okay may ladies....

It seems like everything! UH! Believe it or not I still have yet to get my invites picked out and ordered! Hopefully this weekend. I need my undergarments for my fitting next weekend. Tastings (cake and food), HONEYMOON (uh don't get me started). and about 1 million other things.

Here's my list. you'll notice that it starts in January, because I haven't done those things yet!!!

January
- identify readers
- lose 10 lbs.
February
- finalize guest list (hound FH for addresses)
- meet w/ house florist re: CPs
- have dinner at potential RD place
- remind FH to look for GM tuxes
- design and print maps, table numbers, donation notices and disposable camera notes
- give RD addresses to FMIL
- bring BM dresses to BMs
March
- hold bp gtg
- book limos
- tasting and choose cake
- mail invitations
- meet w/ photo and video
- begin meetings w/day of coord
- make next deposit to photo/video
- buy BM and GM gifts
- fittings
- design and print menus
- choose and book HM
- buy rings
- hair and makeup trials
- find old, new, borrowed and blue items
- review programs with priest
- buy disposable cameras
April
- meet w/ dj
- meet w/ florist
- wedding licence
- write ty's for shower
- seating charts
- make donation
- meet w/ music director and singer
- attend ceremony of someone else's wedding at our church
May
- buy chocolate fountain supplies
- pay everyone
- pack for HM
- celebrate bday whilst at RD
- bachelor party
- go on HM as alternative to being institutionalized or incarcerated

I was freaking out the other day, and also posted a list.
Heres mine to do:

February:
Decide on Cake
Buy A Ketubah
Send the personal statement to Rabbi
Buy Kiddush Cup

March
Pick up my tiara
Final Hair trial
Finalize band - song list
Finalize photography
Send out invites
Finalize with Florist
Buy the rings
Make payments for the Woodbury Country Club
Meet with Leonards coordinator
Finalize Menu
Make sure GM get mesured.

April
Make Menus
buy lingerie
Start shopping for honeymoon
Bridal Party Gifts
Get Marriage License

May
Arrange seating chart
Manicure/Pedicure

what makes this even harder is that we just changed our theme from movies to vegas. we figured since we're getting married in vegas first might as well bring a lil back with us...

lose weight
buy undergarments
shoes
BM and GM gifts
figure out where RD will be and who's coming
meet with florist again to go over CPs
finalize A and B lists
pick out invites
finalize menu
pick out FH's ring decide on engraving
finalize hotels for HM
pick out table names/and how to incorporate them
mail invitations
fittings
buy disposable cameras
dj song list
make sure have everything rabbi needs
seating charts
pay everyone
pack for vegas wedding and HM
try to enjoy the darn day!

wow.. that was more then i thought.. and you know theres little things missing

-give aisle runner to mom to have painted (this weekend)
-have dress altered
-buy bra
-garter
-make menu
-make programs (i have the kits)
-thanks yous for shower (shower and bachelorette is this weekend)
- run and workout everyday until wedding
- tan
- get wedding make-up ( i had two trials and did not like either so i'm doing my own make-up)
- reserve brunch location (picked out a place and priced-FH needs to reserve)
- transportation for guests
- purchase rings (simple plain bands from our jeweler)
- see organist in April
- meet with florist and finalize flowers in April
- meet with photographer and finalize wedding plan
- send out schedule of event to bridal party, sword bearers and family
- prepare wedding announcement for paper
- final list of music for band
- make hotel reservations for us
- plan bridal luncheon for day of (my task)
-update website with info
-small list of tasks like gather gifts day of, etc-assign these and confirm with people tasked
- buy BM and GM gifts
- emergency bridal kit
- tan!
- send out invitations (they are at calligraphers)
- send out brunch invites
- did i say workout? haha

i'm sure there is PLENTY more!!!! ahahahahahaaaaaa

I am overtired and overwhelmed!

Here's my list:

- lose 10 lbs. (Didn't have this one on my original list, but since I weighed myself today and discovered that I gained 7 pounds since Christmas, I better add it...lol)

February
-buy veil!
-finish registering
-finalize invitations. I got the proof back, and my K looked like an H, so I had to find a new font. Hopefully it will look good. Nothing is simple (sigh)
- finalize guest list
- meet w/ florist re: CPs and possible ceiling decoration
-bring drawing of ceiling decoration to Lands End for other brides' approval
-Remind FH to look for GM tuxes
- design and print table numbers and programs
- give RD addresses to FMIL
- Pester bridal salon about when my dress and BM dresses will arrive
-book limos
-schedule casual day photo shoot

March
-make some kind of bridal party newsletter
- tasting and choose cake
- mail invitations
- meet w/ photo and video
- make next deposit to photo/video
- buy GM gifts
- fittings (I hope!)
- shop for and buy rings
- hair and makeup trials
- find old, new, borrowed and blue items
-buy vases and sand for sand ceremony
-buy unity candle for our 2nd ceremony
-buy or borrow necklace
-buy parents' gifts

April
-pick out readings
- finalize music selections for ceremony
- get sheet music in the right key for soloists
- make do-not-play and must-play lists for band
- wedding licence
- write ty's for shower
- seating chart

May
-write out placecards
- pay everyone
- pack for HM
- bachelor/-ette parties

Plus the million other things that I will see in subsequent posts and realize that I forgot ;)

TOO MUCH