Oh my. This has been a rough week in terms of wedding planning – the most to do, and seemingly not much time to do it. We did get a few things done, but I’m hoping to finish the week strong so that next week can be all about organizing and packing. Another task we completed this week — mapping out a wedding day car schedule, so our 16 bridal party + family members can get around in five cars on 10 different legs… without leaving anyone behind Since my last update: — I finished scanning all our slideshow photos and we’ve loaded them into the program – now just need to add finishing touches — We finalized our wedding day schedule (we also timed out our ceremony to make sure our estimate was accurate!) — We chose songs for all important moments (except first dance – still trying to decide on that one!) — We made the final selections for our bar — I printed the wrappers for our favors — I sent the ceremony programs, welcome bag inserts, and maps out to be printed — I’ve painted a first coat on our remaining large reception signage — I mapped out our menu board and bought the additional paper needed for the rest of our signage (oh signage…) — We sent final payments to several of our vendors – exciting! — My veil arrived! — I wrapped gifts for my bridesmaids and our greeters, readers, and pianist A few of the tasks still on the list for the remainder of the week: — Finalize details with our bandleader — Finish the slideshow — Write our toast — Finalize our personal vows (eep!) — Invite guests to Sunday brunch — Finish the bar menu signage — Assemble our menu board

Christian Oth via Style Me Pretty Since my last update… — We had our first conversation with our pastor, who will lead our ceremony. It was pretty quick, but we made arrangements to meet twice more with him – once individually (gulp!), and then once more together. — We ordered John’s suspenders and bought his shoes – post coming up soon about his accessories — We revised our cocktail hour and reception menu in advance of our tasting at the end of the month — We also revised our floral order in advance of our upcoming venue walk-through – excited! — We booked the third night of accommodations for our minimoon (feeling pretty good about our second night’s accommodations, since Meredith texted me that I would love them when she visited, without knowing we had already booked them!) — Marget and I bought some more decor that we’ll share – so nice to be planning alongside someone with similar style! :) Marget also kindly bought me some additional ribbon with a voucher I had for MJ Trimming. — We reserved a pianist for our ceremony – an old friend from whom I took piano lessons when I was younger — I discarded the idea of paper flowers (too time-consuming for a project I wasn’t enthralled by), but found something even better to replace them! — I’ve started whitening my teeth – whoo! No sensitivity yet – keep your fingers crossed! — The bridesmaid dresses arrived! Next up on the list? — It’s going to be a big month! We have a walk-through at both of our venues, a tasting with our caterer, a meeting with our chapel coordinator, and my bridal shower! — We’re taking John’s tux to be tailored today — We still need to make some major decisions