The List is Updated and the Weekend is here!!

We have made it through another work week and it is now time for the weekend, which for some means more wedding stuff but I am going to do my very best to get some rest.

In the coming weekends, We have a few things to do and our wedding check list is dwendling down further and further... Here is the update for up to 6 months out:

Sixteen to Nine Months Before

Start a wedding folder or binder. Begin leafing through bridal, lifestyle,
fashion, gardening, design, and food magazines for inspiration.- DONE

Work out your budget. Determine how much you have to spend, based on your families’
contributions and your own. DONE

Pick your wedding party. As soon as you’re engaged, people will start
wondering who’s in. DONE

Start the guest list. Make a head count database to use throughout your
planning process, with columns for contact info, RSVPs, gifts, and any other
relevant information. (Want to keep costs low? It may be brutal, but the best
way to do it is to reduce your guest list.) DONE

Hire a planner, if desired. A planner will have relationships with—and
insights about—vendors. DONE

Reserve your date and venues. Decide whether to have separate locations for
the ceremony and the reception, factoring in travel time between the two
places. DONE

Book your officiant. DONE

Research photographers, bands, florists, and caterers. Keep their contact
information in your binder. DONE

Throw an engagement party, if you wish. But remember that your invitees should
be on your wedding guest list as well. DONE...Well more like drinks at Saints an Sinners before they closed but it was an AWESOME way to go out.


Eight Months Before

Hire the photographer and the videographer. No need to talk specifics yet, but be sure that the people you hire are open to doing the shots that you want. DONE... No Videographer but we will do what we can with our photos

Book the entertainment. Attend gigs of potential acts to see how they perform
in front of audiences, then reserve your favorite.- Working on it

Meet caterers. If your wedding venue doesn’t offer its own catering service,
look for one now and hire the service this month or early next. All done with the hotel so we still have time for this one

Purchase a dress. You’ll need to schedule time for at least three fittings.
Veil shopping can be postponed for another two to three months. DONE ....YAY!!!!

Reserve a block of hotel rooms for out-of-town guests. Pick three hotels at
different price points close to the reception venue. DONE

Register. Sign up at a minimum of three retailers. Working on this very soon

Launch a wedding website. Create your personal page through a free provider
such as weddingchannel.com. Note the date of the wedding, travel information,
and accommodations. Then send the link to invitees. DONE. http://www.weddingwire.com/jascott


Seven to Six Months Before

Select and purchase invitations. Hire a calligrapher, if desired. Addressing
cards is time-consuming, so you need to budget accordingly. Almost there with these....

Start planning a honeymoon. Make sure that your passports are up-to-date, and
schedule doctors’ appointments for any shots you may need. This is still up in the air.

Shop for bridesmaids’ dresses. Allow at least six months for the dresses to
be ordered and sized. DONE

Meet with the officiant. Map out the ceremony and confirm that you have all the
official documents for the wedding (these vary by county and religion). On it.

Send save-the-date cards. Next Month for these

Reserve structural and electrical necessities. Book portable toilets for
outdoor events, extra chairs if you need them, lighting components, and so on. Not on this part yet

Book a florist. Florists can serve multiple clients on one day, which is why
you can wait a little longer to engage one. Plus, at this point, you’ll be firm
on what your wedding palette will be. Meeting set soon but pratically done.

Arrange transportation. Consider limos, minibuses, trolleys, and town cars.
(But know that low-to-the-ground limos can make entries and exists dicey if
you’re wearing a fitted gown.) No transportation needed.. One stop shopping.

Start composing a day-of timeline. Draw up a schedule of the event and slot
in each component (the cake-cutting, the first dance). DONE


There are a few things still left to do but we will get there and it will be AWESOME!!

Have a great weekend all!!