To Do
I combined four different lists & added some of my own items to come up with this master list.
Items in purple are complete; Items in green are in progress
Items in purple are complete; Items in green are in progress
December 2010 to September 2011
-Internet research
-Start to get in shape
-DIY tools, templates, instructions
-Start assembling some DIY projects that can be started this early
-Engagement pictures on September 24th
-Shop for wedding dresses to get an idea what I like
-Book ceremony & reception venues
-Book photographer
-Book DJ for cocktail hour/reception/ceremony prelude & postlude
-Book ceremony music
-Book caterer
October 2011
-Confirm guest list
-Confirm design & order STD's
November 2011
-Send STD's to OOT guests
-Identify rental needs after inspecting the reception location
-Research rental companies
December 2011
-Make sure all my girls have been asked by now
-Make sure Chris has asked all his guys by now
-Block rooms for OOT guests (tried; no hotels would allow us to have blocks)
-Finish invitation templates
-Start really shopping for my wedding dress
-Order paper for DIY invitations
-Start DIY invitations
-Address STD's to go out in February over my Christmas break
-Graduate from college!!!
January 1 to March 21, 2012 (7 months to go!)
-Before February 14th: Finishing touches on wedding website
-February 14th: Send STD's to guests who are not OOT
-March 4th: Finish registry at Target
-March 15th: Macys Sip & Scan
-Order BM Dresses
-Design & print pre-wedding thank you notes (printing as I need them)
-Order wedding dress
-Order veil
March 22 to April 21, 2012 (6 months to go!)
-Figure out and order flowers (done March 6, 2012)
-Start interviewing hairstylists
-Start interviewing make up artists
-Look into vaccinations for honeymoon
-Look into travel requirements for honeymoon (documents, etc.)
-Figure out who's hosing rehearsal dinner (done in August 2011)
-Book/help coordinate rehearsal dinner
-Make guest list for rehearsal dinner
-Book honeymoon (cruise booked in October 2011; casita in Vieques & condo in San Juan booked in
February 2012; flights to/from SJU booked in April 2012; car rental booked in April 2012)
-Figure out music for ceremony & let musicians know my final choices
April 22 to May 21, 2012 (5 months to go!)
-May 1st: Tux Appointment
-Design & print post-wedding thank you notes (printing as we need them)
-Figure out what Chris will be wearing and order
-Figure out what GM's and ushers will be wearing and order
-Book rentals (tent, table/chairs, dishes, glasses, silverware)
-Buy fake wedding/engagement band set for honeymoon & resizing period
-Take wedding & engagement rings to be resized (woohoo for weight loss!)
-Have engagement ring re-dipped
May 22 to June 21, 2012 (4 months to go!)
-Schedule interviews and tastings with bakers
-Book hairstylist (done in February 2012)
-Book makeup artist (done in February 2012)
-Buy gifts for BM's (done in March 2012)
-Make gifts for BM's (done in March 2012)
-Buy gifts for GM
-Research marriage license requirements
-Buy my wedding shoes (done in March 2012)
-Buy my sixpence
-Attach my sixpence to my barefoot sandals
-Buy my hair flower (done in February 2012)
-Book hotel room for wedding night
-Make guest list(s) for shower(s) & bachelorette party (done in April 2012)
-Start working on centerpieces
-Start working on guest book table
-Start working on cake table
-Start working on sweetheart table
-Start working on gift table
-Start working seating card table
-Order thumbprint tree guest book (ordered canvas print on May 5, 2012)
-Buy pens, ink pads, wet wipes, and baskets for guest book tree
-Buy cake serving set
-Decorate cake serving set
-Schedule first dress fitting
June 22 to July 22, 2012 (3 months to go!)
-June 23rd: First dress fitting
-July 1st: Veronica's Bridal Shower
-July 11th: Suit fitting
-July 17th: Mail wedding invitations
-July 19th: Cake tasting
-Choose menu for reception
-Meet with Amy to plan ceremony
-Confirm centerpieces & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm cocktail hour centerpieces & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm cake table design & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm guest book table design & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm sweetheart table design & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm seating card table & buy necessary supplies
-Buy linens
-Choose napkin presentation
-Buy my wedding ring (done in April 2011)
-Buy Chris' wedding ring (done in April 2011)
-Order wedding cake
-Buy cake topper (done in October 2011)
-Choose important reception music
-Make do not play list
-Book hair & makeup trials
-Buy my rehearsal dinner outfit
-Buy shower outfit
-Buy bachelorette party outfit (done in May 2012)
-Check registries to make sure enough items remain at different price levels. Add items if needed.
-Buy crinoline, etc. for under wedding gown. (done in October 2011)
-Buy garters (done in October 2011)
-Make appointment for first dress fitting
-Start writing vows
-Type up final guest list for invitations
-Finish addressing wedding invitations
-Finish wedding invitations
-Take invitation to post office to weigh for postage
-Choose and purchase stamps for wedding invitations
-Schedule rehearsal
July 23 to July 29 (8 weeks to go!)
-July 24th: Second dress fitting
-July 26th: Hair & makeup trial
-Design and assemble table numbers
-Start breaking in reception shoes
-Create a system for keeping track of RSVP cards
-Finalize honeymoon plans
July 30 to August 5 (7 weeks to go!)
-August 5th: Bridal Shower <3
-Figure out what I'll be wearing to get ready
August 6 to August 12 (6 weeks to go!)
-August 11th: Veronica's Bachelorette Party
-Figure out where we're going to have a smoking area
-Final meeting with DJ to discuss schedule of events, special dances, do not play list, etc. Also make
sure he knows to announce smoking area and make sure he knows reception set-up
-Write thank you notes for bridal shower gifts and attendance
-Figure out tools for bar
-Make bar menu
-Buy baskets for potpourri
-Confirm plates/silverware with Sue
-Talk to caterer about entrances to use, waiter attire, and updated dinner time
-Find a Lazy Susan for my card box
August 13 to August 19 (5 weeks to go!)
-Choose ceremony reading or see what Justin wants to read
-Take rings to be engraved
-Take engagement ring to be re-dipped
-Arrange transportation to/from airport for honeymoon
-Buy contents for bathroom baskets & emergency kits
-Buy postage for bridal shower thank you notes
-Send thank you notes for bridal shower
-Make a list of “must take” photos & refine as we get RSVP's
-Meet with photographer to go over schedule and “must takes”
-Coordinate & print day-of timeline. Make enough copies for everyone who needs one
-Remove 2 round tables, 2 fans, and extra chairs and dishes from rental contract, add dinner tables
-Schedule third dress fitting for next week
August 20 to August 26 (4 weeks to go!)
-August 20th: Deadline for RSVP's
-August 23rd: Apply for marriage license (bring: a witness over 18 years old, 2 forms of identification (at
least one of them a photo ID), social security number of both parties)
-August 26th: Third dress fitting
-Update alcohol list at liquor store
-Send final schedule of events to musicians, caterer, photographer, baker, venue, other vendors, & Amy
-Start working on seating chart as RSVPs come in
-Meet with Amy and review ceremony
-Design & print guest book tree sign
-Organize something old, new, borrowed, blue, sixpence
-Research how to change my name after the wedding
-Review honeymoon reservations & make reservations for dinner spots, excursions, etc.
-Make shopping list & go shopping for anything needed for honeymoon
-Send rehearsal/rehearsal dinner invitations
-Book mani/pedi appointment for day before the wedding
-Finish writing vows
-Make packing list for wedding weekend
-Make packing list for wedding day
-Make packing list for honeymoon
August 27 to September 2 (3 weeks to go!)
-August 20th: Fourth dress fitting
-Dye crinoline
-Contact those who haven't sent RSVP's
-Make arrangements for Maddi & Akira for the wedding & honeymoon
-Write toasts for rehearsal dinner
-Buy champagne glasses if we didn't get the ones we registered for- We got them! :D
September 3 to September 9 (2 weeks to go!)
-September 6th: Give caterer final head count & meal choices
-September 6th: Dress fitting (maybe my final fitting!?)
-September 6th: Pick up rental tux for Kyle & Veronica's wedding
-September 7th: Kyle & Veronica's rehearsal/rehearsal dinner
-September 8th: Kyle & Veronica's wedding
-Write as many thank you notes as we can for wedding gifts arriving early
-Wrap/prepare gifts for bridal party & parents
-Confirm hotel for wedding night
-Check registries, starting now, every few days to make sure enough items remain at different price
points
-Check with anyone scheduled to make a toast at the rehearsal dinner/reception
-Arrange to have someone check at home and take in packages while we're on our honeymoon
(done in March 2012)
September 10 to September 16 (1 week before)
-September 10th: Pick up wedding dress
-September 14th: Bachelorette Party
-September 15th: Family leaves for the shore! Holy crap this is getting real!!
-Start packing wedding boxes to send to the shore with parents
-Start packing for honeymoon
-Prepare tip envelopes for vendors
-Print emails of correspondence with all vendors
-Make copies of contracts with all vendors
-Make a binder with vendor info. and contracts for both Chris and I (mine will have all the
correspondence as well)
-Finalize seating chart
-Finish, print, & assemble seating cards
-Send seating chart to photographer along with must-take list
-Start checking weather forecast for wedding day and honeymoon
-Get tent permit because I'm awesome and waited until the last minute
September 17 (5 days to go!)
-Confirm all vendors
-Give final head count to vendors other than the caterer
-Prepare tips for vendors
-Confirm with Kyle that he'll return Chris' rental suit
September 18 (4 days to go!)
-Confirm transportation to airport for honeymoon
-Write thank you notes to parents for all their support during planning
-Write out Chris' wedding card
September 19 (3 days to go!)
-Pick up rental suits
-Confirm honeymoon hotel reservations
-Practice vows
-Pack my bag for wedding day
-Pack for the honeymoon
-Pack an emergency kit for Chris & the boys on the wedding day
-Pack an emergency kit for the ladies & I for the wedding day
September 20 (2 days to go!)
-Drive to Jersey!!
-Finish assembling seating cards
-Clean centerpiece vases and votive holders
-Buy alcohol for reception
-Iron tablecloths
September 21 (1 day to go!)
-Practice speeches & vows
-Get mani/pedi
-Finish the beach wedding sign
-Figure out paper lantern situation
-Get final steaming for wedding gown & veil
-Confirm flight reservations for honeymoon
-Give tip envelopes to person assigned to distribute them
-Rehearsal
-Rehearsal dinner
-Pick up key for reception space
-Start setting up reception space
September 22, 2012 (We're getting married today!!!)
-Relax and enjoy every minute
-Have a wonderful day!!
-Get your man!
September 23, 2012 (First full day as Mr. & Mrs.!)
-Deposit monetary wedding gifts or put into safe keeping
-Buy a camera if we didn't get one so we have one for the honeymoon
-Laze around and have amazing sex all day long :p
September 24 to October 7, 2012
-Have the time of our lives on our honeymoon
The Weeks Following...
-Buy postage for thank you notes
-Write thank you notes
-Send thank you notes
-Legally change my last name!! (after the election)
-Internet research
-Start to get in shape
-DIY tools, templates, instructions
-Start assembling some DIY projects that can be started this early
-Engagement pictures on September 24th
-Shop for wedding dresses to get an idea what I like
-Book ceremony & reception venues
-Book photographer
-Book DJ for cocktail hour/reception/ceremony prelude & postlude
-Book ceremony music
-Book caterer
October 2011
-Confirm guest list
-Confirm design & order STD's
November 2011
-Send STD's to OOT guests
-Identify rental needs after inspecting the reception location
-Research rental companies
December 2011
-Make sure all my girls have been asked by now
-Make sure Chris has asked all his guys by now
-Block rooms for OOT guests (tried; no hotels would allow us to have blocks)
-Finish invitation templates
-Start really shopping for my wedding dress
-Order paper for DIY invitations
-Start DIY invitations
-Address STD's to go out in February over my Christmas break
-Graduate from college!!!
January 1 to March 21, 2012 (7 months to go!)
-Before February 14th: Finishing touches on wedding website
-February 14th: Send STD's to guests who are not OOT
-March 4th: Finish registry at Target
-March 15th: Macys Sip & Scan
-Order BM Dresses
-Design & print pre-wedding thank you notes (printing as I need them)
-Order wedding dress
-Order veil
March 22 to April 21, 2012 (6 months to go!)
-Figure out and order flowers (done March 6, 2012)
-Start interviewing hairstylists
-Start interviewing make up artists
-Look into vaccinations for honeymoon
-Look into travel requirements for honeymoon (documents, etc.)
-Figure out who's hosing rehearsal dinner (done in August 2011)
-Book/help coordinate rehearsal dinner
-Make guest list for rehearsal dinner
-Book honeymoon (cruise booked in October 2011; casita in Vieques & condo in San Juan booked in
February 2012; flights to/from SJU booked in April 2012; car rental booked in April 2012)
-Figure out music for ceremony & let musicians know my final choices
April 22 to May 21, 2012 (5 months to go!)
-May 1st: Tux Appointment
-Design & print post-wedding thank you notes (printing as we need them)
-Figure out what Chris will be wearing and order
-Figure out what GM's and ushers will be wearing and order
-Book rentals (tent, table/chairs, dishes, glasses, silverware)
-Buy fake wedding/engagement band set for honeymoon & resizing period
-Take wedding & engagement rings to be resized (woohoo for weight loss!)
-Have engagement ring re-dipped
May 22 to June 21, 2012 (4 months to go!)
-Schedule interviews and tastings with bakers
-Book hairstylist (done in February 2012)
-Book makeup artist (done in February 2012)
-Buy gifts for BM's (done in March 2012)
-Make gifts for BM's (done in March 2012)
-Buy gifts for GM
-Research marriage license requirements
-Buy my wedding shoes (done in March 2012)
-Buy my sixpence
-Attach my sixpence to my barefoot sandals
-Buy my hair flower (done in February 2012)
-Book hotel room for wedding night
-Make guest list(s) for shower(s) & bachelorette party (done in April 2012)
-Start working on centerpieces
-Start working on guest book table
-Start working on cake table
-Start working on sweetheart table
-Start working on gift table
-Start working seating card table
-Order thumbprint tree guest book (ordered canvas print on May 5, 2012)
-Buy pens, ink pads, wet wipes, and baskets for guest book tree
-Buy cake serving set
-Decorate cake serving set
-Schedule first dress fitting
June 22 to July 22, 2012 (3 months to go!)
-June 23rd: First dress fitting
-July 1st: Veronica's Bridal Shower
-July 11th: Suit fitting
-July 17th: Mail wedding invitations
-July 19th: Cake tasting
-Choose menu for reception
-Meet with Amy to plan ceremony
-Confirm centerpieces & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm cocktail hour centerpieces & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm cake table design & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm guest book table design & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm sweetheart table design & buy necessary supplies
-Confirm seating card table & buy necessary supplies
-Buy linens
-Choose napkin presentation
-Buy my wedding ring (done in April 2011)
-Buy Chris' wedding ring (done in April 2011)
-Order wedding cake
-Buy cake topper (done in October 2011)
-Choose important reception music
-Make do not play list
-Book hair & makeup trials
-Buy my rehearsal dinner outfit
-Buy shower outfit
-Buy bachelorette party outfit (done in May 2012)
-Check registries to make sure enough items remain at different price levels. Add items if needed.
-Buy crinoline, etc. for under wedding gown. (done in October 2011)
-Buy garters (done in October 2011)
-Make appointment for first dress fitting
-Start writing vows
-Type up final guest list for invitations
-Finish addressing wedding invitations
-Finish wedding invitations
-Take invitation to post office to weigh for postage
-Choose and purchase stamps for wedding invitations
-Schedule rehearsal
July 23 to July 29 (8 weeks to go!)
-July 24th: Second dress fitting
-July 26th: Hair & makeup trial
-Design and assemble table numbers
-Start breaking in reception shoes
-Create a system for keeping track of RSVP cards
-Finalize honeymoon plans
July 30 to August 5 (7 weeks to go!)
-August 5th: Bridal Shower <3
-Figure out what I'll be wearing to get ready
August 6 to August 12 (6 weeks to go!)
-August 11th: Veronica's Bachelorette Party
-Figure out where we're going to have a smoking area
-Final meeting with DJ to discuss schedule of events, special dances, do not play list, etc. Also make
sure he knows to announce smoking area and make sure he knows reception set-up
-Write thank you notes for bridal shower gifts and attendance
-Figure out tools for bar
-Make bar menu
-Buy baskets for potpourri
-Confirm plates/silverware with Sue
-Talk to caterer about entrances to use, waiter attire, and updated dinner time
-Find a Lazy Susan for my card box
August 13 to August 19 (5 weeks to go!)
-Choose ceremony reading or see what Justin wants to read
-Take rings to be engraved
-Take engagement ring to be re-dipped
-Arrange transportation to/from airport for honeymoon
-Buy contents for bathroom baskets & emergency kits
-Buy postage for bridal shower thank you notes
-Send thank you notes for bridal shower
-Make a list of “must take” photos & refine as we get RSVP's
-Meet with photographer to go over schedule and “must takes”
-Coordinate & print day-of timeline. Make enough copies for everyone who needs one
-Remove 2 round tables, 2 fans, and extra chairs and dishes from rental contract, add dinner tables
-Schedule third dress fitting for next week
August 20 to August 26 (4 weeks to go!)
-August 20th: Deadline for RSVP's
-August 23rd: Apply for marriage license (bring: a witness over 18 years old, 2 forms of identification (at
least one of them a photo ID), social security number of both parties)
-August 26th: Third dress fitting
-Update alcohol list at liquor store
-Send final schedule of events to musicians, caterer, photographer, baker, venue, other vendors, & Amy
-Start working on seating chart as RSVPs come in
-Meet with Amy and review ceremony
-Design & print guest book tree sign
-Organize something old, new, borrowed, blue, sixpence
-Research how to change my name after the wedding
-Review honeymoon reservations & make reservations for dinner spots, excursions, etc.
-Make shopping list & go shopping for anything needed for honeymoon
-Send rehearsal/rehearsal dinner invitations
-Book mani/pedi appointment for day before the wedding
-Finish writing vows
-Make packing list for wedding weekend
-Make packing list for wedding day
-Make packing list for honeymoon
August 27 to September 2 (3 weeks to go!)
-August 20th: Fourth dress fitting
-Dye crinoline
-Contact those who haven't sent RSVP's
-Make arrangements for Maddi & Akira for the wedding & honeymoon
-Write toasts for rehearsal dinner
-Buy champagne glasses if we didn't get the ones we registered for- We got them! :D
September 3 to September 9 (2 weeks to go!)
-September 6th: Give caterer final head count & meal choices
-September 6th: Dress fitting (maybe my final fitting!?)
-September 6th: Pick up rental tux for Kyle & Veronica's wedding
-September 7th: Kyle & Veronica's rehearsal/rehearsal dinner
-September 8th: Kyle & Veronica's wedding
-Write as many thank you notes as we can for wedding gifts arriving early
-Wrap/prepare gifts for bridal party & parents
-Confirm hotel for wedding night
-Check registries, starting now, every few days to make sure enough items remain at different price
points
-Check with anyone scheduled to make a toast at the rehearsal dinner/reception
-Arrange to have someone check at home and take in packages while we're on our honeymoon
(done in March 2012)
September 10 to September 16 (1 week before)
-September 10th: Pick up wedding dress
-September 14th: Bachelorette Party
-September 15th: Family leaves for the shore! Holy crap this is getting real!!
-Start packing wedding boxes to send to the shore with parents
-Start packing for honeymoon
-Prepare tip envelopes for vendors
-Print emails of correspondence with all vendors
-Make copies of contracts with all vendors
-Make a binder with vendor info. and contracts for both Chris and I (mine will have all the
correspondence as well)
-Finalize seating chart
-Finish, print, & assemble seating cards
-Send seating chart to photographer along with must-take list
-Start checking weather forecast for wedding day and honeymoon
-Get tent permit because I'm awesome and waited until the last minute
September 17 (5 days to go!)
-Confirm all vendors
-Give final head count to vendors other than the caterer
-Prepare tips for vendors
-Confirm with Kyle that he'll return Chris' rental suit
September 18 (4 days to go!)
-Confirm transportation to airport for honeymoon
-Write thank you notes to parents for all their support during planning
-Write out Chris' wedding card
September 19 (3 days to go!)
-Pick up rental suits
-Confirm honeymoon hotel reservations
-Practice vows
-Pack my bag for wedding day
-Pack for the honeymoon
-Pack an emergency kit for Chris & the boys on the wedding day
-Pack an emergency kit for the ladies & I for the wedding day
September 20 (2 days to go!)
-Drive to Jersey!!
-Finish assembling seating cards
-Clean centerpiece vases and votive holders
-Buy alcohol for reception
-Iron tablecloths
September 21 (1 day to go!)
-Practice speeches & vows
-Get mani/pedi
-Finish the beach wedding sign
-Figure out paper lantern situation
-Get final steaming for wedding gown & veil
-Confirm flight reservations for honeymoon
-Give tip envelopes to person assigned to distribute them
-Rehearsal
-Rehearsal dinner
-Pick up key for reception space
-Start setting up reception space
September 22, 2012 (We're getting married today!!!)
-Relax and enjoy every minute
-Have a wonderful day!!
-Get your man!
September 23, 2012 (First full day as Mr. & Mrs.!)
-Deposit monetary wedding gifts or put into safe keeping
-Buy a camera if we didn't get one so we have one for the honeymoon
-Laze around and have amazing sex all day long :p
September 24 to October 7, 2012
-Have the time of our lives on our honeymoon
The Weeks Following...
-Buy postage for thank you notes
-Write thank you notes
-Send thank you notes
-Legally change my last name!! (after the election)