
• Alterations
• Guest book (bought parts, but have to put E-picts in it once I get them back)
• Card box (bought some parts, gotta make the final product)
• Table number
• Seating chart
• Wedding party gifts

I am sure there is a ton of other things I haven't even thought of yet. I feel like I am so behind!