I think we should all write lists...

gabyjane

Of things we still have to buy..(apologies if this is already done somewhere)
And then come back and update when we have bought/done it?
I'll go first:

Shoes for me: Bought
Shoes for Df: Still to buy
Shoesfor DD: Still to buy
Suit for DF: Still to buy
My dress: Bought
Petticoat: Still to buy
Shirt and tie: Still to buy
Rings: Still to buy
Dress for DD: Still to buy
Bouquet and buttonholes:Still to buy

Eeek so much still!! Anything i may have forgot?
Thanks

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MrsTinks

Well it depends on what you are needing to get

Cake: Arranged
Cake Stand: Bought.
Wedding Dress: Bought
Wedding Shoes: Bought
Underwear: Still to buy
Make up: Sorted
Hair: to be organised
Spa stuff week before: to be booked
Photographer: arranged.
Maid of honours dress: to be found!
Rings: Still to buy
Grooms outfit: His problem! :rotfl:
Flowers: Organised - Mum making
Table centre pieces: to be confirmed
Wedding favours: to be decided
Gifts for:
Mother of the Bride
Father of the Bride
Stepmother of the Bride
Stepdad of the bride
Mother of the groom
Stepdad of the groom
Maid of Honour
Best men (2)

DJ: OH to organise
Piper: OH to organise
Dogsitter/kennel: To be organised!

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ok here goes


groom : fount:rotfl:
church : booked
hall : booked
dress : got
shoes : got
hair : booked
make up : booked
flowergirls : done
pageboys : done
caterer : done
church flowers : done
decorations for hall : sorted
drink : sorted
hen weekend : booked
suits for groom best man : up to him lol
photographer : booked
dj : booked


still need

cake
3 bridesmaids outfits
wedding rings
underwear
give notice at registery office
send invites
wedding favours
bouqets, button holes etc



tine where abouts are you i know a great dogsitter

MrsTinks

Near Bicester...
Hoping OH will pull his socks up and sort it this week - we have a dogsitter we like to use that our dog LOVES but if he's already booked then I need to know so I can sort something and OH just doesn't understand the urgency! ARGH! MEN!

mirrorimage0

ah we are no where near you (romford essex) mine is a lady i used to work with and she either stays at your house or visits every day whichever the owner prefers and every one i have recommended her to has been really pleased. hope you get it sorted soon.x x good luck

paddingtondoo

Honeymoon - booked before anything else - deposit paid
Registrar - booked - still to pay
Venue - booked - deposit paid
DJ - booked
Photographer - booked - deposit paid
Car - outstanding - trying to do without - £300 for an hour I think not!
Hotel rooms - booked - deposit paid

My dress - paid for - delivery due mid March
Shoes - in hot sticky hands! - original ones sold on eBay
Tiara & Jewellery - done
Lingerie - waiting for dress to decide
Make up - friend
Hair - friend - need to sort style - no idea!

Rings - chosen - need to order

Kilts x 3 - still to sort
Clothes for DS - outstanding - won't wear a kilt


Bridesmaids dresses - decided - need measurements
Bridesmaids shoes - outstanding
Bridesmaids jewellery & tiaras in box with mine

Flowers - friend
Cake - M&S
Cake decorations - done
Table decorations - have table number holders - still to get bowls
Table plan - outstanding
Favours - done
Gifts for bridesmaids, best man etc - done

Invitations, place cards, favour boxes, thank you cards - making myself - design decided - materials in spare room
Invitation wording - from vistaprint - done
Guest list - under construction - 40 max can't afford any more
Present list - getting longer as things break :rotfl:


I think thats about it - if I forget anything it's not going to ruin my day

Krystaltips

(semi-plagiarised your list paddintondoo)

Church - booked - still to pay
Notice with registrar - Need to book appointments (2 diff registrars because we live in diff towns!)
Venue - booked , deposit paid
DJ - Comes with venue
Band - Wedding present from my brother
Photographer - friend is a wedding photographer, booked but no price yet.
Car - booked, deposit paid.
Hotel rooms - booked with venue.
Chocolate fountain - booked, deposit paid
Room decorations - Having balloons, have not done anything about them yet.

My dress - Not looking until March, need to shift some weight first!
Shoes -Not until I've got my dress
Tiara & Jewellery - Got a tiara, haven't decided if I will use it or not, got jewellery for the evening but waiting for something spectacular off the groom to wear on the day
Lingerie - Not until I've got my dress
Make up - My sister is doing
Hair - Appointments booked, no idea how I'm having it yet...

Rings - Not even looked yet

Grooms and men - Appointment for suit fitting next week, probably going to be put back... again...


Bridesmaids dresses - Bought, hanging in my wardrobe.
Bridesmaids shoes - Going to get in the summer
Bridesmaids jewellery - Havent decided yet.

Flowers - No idea!
Cake - Present from a family member
Cake stand - Need to sort out when we know how the cake is tiered
Table decorations - Have an idea for them... some bits and peices...
Table plan - Half an idea... Still haven't decided who gets to sit at the top table yet!
Favours - got all the bits, will put them together the week before.
Gifts for bridesmaids, best man etc - Not even thought of yet...

Invitations, place cards - making myself - got all the stuff, think I know how they're going to look... haven't started yet...
Thank you cards - Probably going to buy a pack of standard ones lol.
Guest list - Has been written and re-written many many times!
Present list - Have an idea of what we're going to put on it... nothing firm yet..
Honeymoon - We're going to see what's left over after the wedding and book last minute...

It's a little worrying loking back on this list... 34 weeks to go, we have a lot of ideas and a lot of bits and pieces floating around but not a lot of stuff is set in stone yet, maybe I'm not as organised as I thought! :eek:

gabyjane

Well we now have:

Suit jacket and trousers: Bought
Dinner jacket and trousers (needed adding): Bought
Petticoat: Bought
Df: found wedding ring he wants so least we have a budget!

paddingtondoo

gabyjane wrote: »

Well we now have:

Suit jacket and trousers: Bought
Dinner jacket and trousers (needed adding): Bought
Petticoat: Bought
Df: found wedding ring he wants so least we have a budget!

Show off :rotfl:
Which petticoat did you get in the end?

paddingtondoo

Krystaltips wrote: »

(semi-plagiarised your list paddintondoo)

Does that mean that as you tick things off your list you will be doing my stuff as well? :rotfl:

If you can get dress measurements out of step daughter to be I would be eternally grateful :j

Krystaltips

LOL! If only it worked both ways...

Just pin her to the floor n draw round her.... I've got SIL's dress but she's up in liverpool and we're not... Hoping it will fit lol.