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From this list I have done the following:
DONE - Submit your newspaper engagement announcement
I have my dress - Order your gown, accessories and bridesmaid dresses
DONE - Create a guest list
DONE - Notify out-of-town guests so travel plans can be made
DONE - Choose and ask attendants
DONE - Reserve a photographer and videographer
DONE - Select a caterer and begin working on a menu
DJ is picked...need to book - Book your reception band or DJ
DONE - Investigate floral, invitation and honeymoon options
Six to Eight Months Remaining...
__Book a florist and choose floral arrangements
__Hire your wedding cake baker
DONE - Select ceremony music
__Register for bridal gifts
DONE - Reserve any party rental equipment
DONE...doing them myself - Order invitations and announcements
DONE - Reserve accommodations for all out-of-town guests
Something we won't need - Make wedding-day transportation arrangements
__Finalize honeymoon plans
NA Submit your newspaper engagement announcement (we decided to skip out on this one)
Almost DONE Order your gown, accessories and bridesmaid dresses (my gal has ordered her dress and accessories, and bridesmaids color, just picking bridesmaids dresses next)
DONE Create a guest list
__Notify out-of-town guests so travel plans can be made
DONE Choose and ask attendants
DONE Reserve a photographer and videographer
DONE Select a caterer and begin working on a menu
DONE Book your reception band or DJ
DONE Investigate floral, invitation and honeymoon options
__Six to Eight Months Remaining...
50% Book a florist and choose floral arrangements (we have a florist, just choosing flowers)
__Hire your wedding cake baker
__Select ceremony music
__Register for bridal gifts (we know where we're registering)
DONE Reserve any party rental equipment
__Order invitations and announcements
__Reserve accommodations for all out-of-town guests
__Make wedding-day transportation arrangements
__Finalize honeymoon plans
Huh, seems like there is still so much left to do now... just as I was thinking we were over the hump on things :P
Nine to 11 Months Ahead...
(Don't plan to do this!) Submit your newspaper engagement announcement
BOUGHT AND HAVE GOWN! Looking at BM dresses... Order your gown, accessories and bridesmaid dresses
DONE! Create a guest list (still editing though...)
__Notify out-of-town guests so travel plans can be made
DONE! Choose and ask attendants (but FI still has to ask the guys)
__Reserve a photographer and videographer
DONE! Select a caterer and begin working on a menu
__Book your reception band or DJ
__Investigate floral, invitation and honeymoon options
__Book a florist and choose floral arrangements
__Hire your wedding cake baker
__Select ceremony music
PARTIALLY DONE! Register for bridal gifts
__Reserve any party rental equipment
__Order invitations and announcements
__Reserve accommodations for all out-of-town guests
__Make wedding-day transportation arrangements
__Finalize honeymoon plans
September 25 2010 (Keep up to date all the time at http://crosscountrywed.blogspot.com)
Nine to 11 Months Ahead...
__Submit your newspaper engagement announcement Probably won't do until after the new year
__Order your gown, accessories and bridesmaid dresses I have a dress in mind, will likely have minimal accessories, no clue on bridesmaids!
DONE -- Create a guest list
DONE -- Notify out-of-town guests so travel plans can be made everyone knows and all of FI's familyhas booked rooms yay!
DONE -- Choose and ask attendants I did this one month after the engagement, FI did it on our "negative one"/one year out anniversary
DONE -- Reserve a photographer <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">and videographer
DONE -- Select a caterer and begin working on a menu included with venue
DONE -- Book your <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">reception band or DJ
1/3 -- Investigate floral, invitation and honeymoon options
Some other completions we've had... save the dates done and ordered (to send out in November), favor and centerpieces ideas started to finalize, hair and makeup vision finalized...
11 months out...Craziness!!!
I have completed the following:
I'm still deciding and considering on how many attendants to have and am absolutely lost on music.
@charlieken
I hear you on music. My gal's family thankfully has a great family friend, Ray, who's offered his services for DJing our wedding. As a bonus, he also does dance lessons for free at a church in the area on Friday nights, so we'll be starting to attend that as well soon!
Nine to 11 Months Ahead...
DONE Submit your newspaper engagement announcement (we did thes when we got engaged in January)
DONE Order your gown, accessories and bridesmaid dresses
DONE Create a guest list
DONE Notify out-of-town guests so travel plans can be made (save the dates)
DONE Choose and ask attendants (mine at least, we're wating on DF)
DONE Reserve a photographer and videographer
__Select a caterer and begin working on a menu
DONE Book your reception band or DJ
DONE Investigate floral, invitation and honeymoon options
__Six to Eight Months Remaining...
DONE Book a florist and choose floral arrangements
__Hire your wedding cake baker
__Select ceremony music
__Register for bridal gifts
__Reserve any party rental equipment
DONE Order invitations and announcements
__Reserve accommodations for all out-of-town guests
DONE Make wedding-day transportation arrangements
__Finalize honeymoon plans
We tend to be early on things, but it's working.
HAVE: Dress; Shoes (all 3 pairs...); ceremony and reception site including caterers, bar, all decor; Photographer; Band for Reception; almost done with guest list; registered at one store; all bridesmaids locked in; maybe all groomsmen locked in?; website; friend locked in to host bachelorette; sister locked in to give toast....
DOING SOON: Engagement session; ordering STDS (to send out after the new year); booking ceremony music and officiant; registering at the other store; bridesmaids dresses; booking florist; hotel blocks
NOT DOING FOR A WHILE: Ordering invites/paper; sending STDs; engagement announcements; favors; florist design stuff; cake; rehearsal plans/clothes/dinner
I have my
-chapel and reception site (so gorgeous!)
-photographer
-photobooth
-working on a DJ
-looking at florists
-save the dates are designed, just not put together
-flower girl pom done
-ring pillow done
-I know my dress (getting a free veil and shoes with it too!) but I havent bought it yet
-found a bridesmaid dress that i like, havent decided on it yet though
-SEARCHING for shoes for all of us!
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Less than a year till we wed-yay! What have you accomplished thus far? I found a checklist for those of us that are 9 to 11 months ahead of our wedding date--what have you accomplished from this list? Anything from missing from this list that you have already prepared for?
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Nine to 11 Months Ahead...
__Submit your newspaper engagement announcement
__Order your gown, accessories and bridesmaid dresses
__Create a guest list
__Notify out-of-town guests so travel plans can be made
__Choose and ask attendants
__Reserve a photographer and videographer
__Select a caterer and begin working on a menu
__Book your reception band or DJ
__Investigate floral, invitation and honeymoon options
__Six to Eight Months Remaining...
__Book a florist and choose floral arrangements
__Hire your wedding cake baker
__Select ceremony music
__Register for bridal gifts
__Reserve any party rental equipment
__Order invitations and announcements
__Reserve accommodations for all out-of-town guests
__Make wedding-day transportation arrangements
__Finalize honeymoon plans