Check List Check-in

Back in March, Steve and I created a to-do checklist for all of the things we have to do between now and the wedding, organized by month so that we stay on track.

Up to this point, it seemed like we had just been throwing around a lot of ideas and not making any real progress. However, when I take a step back and look at what all we have done already, I realize that things are starting to come together. Here is a summary:

• Guest List: done, although we have many addresses to fill in


• Venue: selected (home!) and we staked-out where the reception tent will go


• Caterer: selected and secured, and the menu sounds delish, though we'll probably make a couple of changes


• DJ: selected and secured, covering the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception


• Cake: baker selected and secured, flavors picked, design decided


• Coordinator: selected and secured


• Wedding dress: selected and ordered


• Bridesmaid dresses: selected and ordered

Although those are the things that have been officially secured, we have also made progress in other aspects, too.

Flowers. We consulted with a florist and selected flowers for the bouquets. We also talked about the design of the flowers for the ceremony and for the centerpieces at the reception, but we're kind of still thinking about that right now. When I say "we" on this one, I mean mom and me. Steve was a good sport and came with us to the consultation, which went on for an hour and a half just before lunch (we were starving!), but his only preference is that he and the groomsmen do not wear boutonnieres. Though a bit untraditional, that seems reasonable enough, and perhaps he can have a free get-out-of-future-flower-consultations card :)



Music: We have also narrowed down our music selections to a very small pool of candidates for the ceremony prelude, processional and recessional. We have also started thinking about music for our cocktail hour and dinner... I'll post more on that later.



Stationery: We have been working with an awesome printer from Oregon and are on the home stretch with our save-the-dates; we just finalized some details and they are pretty much ready to go to press as soon as we are ready. After that, the invitations will most likely fall right into place.

Website: In addition to this blog (which we only shared with our closest friends and family), we have also started creating a website to share with all of our guests more information about our wedding--where we met, what wedding events we have planned, where we're registered, what Billings is like, where to stay, what to do in town, etc. We still have a lot of work to do, but it's starting to come together should be ready to launch in the late fall.



So what else is left? Just one of the hugest aspects of all--the rentals! I'll post about rentals later... suffice it to say for now that the whole rental issue is a huge undertaking, so I have been avoiding this topic for a while. Coming soon...