Oh-My-God-It's-September-2012

21 months after getting engaged, our wedding is FINALLY just three weeks away!  It still hasn't really sunk in.  I mean it does, every now and then.  But for the most part, we've been engaged for so long that it will always feel like it'll still be so long until the big day.

In three weeks, I have A LOT to accomplish.  Chris and I are in his best man's wedding next week (he as a groomsman, myself as a bridesmaid), and the week after that we are going to start taking stuff down the shore to lighten our load on the wedding weekend.  This is our last real weekend to get anything done and I need to get on it!!

This is the list of everything we need to accomplish before our wedding.  A lot of it is stuff that's impossible to do now, like picking up Chris' suit or packing, but I'm a list maker and those are all things that will give me immense joy to cross off.

What's Left To Do:
-Book rehearsal (my FIL's are doing this- everything they try to plan keeps falling through)
-Buy groomsmen gifts (Chris just needs something for his last GM who is impossible to buy for)
-Buy: Baskets for the guest book table, Baskets for potpourri, bucket for cigarette butts, sand for sand ceremony, twine for beach wedding sign, glass for card box,
-Finish beach wedding sign
-Finish card box
-Remove two round tables from rentals and all the extra chairs, dishes, and glassware
-Iron linens
-Choose napkin presentation
-Order groom's cake
-Assemble table names
-Clean centerpiece vases/votive holders
-Clean the glass on the lanterns
-Finish the centerpiece flowers
-Write thank you notes for bridal shower
-Send thank you notes for bridal shower
-Meet with photographer to go over schedule and must takes
-Coordinate and print day-of timelines for anyone who needs one
-Send final schedule to all vendors
-Review honeymoon plans and make reservations for dinner spots, excursions, etc.
-Send rehearsal/rehearsal dinner invites (may have to be word of mouth at this point)
-Book mani/pedi for the day before the wedding
-Write toasts for the rehearsal dinner
-Figure out ice for the bar
-Update alcohol list at package store
-Make lists/take photos of what things should look like for those setting up
-Make packing list for wedding weekend
-Pack for wedding weekend
-September 6th: Give caterer final headcount, meal choices, and half the total due
-Write thank you notes for any gifts arriving early
-Wrap gifts for bridal party
-Schedule fifth dress fitting
-Attend fifth dress fitting
-Schedule final dress fitting
-Attend final dress fitting
-Confirm hotel for wedding night
-Print all email correspondence with all vendors
-Make a binder with vendor info and contracts for Chris and I
-Write out Chris' wedding card
-Find a lazy Susan for card box
-Check registries everyday starting September 3 to make sure enough gifts are left at different price points
-Check with anyone scheduled to make a toast
-September 14th: Attend bachelorette party
-Write thank you notes for bachelorette party
-Send thank you notes for bachelorette party
-Pick up wedding dress
-Start packing for honeymoon
-Prepare tip envelopes for vendors
-Finalize seating chart
-Print and assemble seating cards
-September 10th: Start checking weather forecast for wedding and honeymoon
-Buy alcohol for reception
-September 17th: Confirm all vendors
-September 17th: Give final headcount to all vendors (with the exception of the caterer, because they already know)
-September 17th: Confirm with BM that he'll return Chris' rental suit
-Write thank you notes to parents
-September 19th: Pick up Chris' suit
-September 19th: Confirm hotel reservations for the night after the wedding
-Practice vows
-Pack bag for wedding day
-Get final steaming for dress and veil
-Confirm flights for the honeymoon
-Give tips to someone to distribute them
-September 20th: Buy snacks for wedding day
-September 20th: Drive to Jersey
-September 21st: Practice speeches and vows
-September 21st: Mani/pedi
-September 21st: Rehearsal/rehearsal dinner
-September 21st: Start setting up reception space