May 2009 Brides

Hi girls !

 

you have all done so much that I wonder if I will be able to make it to May ! I got engaged only 3 weeks ago, and have been so caught up by work since then that I still have to pick a place

 

Will I be able to make it ? the only thing I've done is the "save the date" calls...

You've got plenty of time lol I'm not planning on anything much until February lol just got the very bare basics sorted

I have everything picked out, we just recently started ordering things. I don't plan on doing alot of stuff hard core till January. Just don't procrastinate to bad!

how did you send out STDs when you haven't picked a place? just wondering because i think it would have been even harder to find a venue if i wasn't a little flexible with the date ... may is a tough month, very popular for destination weddings in the caribbean especially since it's just outside the beginning of hurricane season, and college-age people are out of school.

good luck! (hopefully you won't need it) ... but don't worry, once your date and place are picked the rest really does come easily!

Ah ! The trouble is, most of my guests are coming from abroad (France, Singapore, Peru...), so I cannot take the hurricane risk... and I don't want my wedding to be in a year from now ! So, May was at the same time the closest and the latest... and on top of this this corresponds to school vacation in Singapore and bank holidays in France. So... it does give me only two choices in May...

I really hope I will find the right place at this time. Otherwise... I'll just elope

I'd elope anyway if I had the choice lol

Well i've just confirmed the photographer so now trying to work out the cost of everything so that I don't get screwed with the package think I may need to ditch it - i've paid $1350 so I know I have that in reserve lol

Hi All!

I am also a May '09 bride. We are getting married 5/9/09 at the Occidental Grande Punta Cana. I thought I was on top of things until I started reading everyone else's completion lists! So far we have:

-sent out the invitations (really early, but I'm OCD on RSVPs)

-got my dress (still need to get it altered)

-I got my wedding band, FI can't seem to find the right one

-OOT bags ideas coming along (nothing bought yet)

-my sisters sing so they are performing for the ceremony

 

I think thats it

 

I think I'll be more motivated to get things done once the RSVPs are in and we have a final head count...hopefully!

 

Thanks for all your tips, they are really helping!

We just bought our plane tickets yesterday! Planning on addressing invites this weekend and looking for hm hotels in Cancun or Playa del Carmen. So far, only 1 person has made travel plans lol

well we've all had reasons why only a few different dates would do (there was only one week in may that my fiance could take off from school and he kinda needs to be there, LOL! ... actually your constraints might make your decision EASIER, since your date may be taken at some resorts. deciding on the resort was the single hardest part. can we help you narrow it down? what are you looking for?