Wedding Wednesday (Life Lately + a checklist )

Happy Wednesday Friends! The Beard-Johnston household is in full wedding mode right now! We attended one of my nearest and dearest two weekends ago and it was perfection! We have our last party in Mobile this weekend and then I am off to my Bachelorette festivities... I Can't wait!  Until that happens I am running around trying to get everything together for my upcoming nuptials! Can you believe it will be here in 24 days!!! Its crazy y'all.   

Set a Date

Book Venue

Book Photographer

Book Band

Ask Bridal Party to be in wedding
Ask flower girls

Book Caterer

Create wedding website

Finish Registry
Research florists

Book Florist 

Decide on Floral Arrangements

Buy Wedding Dress

Veil *having my mother’s re-done

Buy accessories

Book Ceremony Musicians

Book rentals

Book lighting company

Book transportation from reception *Henry

Take engagement pictures

Select bridesmaid dresses

Select and order groomsmen/groom attire
Cake tasting

Book cake baker

Buy cake knife, server, and forks

Buy toasting glasses

Order Save the Dates

Finalize Guest List

Send Save the Dates *Jan

Book Officiant

Pre Marital Retreat

Pre-Marital Counseling 

Order Guest Book

Hotel Room Blocks 

Final Menu tasting

Hire a Calligrapher

Bridesmaid Luncheon

Engagement Announcement (Mobile Press Register, Athens News Courier)

MOB and MOG dress shopping

Find Wedding Shoes

Find Wedding Jewelry

Find Garter

Book makeup artist & hair stylist

 hair/makeup trial *May 29th

Find a seamstress

Get my mom’s dress fitted/cut off for rehearsal dinner

1st dress fitting 

2nd dress fitting 

3^rd dress fitting *This Friday is final
Order ceremony programs
Order invitations
Mail invitations
Book wedding night hotel room
Book rehearsal dinner venue
Book rehearsal dinner music
Rehearsal dinner dress
Book trolley for bridal party
Buy bridal party gifts
Bachelorette party *Going next weekend!!!

Bridal Shower

Order all personalized items for reception (koozies and napkins)
Make a list of all DIY items to be made for reception
Pick out/purchase wedding bands
Picture list for photographer
Get marriage license
Pick out/order wedding favors
 Book Honeymoon * St. Lucia
Rehearsal dinner invitations

Rehearsal dinner seating chart

Pick first dance songs

Decide on what to use for send off

Finalize Wedding day timeline

Get silver frames for family wedding photos

Final walk-through with vendors *May 23rd

Have ring cleaned

Buy Garter
Have all reception decor in Mobile by Friday May 17th
Music selections for band and ceremony artist
Book wedding night hotel room

Make sure all final payments to vendors are made
Wedding announcement
Say I do!!!!!! 

Shew so much to do so little time!