Checklist Update!

So far at the knot.com I have completed 39 items on their little to-do list. Unfortunately today I received an email telling me that I was slacking on my wedding planning. Supposedly I am over due on 13 items on their handy checklist.

• Contact newspapers to announce your engagement (you may need to have an engagement photo taken as well). Not so sure we are even doing this!
• Finalize the guest list. I am trying - really I am!!!
• Start looking into registering for gifts. Already!?!? Yikes!
• Request demo tapes from ceremony musicians. Hmmm.... Do we really want those violinists?
• Think about how you might want to wear your hair. Again, trying...
• Begin looking for a baker to make your cake. Cake tasting --- yummm...
• Brides: Start shopping for bridesmaids dresses. Does trying to schedule a date count?
• Make sure your maid of honor and best man are aware of what you expect of them. Like what? Making sure I don't go crazy?
• Register for your wedding gifts. I thought we already went over this???
• Brides: Decide on the bridesmaid dresses. Again, wasn't this above somewhere.
• Purchase and send guests save-the-dates if your celebration is over a holiday weekend or at a faraway locale. Ugh, I don't know about that one...
• Book a baker, choose your wedding cake design, and send a deposit. I thought it said to look above... We must really be behind!
• Brides: Collect necessary measurements from attendants or pass along vender information so that they can order the dresses themselves. Hopefully this is not necessary and they will get dresses together when we go shopping...

I think it is the lists like this that are stressing me out! Geesh! Hopefully this shower business will be finalized soon and more stress will be relieved!

The Checklist

According to the knot, we should have the following items completed so far.

To my suprise we have all of this and then some things completed!

• Begin envisioning your wedding. check - completed many many years ago! Just kidding.


• Decide on a budget. check - that's been the hardest part so far!


• Make sure to insure your engagement ring. check! - did that as soon as I got it


• Pick your preferences for a wedding date and time. check - June 27, 2008!


• Begin asking family AND friends FOR local wedding vendor recommendations. check


• Brides: It's never too early to begin thinking about your gown. check


• Start interviewing caterers. check


• Scout out reception sites. check - we have our place!


• Start looking for an officiant who suits your style and spirit. check - of course.. Fr. Mike!


• Get organized! Start a notebook for all of your wedding-planning paperwork. check


• Brides: Begin looking at pictures of gowns online and in magazines. check


• Choose a color scheme. check