November 2010 Brides

[MysTea]

Nov. 1st 2010 in Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana.

 

What has everyone gotten done thus far? I feel like I am sooo way behind in planning... smh.

[anabrina]

I am getting married Nov 14th Moon Palace Cancun

 

Check List So Far

Hotel booked

Dress just came in

Bridesmaids ordered

Save The Dates mailed out. I got them off magnetqueen.com quick and easy..

Invitations trying to finalize

Photographer Booked http://www.divineorderphotography.com/ I absolutely love his work so creative. I know previous brides who booked him, I thought I wouldn't be able to afford him. But he gave me an amazing deal for a DW... I was shocked

Videographer not sure yet

DJ whoever the resort uses

[pinayflava]

5 and a half months and counting!

 

stuff i was able to cross of my list:

- booked air/hotel packages for my groom and myself

- STD's

- bridesmaids dresses purchased and received

- my wedding dress purchased (ready and to be picked up still)

- Groom and groomsmen shirts purchased

- Ceremony program printed (via vistaprint)

- raffia fans purchased (just not put together for the ceremony programs yet)

- my mom booked a hall for my bridal shower already

- wedding shoes and accessories purchased

- centrepieces purchased (starfish plates with clear vases and candles to go inside - still need to find other votive candle holders to put around it)

- invitations done and sent (we did passport invites that the Best Man created for us!)

- favor boxes purchased (just need to order the personalized m & m's)

- menu cards printed (via vistaprint)

- Kakui nut lei's for the ring bearers and groomsmen (instead of bouts)

 

still need to purchase:

- Groomsmen pants

- Flower Girl dresses

- Real touch flowers (yikes - if i can't make them myself i may just order real flowers in Mexico)

- chair sashes

- personalized m & m's

 

Need to still make

- slideshow

- bouquets

- possible OOT bags (i may just buy the stuff to put inside there and just buy the actual bags here)

 

 

hmm i feel like i am missing stuff!

[nicdeb928]

less than 6 months to go!

 

STD went out in January

hotel/airfare booked for me and FI

my dress ordered (coming in in september)

bridesmaids dresses ordered and in

mexican trio for cocktail hour

guiatarist for ceremony

working on OOT bags

 

current things working on:

finalizing photographer

ordering wedding bands

ordering invitations

figuring out and ordering what the groomsmen are wearing

 

i try to pick 3-4 things to work on a time or i get overhwhelmed

[MysTea]

Good Job ladies! I need to get in the ball!! here is my checklist so far...

 

STD's sent Feb

Dress Purchased and picked up

Wedding bands purchased

Invitations Ordered, hope to send out this week sometime..

Flight/Hotel booked for Me and FI

photographer almost Finalized..thinking about HDC Photog

Punta Cana|DominicanRepublic|Wedding : Photographer,Photography (specialize in photo's for Punta Cana area)

Finalizing wedding welcome letter/program

 

 

Still need:

Shoes/Accessories

cake topper

Sand ceremony vases/sand

OOT bag goodies

Flowers/Wedding decorations

 

UGGHHHHH!

 

OH! My wedding colors are Blk, white and Pink...And it helps that I am not having any BM or Groomsmen so that makes less headache for dresses and such for that stuff....

 

I made a checklist for month to month so I have to make sure these things are done before July...smh...

 

 

We are on our way ladies! I also have a travel checklist i have to make sure I pick up things I need along the way....So much to do and the time is just a ticking away...

[Future Mrs. M]

Hi Ladies!

 

I just got back from the Riviera Maya - we had issues with our resort's chapel opening. We went down and found two good ones while we were down there.

Our save the dates were sent and we've been set with 11/13th this whole time...the problem is that the chapel we really fell in love with, Xcaret Assisi chapel, is booked and they don't have any time openings other than 10am....

 

We have two options if we really love the church: Doing a ceremony at 10am or switching our date to 11/12th.

 

What are your thoughts...? We are so confused!!

So far the few people that have booked their travel are arriving on the 10th....

 

If we change the date it's better for us to do it now than wait for more people to book.

[simplnsweet]

Anacj

I would think it would be easier to change the time rather than the date as you will be losing a full day rather than an hour. And if some of your guest arrive on the 11th they may not get much time to get settled before the big day the next day. Just my initial thoughts.

Jenn

[angelov321]

Quote:

Originally Posted by anacj13 Hi Ladies! I just got back from the Riviera Maya - we had issues with our resort's chapel opening. We went down and found two good ones while we were down there. Our save the dates were sent and we've been set with 11/13th this whole time...the problem is that the chapel we really fell in love with, Xcaret Assisi chapel, is booked and they don't have any time openings other than 10am.... We have two options if we really love the church: Doing a ceremony at 10am or switching our date to 11/12th. What are your thoughts...? We are so confused!! So far the few people that have booked their travel are arriving on the 10th.... If we change the date it's better for us to do it now than wait for more people to book.

I agree. It would be easier to change the time instead of the date. You already sent out the std's and you dont want to confuse people or make things more challenging for your guests. Its already difficult to convince people to come to a DW, changing dates may make matters worse.

[MysTea]

yeah, I say go for the earlier time rather than switching the date. It will be much easier and just as perfect!

[Future Mrs. M]

Thanks for your help!

 

The only issue with changing the time is that it can only be changed to 10am. Our reception isn't until 6pm. I asked the wcoordinator if there was something they could do with timing but the bride getting married there that day is having hers at 5:30pm but her decorator will need 6 hours to prepare. Wish this was an easier one since we love the chapel so much.