I had a reality check last week, when my bridesmaids officially ordered their dresses for the wedding – time is FLYING by! We’re at 5 months and 2 weeks right now…it seems like it was just yesterday that M and I got engaged. I was told that time flys by when you’re planning a wedding, but I didn’t realize just how quickly. We got so many of our “big” plans out of the way early on (like 1-2 months after our engagement!) that we actually were able to sit back and not think too much about wedding plans for a while. Well, it looks like the time has come to jump back into serious planning mode…there’s still a lot of smaller things to be done! Here’s what we’ve accomplished so far:
- Ceremony Venue
- Reception Venue
- Wedding dress & veil – purchased!
- Wedding shoes purchased
- Bridesmaid dresses – ordered!
- Groomsmen attire – ordered!
- Reserved our photographer {See engagement photos here}
- Reserved our DJ
- Reserved our caterer {M’s mom’s company…so that was easy}
- Sent our Save-the-Dates {these deserve a blog post of their own!}
- Registered at Macy’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Target
Like I said, a lot of the big things are already planned out. I’m starting to realize just how many of the “small” things we have left to do!
- Decide on a dinner menu for our reception
- Decide on flowers {I’m actually pretty apathetic about this one…}
- Pick out music for ceremony
- Pick song for first dance, father/daughter, mother/son
- Dance lessons!
- Decide on a signature drink
- Pick a Mistress of Ceremonies … I’m a little behind on this one!
- Order wedding invitations
- Decide on our HONEYMOON {Most important decision, right?!}
- Reserve a block of rooms for guests
- Decide on Rehearsal Dinner
- Rentals – chairs, linens, dishes
- Wedding favors
- Ceremony/reception decor
- Ceremony programs
- Wedding day hair
- Wedding day transportation
- Wedding rings
I know I’m still missing things…but looking at this list is already a bit overwhelming! In a good way of course. 🙂 I’ve gotten out of the OCD wedding planning phase that occurred right after we got engaged. I’m at a point now in which I am just so ready to be married to my favorite person in the world, and every wedding ceremony I see nearly puts me in {happy} tears thinking about walking down the aisle in 5 short months! I can’t begin to describe how much I’m looking forward to October 13th,..and to every day after that. ♥
Any other important wedding plans that are missing from my list? I know there’s still so much to be done!
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