When It's One, It's Not the Other

Progress is being made very quickly in the house, and not at all in terms of the wedding, hence the title of this post.

Family Room / Personal Picture

My To-Do List is still a mile long, and I really hope that we are able to pull it off.

Today is officially 21 days until the wedding.  This is crazy stuff, people. Crazy.

I am hoping to have some time this week to start working on the centerpieces, as I still have to try to cut the wine bottles.  If that doesn't work, it seems as though I will be going out to buy some vases.  Thankfully, all our RSVP numbers are in, and we're exactly where we wanted to be.  I'll do an RSVP Statistics post next, so you can all see how our numbers added up.

Hopefully my sister/MOH will be able to try some hairstyles out on me this week. I have a lot of hair, and we need to figure out really soon if she is going to be able to work with it.

Tuesday we are meeting with the DJ to go over music selections, and ironically, none of the ones that I mentioned previously are ones that we chose! You will have to wait until recaps to figure out our songs.

Between that and our next appointment, I will be figuring out the last of the must-have shots for our photographer.  I have the formals narrowed down, but do you have any suggestions on some non-formal picture ideas?

Next Saturday, ironically my parent's wedding anniversary, FI and I are going to meet with our officiant for the first time. We will hopefully get a good understanding of what the ceremony will be like, and possibly even decide on some readings.  We are really trying to keep it to under 20 minutes, so I really hope that he is able to accomplish that.

Lastly, I would really like to try to get the rag rug done, but I know that it is such low priority compared to everything else on the To-Do List.

Lots and lots to do - thankfully I have my mom and my sister up here now to lend a hand. I think it's finally time to ask for help, what do you think?

A Pretty Significant Point

We've reached the 6 month mark!

Most of the wedding to-do lists have a lot of things to cover between this point and the wedding day, and I am so excited to finally be able to start working on some more significant items for our wedding.  Oh, and in case you haven't noticed, I've added a To-Do List page, where I will be crossing items off, and linking them to posts that I've written. This will hopefully keep you updated, and is an easier way for you to find a past post of mine, since it somewhat categorized them.

There's only one thing holding me back.  School.

I only have 12 more days left in this semester before all my assignments are due (and no finals!!!) so I have to really focus on that for the next almost two weeks, and then I can start giving the wedding a bit more attention.

This weekend we are probably going to go suit shopping for the Mr., since Men's Wearhouse is having their BOGO sale.  If we do, I'll be sure to get some pictures, even though FI will likely want any taken.

To-Do List

I will be updating this every now and then to cross items off the MASSIVE to-do list.
Please comment if you notice that I don't have something on my list!

General:

o   Pick a Date
o   Pick Out Colors

o   Decide Budget & Breakdown

o   Start a Workout Routine

Vendors:

o   Book Venue - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4

o   Book Caterer

o   Book Photographer

o   Book DJ

o   Book Florist

o   Book Rentals

o   Book Officiant

o   Determine Vendor Tips

o   Final Payments to Vendors

o   Confirm Day-of Arrival Times and Locations with Vendors

Attire:

o   Start Dress Shopping - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, & Part 6

o   Order Dress

o   Start Menswear Shopping

o   Order Menswear

o   Wedding Dress Accessories - Shoes, Eyes, Jewelry

o   Men’s Accessories - Ties, Pocket Squares

o   Wedding Dress Alterations - Part 1, Part 2

o   Have Hair & Makeup Trial

o   Order Wedding Bands

Bridal Party:

o   Choose Bridal Party - Men & Women

o   Start MOH/BM Dress Shopping - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

o   Order MOH/BM Dresses

o   Bridal Party Gifts

Family:

o   Pick Out Mother’s Attire

o   Order Mother’s Attire

Guests:

o   Begin Guest List

o   Finalize Guest List

o   Block Hotel Rooms

o   Create Seating Chart

o   Call Missing RSVP Guests

Catering:

o   Plan Reception Menu

o   Final Head Count to Caterer

DJ:

o   Create Music Lists
o   Choose Special Songs - Part 1

Photographer:

o   Take Engagement Pictures

o   Order Engagement Pictures

o   Order Wedding Pictures

Invitations & Stationary:

o   Select Invitations & Stationary - Part 1 & Part 2

o   Make Save the Dates

o   Send Save the Dates

o   Discuss Invitation Wording

o   Order Invitation Supplies

o   Address Invitation Envelopes

o   Mail Invitations

Decorations:

o   Order Favors

DIY:

o   Evaluate Centerpiece Ideas

o   Make Card Box

o   Make Rag Rug - Part 1, Part 2 - Canceled: Lack of Time

o   Make Guest Book

o   Make Reception Decorations - Pillows, Favors

o   Make Hair Flower

o   Make Lantern Throwies - Canceled: Not paying someone $1200 to hang lanterns

o   Make Belt for MOH/BM - Canceled: MOH/BM do not want belts

o   Make Belt for Wedding Dress

o   Make Centerpieces - Part 1, Part 2

o   Make Bathroom Baskets

o   Make Emergency Kits

Other:

o   Register for Gifts

o   Research Hairstyles & Makeup

o   Create Wedding Website

o   Book Wedding Night Hotel

o   Decide on Honeymoon/Mini-moon

o   Submit Newspaper Announcement

o   Get Marriage License

o   Create Day-of Schedule

o   Write Thank You Notes

o   Research Name Change Paperwork

o   Create Ceremony