Showing posts with label 5 Days. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5 Days. Show all posts

Monday, March 21, 2011

5 Day Check In!


To Do/ In Progress:
  • Decide on ceremony music, entrance, exit and first dance song
  • LEARN HOW TO DANCE!
  • Submit music preferences by Wednesday 
  • Make food by table list 
  • Order extra tents or umbrellas for RAIN!
  • Find cute umbrellas and rain boots for bride and bridesmaids  Done with the rainboots!
  • Have fingerprint guest book tree made by Mish
  • Finish bridesmaids jewelry
  • Make rehearsal dinner reservations since rain is canceling the BBQ
  • Design and print up programs
  • Print up Candy Buffet Bags
  • Purchase wedding dress underwear! 
  • Hire shuttles for guests
  • Rent helium tank
  • Talk to, finalize and confirm all seven blessing speakers - Josh, Peggi, Anya, Ginny & Grandma down, two to go!
  • Merge bank accounts
  • Schedule any extra photography sessions you want. a day-after session in your wedding clothes - still have to schedule bridal session 
  • Arrange wedding day transportation for you, your wedding party, and guests (as needed).
  • Print place cards and frame them - in progress!
  • Make sure everyone in the wedding party is aware of what you expect of them -- especially your bridesmaids and groomsmen. Provide a list of duties to the maid of honor and a list of to-dos to the best man. Still have to let everyone know where to be and when
  • Buy or rent ceremony decor and reception decorations that aren't included in your flower proposal (chuppah, program basket). We've collected most of our Mason jars, globe lights, finished the aisle kissing balls and are working on the tent kissing balls!
  • Create a must shoot list of photos
  • Pay the cake baker!
  • Pay the DJ!
  • Pay the rental people!
  • Pay the staff people!
  • Pay the Rabbi!
  • Transport mason jars, candy buffet jars, supplies to Fallbrook - Wednesday March 23rd
  • Pick up flowers, accept delivery of flowers, cut stems and rehydrate - Wednesday March 23rd and Thursday March 24th
  • Make floral arrangements, bouquets and boutonnieres - Thursday March 24th
  • Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties - Thursday March 24th 
  • Set up ceremony and reception sites - Thursday March 24th
  • Wedding rehearsal and dinner - Friday March 25th
  • Wedding! Get married! - Saturday March 26th 

Done!
  • Find a chuppah, somehow. Gary is on it, I relinquish control
  • Hire parking attendants
  • Hire general staff
  • Buy cocktail napkins
  • Buy bread baskets
  • Make signs for the guest book, gift table, card cage, candy bar, coffee bar, dinner buffet(no longer a buffet ah! )
  • Pay the photographer!
  • Buy play sand for mason jars 
  • Buy soda and water from costco
  • Buy Fingerprint wipes
  • Make a wedding weekend timeline
  • Design and buy wedding bands!
  • Write and finalize wedding vows
  • Get Batteries for candles
  • Get wine goblet for ceremony