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me!!!  i'm getting married 9/19/09.  we're getting married on the big island of hawai'i (i grew up there and we both love it) and i cannot wait!  we've had a long engagement (it will be 2 years when we get married in sept) and i'm sooooooooo excited to finally say "i do"!!!!

where is your wedding?

Me too!  I told my FH that he could pick any Saturday in September, since I just couldn't handle the pressure of choosing :), and he picked the 19th!  His reason, sort of like cj2009 - our anniversary is August 19th, so he's sure he remember.

Evening wedding in an old theater in Kansas - colors are red and gold!

Hi! We are getting married on 09.19.09 in downtown Chicago and are so excited! We love our date--we wanted a September wedding but didn't want to have it over a holiday weekend, so it works out well, plus it's a memorable set of numbers! :) As for what we've got covered so far--the venue, officiant, photog, videog, DJ, makeup artist, hair stylist, my gown, and my shoes.

We're still trying very hard to find a decently priced, good quartet for the ceremony music and I need to get the ball rolling on the BM dresses. I'm still on the fence about our colors--I' thinking a deep blue with a bright (almost lime) green, but it might depend on what BM dress color we choose.

And yes, I also have a love/hate relationship with the checklists! They make me feel so behind on some things!

We are also not sure when to do our Engagement photo shoot--when are you ladies doing yours? Are you sending out STDs, and if so, when--March? April? We're also not sure when to start registering!

Happy new year, everyone! Best of luck planning! :)

Hello! I'm 9-19-09 as well and planning a vineyard wedding in Western VA. My fiance is in Iraq, so we did a lot when he was home on leave. We have the vineyard, the church, the photographer, my dress, engagement photos done, done, and done! My main color is Dark Navy (to match his uniform), and fall colors in the flowers and decor. I'm new to Weddingbee but really excited! Good luck to everybody's planning!!!

YAY!!! I am getting married on 09-19-09 too! I love 9!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to get married on 09-09-09 but that is a wednesday:( haha! I am so excited! Congrats to you all too! We are getting married at a ranch resort in eastside tucson! I recently went cake testing with my fiance and they said we were REALLY early! When should I register? For the lady above, I would take your engagement photos in March or April! That way you have time to send them out in your invitations if you choose.  Does anyone know of a cheap place to have a honeymoon? We are young and he is still going to be in school!

Thanks~!

It's never too soon for a Registry, in my opinion... We registered before he left in November and I've been amazed at all the stuff people are buying already. We got a few things for Christmas-- 2 place settings of our China, etc. Plus enagement gifts, plus shower gifts--- I say go and register whenever you're ready.

Right now we only have one registry at BedBathandBeyond... they had pretty much everything we wanted, they have a fantastic return policy, and you get a discount when you close the registry. I hear Target isn't the greatest. 

 Has anybody else gone dress shopping/looking yet?

WOW! Thanks for the feeback about registering and honeymoon options... We will definitely be making a trip to Bed Bath and Beyond, and Target.  Is it okay to have more than two places to register at, or will the guests think we are being demanding? I just want them to have options... Also, the green hues sound gorgeous!  I am thinking a deep red or maybe a teal blue-ish color... Can you believe it ladies-we will be married in less than nine months!

cj2009 - we picked 09/19/09 because it's a few days shy of our dating anniversary! 

September is such a beautiful month!  I love fall!!!

Congrats, ladies!

Well we registered out of necessity- He was headed back to Iraq until this summer, so we went ahead and get it done. He wanted to be a part of things, so we went together and set it up while he was still home. We also did enagement photos from a website called oplovel.org-- they do free photos for families on deployments.

So far I have :the church, the vineyard for the reception, the photog, the cake, some of my accessories. Next on my list are save the dates and to book the caterer. Have any of you thought of when you're sending out your Save the Dates? How do I compare on getting stuff done so far?

And it's crazy but we already have a bunch of stuff bought off of the registry. Haven't gotten any of it, but people are buying. Nuts.

09.19.09 bride here as well!  We're getting married in Ithaca, NY (where we met and attended college) which is beautiful that time of year!  It seems so far away still, but I'm sure it'll creep up on all of us quickly!

Are all of you sending out STD's? I'm attempting to get them out by the end of this month-- when is everybody sending them?

I'm a 9.19.09 bride too!!!  It was the only day that would work w/ the location (and the fact that one of my best friends is getting married 2 weeks before and another one is 2 weeks later.)   Its such a graphically pretty date and since I'm in the design field, it makes things ALOT easier from my perspective.

We're getting married in a small little historic chapel on the Outer Banks of NC (where I've been vacationing w/ my fam for over 25 years).  Our colors are Navy and lime w/ a hint of light rose pink. I feel behind on everything.... I'm swamped with trying to finish my last semester in grad school, but I'd much rather be doing fun wedding planning stuff.  We have the dress(maybe?  Havent tried it on yet), the locations, the photographer and our wedding party. The Save the Dates will go out in March.  I still feel WAYYYY behind on the planning, PLEASE tell me I'm still on top of things and dont have a reason to panic.  I fell like september is coming so soon and trying to plan a distance wedding w/out a planner is tough.

@ArmyBride:  You're amongst friends! My fiance's in the army too! I'm so new to this whole military thing. where will you two be stationed once you're married?

I'm leaving town soon for about a month, so I'm going to get the STD's done this weekend. I'm finishing up my vendor appointments too-- this week I'm deciding on a florist and a day-of coordinator. Then I should be done "booking" and then comes all the details- setting the menu, finishing up with my bridesmaid dresses, and allllll my DIY projects. Including those pesky invites... Yikes!

How is everybody else's planning going? Are you still booking major vendors?

Hello Date Twins!  And also, hello down the road to Army Bride!  I'm planning a wedding in Waynesboro, VA.

I have sent out my Bridesmaid/Groomsmen cards, STDs (with Christmas cards, as half of our guests will be flying in from OR,) purchased supplies for invitations, created centerpieces similar to the look of manzanita branches, have been making pink pomanders for MONTHS...sheesh these DIY projects take wayyyyy longer than I bargained for. 

I am having trouble finding a DJ who isn't cheesy and on a pretty tight budget, as well as a cake baker in my price range, but so far have all of my vendors booked.

Come on 09.19.09...we can't wait for you to get here!

I love all the fellow Virginia Brides getting married in Sept.  As a temporarily displaced one it helps me feel much more at home.  Shows that you can't beat early fall in the mid-atlantic!

You sure can't!  Early fall is my absolute favorite time of the year.  My ceremony location is outside in our city park, and the trees will just be starting to turn...the beautiful weather...I can't wait!  Sure helps to think about the nice weather on the freezing cold winter mornings :)

I am a 9-19-09 Bride!!! I am so excited! After reading some of these posts, I must admit I feel behind! We are getting married in my parents backyard. The theme is a 'green' wedding with organic food from local sources, biodegradable paper goods, and lots of green apples! We are making and 'canning' apple butter in tiny mason jars to give out as favors. Our place cards are tied to apples, and the bm's dresses are apple green. The accent color is eggplant with a very small splash of bright orange. My FH is English so we have to send out our invites early. I just bought a gocco and have had a great time designing our stationary! We are not doing save the dates to cut back on paper waste so we are sending out our invites early.

Yay for us! We all picked a great day! I wish you all the best on your/our big day!

@Pixieduster,

Wow! Waynesboro! That is just down the road!! My reception is at Cross Keys Vineyards, but it was almost at Veritas on Afton.

Check out Mom's Cake Cupboard in Grottoes. Her name is Dottie and she runs her business right out of her home. Her cakes are the best around, and her prices are VERY reasonable. Every wedding I've been to in the last few years has served her cakes.

 My big DIY projects left are the invitations and the programs and finishing up my favors.

Sept 19/09 is my date too! :)

And my birthday is on the 23rd, during our honeymoon - anyone else with a birthday that week?

I live near Toronto Canada...wedding colours are purpley-blues with possibly some green in the flowers.  I'm wearing Jenny Packham 'Edie'. 

So far we have:

The venue - a golf club

The dress - see above

Bridesmaids dresses picked out but not ordered - Alfred Angelo 7016 and Jasmine/B2 B2037 in various shades of purpley blue (didn't want everyone in the same colour)

Photographer

And that's it!  I may be a bit behind on some things but I'm not too worried!