Lists, Lists & More Lists

Less than 6 4  3 1/2 months to go, I need to start making some update my lists!! :)

DONE:

• Save The Dates (all have been mailed)
• Venue/Alcohol
• Caterer
• Photographer Kristina Cazares
• DJ
• Ceremony decor (ribbon wands, pomander balls, maybe 1 more thing)
• Centerpieces, candles, table #'s, etc
• Scheduled my dress fitting (already arrived and being kept at Bri's house!)
• Hotel blocks Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Blocks
• Invitations (just received them!)
• All bridesmaid dresses are in!  There are 5 different dresses for 7 girls & I love them all

TO DO (APRIL):

• Meet with travel agent, Mom's friend Karol (scheduled for 4/16)
• Meet with Dad & Kelley's pastor who will be marrying us so him and Orrin can meet and we can discuss the ceremony (hopefully do this on Easter Sunday)
• Meet with Matt, the musician I want to play our ceremony music acoustically Check his music out! Not in the budget :(
• Make 2nd payment to Orfila (scheduled for 4/23...yikes!  Double yikes because I just had to pay $500 for my car to get fixed :/)
• Set up Registry (Macy's & Bed Bath & Beyond, maybe a PayPal or honeymoon one as well)-going on Sat!
• Pick out & purchase Orrin's suit
• Pick out some options for bridesmaid shoes
• Book honeymoon & put deposit down!

TO DO (MAY):

• Very Soon- Ask Gracie to be our Flower Girl and pick out a dress :)
• Buy LOVE mugs from Anthro
• Find a creative friend that wants to address our invitations because I have chicken scratch & can't afford a caligrapher :) My mom offered :)
• Give Amy & Kelley guest lists for both bridal showers
• Register, register, register!

TO DO (JUNE):

• Meet with Alisa and her biz partner to discuss flowers
• Make up trial I looooove the make up artist I found, Karina at L' Pretty!  So much more affordable than I thought it would be. Check it out, I'm in the portfolio section
• Figure out who's doing hair for bridesmaids & myself (if they want it) 
• Finalize groomsmen attire and inform them what to do & when
• Pick out wedding bands for both of us
• Talk to Gma Bub about cake
• Go shopping with Nannie & Gracie to find our flower girl a cute lil dress
• Reserve bridal suite for wedding night (free if we book 20 rooms!), room for me (and MOH) night before wedding and room for O (and BM) night before wedding
• Order envelopes for invitations (really don't like the plain white ones I have) & address when mom is here in June...send in July??
• Engagement pictures June 16th!!!  Get outfits, props, etc ready!
• Go to swap meet (come with me, Melanie?), thrift stores to look for more milk glass vases, or clear that I can spray paint white or anything else cool that I can find...any excuse to go.  I know, I'm an old lady :)
• Research where to find the cheapest drinking size mason jars for cocktail hour and purchase

MAKE:

• Seating chart display board
• Tree guest book (get ink pads)
• More chalkboard signs
• Felt pink and white hearts for gray and white cocktail straws
• Programs, menus, signs with chosen monogram (buy a printer!)
• Paint the shutters (to display family pics)
• Cake topper
• Wedding day timeline

START THINKING ABOUT:

• Bridal shoes/jewelry
• Transportation to Orfila for wedding party, free shuttle (that only fits 7 at a time) or something else?
• Specific songs: dad/me, O's mom/O, cake cutting, bouquet/garter toss, first dance, ceremony music, etc.
• Plans for rehearsal dinner
• Asking family for wedding pics so we can display on the shutters

WISH LIST:

• Videographer  (I know I might regret not having a videographer, but really don't think it's in the budget)
• Candy Bar -most likely not in the budget, heard candy can be expensive
• Photo booth (Would love it like no other but for $1,000--not in the budget)  --not happening
• White chairs instead of wood  (Ahh, I think-actually, I know-the white chairs for the reception would look better with our color scheme than the wood but for $2.50/chair, I don't know...)
• Dance floor or cement  (Apparently, half the people get the dance floor and half don't, personally I think a dance floor would be 100% better than dancing on the cement but for $400 we have to think about it)  At this point we got our dream venue and everything else, sadly, might just be "extras" we can't afford.

FAVORS:

• Orfila gives us 1 complimentary wine pass for each guest to come back and enjoy a free wine tasting
• Possibly make jam favors?? ...in 8 oz mason jars

My 1st bridal show...

Went to this bridal show today with my cousin/friend/bmaid Robyn, it was a lot of fun!  I hadn't been to one before (or really even had the urge to go to one) but I'm glad I went.  They had drinks, food and although I pretty much have everything, vendor wise, I did get some great ideas!