April 2006-congratulations NEWLYWEDS! updated page 1

Thanks Cara. We also had our e-pics taken last week (see avatar & profile). That was a lot of fun. I need to find a florist, hotels and invitations.

Oh yeah, we need to find a place for our HM as well.

We have the invitations and the BM dresses are in too! What do I have left?

--ceremony essentials (guest book, unity candles, etc.)

--making the ring bearer pillows (yes 2, FI just got me the sewing machine off the registry for my birthday!)

--ordering bra and shoes

--getting attendant gifts

--sending invitations out

I think that's it

Bumping this.

Here is my update on what is left to do

Waiting for my dress to come in should be any day now.

BM Dresses are ordered should be in around January.

Need to order rings.

Invitations are being finalized thursday and ordered.

Need to plan Brunch for after wedding.

Need to finalize my makeup


Flowers Done
Band Done
Photo/ Video Done
E-Pics Done
Honeymoon Done
No Limos Needed
OOT Hotel Booked
RD Booked
Hair Person Booked
Cake Design

Ok here it goes:

Set Date - 4/30/06

Set Budget - Done

Prepare preliminary Guest list - Approx. 130 guests

Engagement Announcements – n/a

Ceremony Site – Done

Officiant – Done

Reception Site – Done

Photographer - Done

Video grapher - Done

Band/DJ – Done

Ceremony Musicians – Done (need to finalize details closer to wedding date)
Select & Ask Bridal Party -Done
Purchase Wedding Insurance – n/a

Apply for passports and all travel necessities: February

Block off hotel rooms for OOT Guests – n/a

STD's – n/a

Limo – Done

Shop for and order Bride's Gown- Done

BM Dresses – Done

MOB & MOG Gowns – Still on To-do-List

Finalize Guest list – Working on it now

Honeymoon – Done

Florist - Done

Select and order Invitations - Done

Book Calligrapher - Done

Shop for and order wedding rings - Done

Plan ceremony – Still on To-do List

Favors – Done (looking for boxes for them)

Purchase Bridal Party gifts, parent's gifts – Still on To-do-List

Purchase tiara/headpiece/veil –Still on To-do-List

Purchase Bride's shoes, undergarments, stockings, and jewelry - Still on To-do-List

Purchase Unity Candle - Still on To-do-List

Tuxes – Picked out (ordering/measuring at end of March)

Plan reception - first dance song selection (Done), parent dances (Mine Done, FH - Still on To-do-List), place cards - Still on To-do-List, place card holders - Still on To-do-List, seating arrangements - Still on To-do-List, etc (do with band by winter)

Select and order wedding cake - Still on To-do-List

Schedule ceremony rehearsal - Done

Book rehearsal dinner site and send out invites - Still on To-do-List

Prepare OOT welcome boxes – n/a

Cigars – n/a

Must-Take photo list – Still on To-do-List

Hair and Makeup trials- Still on To-do-List

Sit for Engagement Photos - January

Schedule day of hair, makeup, and nail apt for Bride and BMs - Still on To-do-List

Mail out invitations – End of February

Finalize menus, song selections, timelines, and all details with all vendors - April

Attend gown fittings – February

Break in wedding day shoes - Still on To-do-List

Make sure you have something old, new, blue, etc – Old (me), new (dress), blue (garter), borrowed (Still on To-do-List )

Call guests who have not RSVP'd - April

Obtain Marriage License - March

Shop & pack for Honeymoon - March

Confirm all final payments, schedule, pick up times, and head count, etc with all vendors - April

Confirm HM reservations and travel arrangements - April

Prepare day-of emergency kit – April

Prepare any speeches or toasts – April

Place tips for each vendor in envelopes – April

Since my last post I booked our florist and I am getting closer to deciding on the hotels for the OOT guests.

I am also looking for invitations.

I like to think I made progress.

OMG my April ladies- I feel like I am so behind!!

I still have to decide on invites (they are supposed to be going out on 2/6)

favors, tags, personal touches...NONE of this is done. still have to book limos and make up. ugh!

DRUMROLLL...April girls..My dress came in yesterday. OMG! It is all kinda so real now. A dress...Now I can't back out!

I went to order the invitations that I liked and don't like that they are mailed in a jacket which is the invitation. I may post about this. I really liked them...
Ok here is a pic of the inviations.
Problem 1 the jacket is the outer card that will be mailed so if it gets dirty that is your invitation.
Problem 2 since all parents helped in some way we wanted to put mom's name remarried, father's name, and then his parents names and our names...I think it is great to honour them by putting all parents on the invitation but it would seem to crunched on the invite. Help me April Girls!

Any input good or bad I am open to it...I did not see any other's I liked.

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Posted by CTarantino

DRUMROLLL...April girls..My dress came in yesterday. OMG! It is all kinda so real now. A dress...Now I can't back out!

I went to order the invitations that I liked and don't like that they are mailed in a jacket which is the invitation. I may post about this. I really liked them...
Ok here is a pic of the inviations.
Problem 1 the jacket is the outer card that will be mailed so if it gets dirty that is your invitation.
Problem 2 since all parents helped in some way we wanted to put mom's name remarried, father's name, and then his parents names and our names...I think it is great to honour them by putting all parents on the invitation but it would seem to crunched on the invite. Help me April Girls!

Any input good or bad I am open to it...I did not see any other's I liked.

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If they get dirty, it's only the outside. If you like them, do it.

I'd like to add that we ordered our favors and we are going to start stuffing our invitations after the holidays! I also ordered one part of the BM gifts!!

That sounds about right. We're having our invites hand delivered (local only) on February 4th and 5th. We are requesting Rsvps back by March 12th. A month before the wedding. Hotels have to be booked by April 1st

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Posted by jada2destiny

That sounds about right. We're having our invites hand delivered (local only) on February 4th and 5th. We are requesting Rsvps back by March 12th. A month before the wedding. Hotels have to be booked by April 1st

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Wow! How did you get them to give you a date two weeks before your wedding? Both my hotels told me they need to book by March 1, one month before. Eh, I guess it's alright, since the RSVP date is the same. Don't want to confuse guests with too many dates.

I did the same my RSVP date and hotel date are both 3/23/2005. One month before the big day.
I ordered my invites the other day. Finally!

And my BM dresses just came in.

Still waiting of my dress to come in.

BM Dress attached.
We ordered them in black and strapless.

Let's see, I got my wedding band this week!!! So now I just have to go get them engraved.
And the BM dress orders were finally put in last Monday on the 5th, and they should be in late Feb / early March.

Anyone else freaking out yet?? It's really starting to hit me now, before all of this I was pretty laid back about it all.

Looking at the below list, I'm shocked at how much I have done!!

Ok here it goes:

Set Date - 4/30/06

Set Budget - Done

Prepare preliminary Guest list - Approx. 115 guests

Ceremony Site – Done

Officiant – Done

Reception Site – Done

Photographer - Done

Video grapher - Done

Band/DJ – Done

Ceremony Musicians – Done (My DJ)

Select & Ask Bridal Party -Done

Purchase Wedding Insurance – n/a

Apply for passports and all travel necessities: February

Block off hotel rooms for OOT Guests – Done

STD's – Working on now, trying to get out by New Years

Limo – Done

Shop for and order Bride's Gown- Done, it's already in!!

BM Dresses – Done

MOB & MOG Gowns – Just MOB left

Finalize Guest list – Done

Honeymoon – Done

Florist - Done

Select and order Invitations - Done, they're in

Book Calligrapher - Printing myself

Shop for and order wedding rings - Done

Plan ceremony – Still on To-do List

Favors – January

Purchase Bridal Party gifts, parent's gifts – Still on To-do-List

Purchase tiara/headpiece/veil –Done

Purchase Bride's shoes, undergarments, stockings, and jewelry - Done

Purchase Unity Candle - Done

Tuxes – January

Plan reception - first dance song selection (Done), parent dances (Mine Done, FH - Still on To-do-List), place cards - Just have to print them, place card holders - Not getting, seating arrangements - April

Select and order wedding cake - Done

Schedule ceremony rehearsal - Not having

Book rehearsal dinner site and send out invites - Not having

Prepare OOT welcome boxes – March / April

Cigars – n/a

Must-Take photo list – March

Hair and Makeup trials- Done

Sit for Engagement Photos - Done

Schedule day of hair, makeup, and nail apt for Bride and BMs - Still on To-do-List

Mail out invitations – Middle of February

Finalize menus, song selections, timelines, and all details with all vendors - April

Attend gown fittings – February

Break in wedding day shoes - April

Make sure you have something old, new, blue, etc – Old (me, same here Aida!!!), new (dress), blue (garter), borrowed (hankie from FMIL)

Call guests who have not RSVP'd - April

Obtain Marriage License - March

Shop & pack for Honeymoon - March

Confirm all final payments, schedule, pick up times, and head count, etc with all vendors - April

Confirm HM reservations and travel arrangements - April

Prepare day-of emergency kit – April

Prepare any speeches or toasts – April

Place tips for each vendor in envelopes – April

MY DRESS CAME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to try it one but how happy am I???

First off, I havent slept in 2 days :( I cant believe its going to be 2006 in a week or so!! It really not good, last night I woke up to see how ribbon around my invitations would look... I am not going to surive if I dont get sleep!


Set Date - 4/22,06

Set Budget - long done

Prepare preliminary Guest list - about 163 people

Engagement Announcements – Did it

Ceremony Site – got it, still have to do pre stuff

Officiant – Finish

Reception Site – Finish

Photographer - Finish

Video grapher - not having one

Band/DJ – Finish

Ceremony Musicians – Finish

Select & Ask Bridal Party -Finish

Purchase Wedding Insurance – nope

Apply for passports and all travel necessities: no need passports..going shopping for clothes at the beginnning of April

Block off hotel rooms for OOT Guests – they can find there own hotel rooms LOL.. there arent many..

STD's – sent them out in Spetember, got rave reviews!

Limo – Sir Oliver!

Shop for and order Bride's Gown- got it, and its in!

BM Dresses – yes! there in too!

MOB & MOG Gowns – MOG has got one..... my mother is killing me slowly!!

Finalize Guest list – Finish

Honeymoon – all done

Florist - got it, still have to meet with him

Select and order Invitations - got them! adding ribbon!

Book Calligrapher - got it

Shop for and order wedding rings - Dec 26th!

Plan ceremony – When we met with the church

Favors - I got them, they have to be essmeble and the CDs burned

Purchase Bridal Party gifts, parent's gifts – Gots to do that ;)

Purchase tiara/headpiece/veil – Done done, done

Purchase Bride's shoes, undergarments, stockings, and jewelry - I have got shoes, undergarment... I actully didnt even think of stockings lol..Ill put that on the list!...Jewerly in January...

Purchase Unity Candle - not doing that

Tuxes – Got the shop.

Plan reception -
first dance song selection- First Time Ever I saw your face-THe Stereophonics
parent dances-Mine with Dad is She's Always a Women by Billy Joel...FH and his mom-NOt sure yet
place cards - they are my favours
place card holders - n/a
seating arrangements - we have list..will do after our RSVP come back

Select and order wedding cake - January

Schedule ceremony rehearsal - April 21 :)

Book rehearsal dinner site and send out invites - My FMIL is doing that.. dunno when thou!

Prepare OOT welcome boxes – nope

Cigars – eww no

Must-Take photo list – Soon

Hair and Makeup trials- Hair Trial is done, my sister is doing my make up, so we have to go hit up the MAC counter.

Sit for Engagement Photos - did it

Schedule day of hair, makeup, and nail apt for Bride and BMs - Hair is done...

Mail out invitations – febuary 1st, early I know, we made a mistake :(

Finalize menus, song selections, timelines, and all details with all vendors - Menu in January, songs-soon...other in April

Attend gown fittings – March

Break in wedding day shoes - the Saturday before wedding

Make sure you have something old, new, blue, etc – wow I forgot about that...

Call guests who have not RSVP'd - April

Obtain Marriage License - Febuary 22

Shop & pack for Honeymoon - Early April

Confirm all final payments, schedule, pick up times, and head count, etc with all vendors - April

Confirm HM reservations and travel arrangements - April

Prepare day-of emergency kit – April

Prepare any speeches or toasts – April

Place tips for each vendor in envelopes – April

UPDATED NEWS FROM THIS WEEK..

Looked at RINGS know where pretty much and which ones.
FLOWERS going today or tomorrow to look and book
LIMO we are calling tomorrow to book.
WINE FAVORS -most likely order by the end of the month but know what I am doing.
INVITATIONS this week or else


WOW! What a week and it is only Wed. morning. I am so excited
Finally this maybe fun again to plan a wedding

Here is my update!

The BM dresses are in. Going today to see them.

Invites are in. FH is picking them up today.

Working on my final list so I can give envelopes to calligrapher.

Rings we are doing first weekend in Feb.

Still waiting for my dress to come in.

Need to find shoes for myself and BM?

Are you guys doing open toe or closed toe?

Here's mine...I LOVE progress

RD is almost booked!
limos almost booked!
I am getting ready to order my favor tags and boxes.
invite paper is decided upon

still have SO MUCH TO DO!

ugh- I need shoes too..I want opened toe.