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[october6]

hi im new to this site but my wedding is next year october 6 2007 it anyone is getting married next year what have u done yet for the wedding. thank u

[Kacie_bride]

hi im new to this site but my wedding is next year october 6 2007 it anyone is getting married next year what have u done yet for the wedding. thank u

Hi Nicloe and welcome to onewed! I think you will love it here! We all do! My wedding is this year, but on December 30, 2006! It's close to next year! Here is a list of what I have done already.

Bought dress
Bought shoes
bought veil and undergarments
bought tierra
Booked wedding/reception site (same place)
decided on food
secured officiante
booked photographer
taken engagement photos
Booked DJ
selected attendants
booked and paid for honeymoon to Jamaica
bought flower girl head pieces
bought bows that will go on flower girl dresses
ordered swatches so I can select the right color for my aisle runner
started buying a view decorations
bought programs

Here's what I still need to do

Invitations
order bridesmaid dresses
talk to florist
music selections
meet with officiant to discuss ceremony
Justin select his attendants
decorations, decorations, decorations!
have dressed altered
bridal portrait
talk to the guy baking my cake
work on program wording
groom cake
bridal jewelry
select and rent tuxes
buy attendant gifts
guest book
sign in pen
garter
cake set
register for gifts
flower girl baskets
ring bearer pillows
have flower girl dresses made
buy aisle runner

I probably have other things to that I can't think of now!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Welcome to the site! Hope you find the support and help you need here. (in fact I can almost guarantee you will!) We have a loving supportive group of people here! Again welcome, congrats on your engagment and good luck!!

[LaceyinPgh]

Welcome to Onewed Nicole. We hope you like it here. I think that a couple of our girls are getting married in 07. A lot of us are getting married this month too so we can pass out a ton of advice to you. Enjoy!

[MOB Karen]

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[StaceyMc]

Hi Nicole! I'm getting married 2/17/2007. So far, we've reserved the church, hall and officiant, researched vendor prices, bought our rings, I've ordered my dress, veil and headpice and we've put together a skeleton guest list and I've bought some decorative items on sale.

We're going to get into the full swing of planning shortly. The ladies here have wonderful ideas and are very supportive and always offer excellent advice!

[brewsells]

Welcome to the board, Nicole. Congratulations. My wedding is in August. I'm sure we will all be able to help you with whatever you need. Just let us know!

[andysgirl07]

Welcome Nicole! I'm getting married on May 12, 2007 (exactly one year from today - how cool!). Anyways, so far I've booked the church, photographer, caterer, and florist, picked out the wedding and groom's cake and asked my attendants to be in the wedding. I've also picked out the invitations (I think) and we're going to order them next month if possible. I've found some bridesmaid dresses I like, but we're waiting to order those too. Other than that, I've just picked up some small stuff (rice, cake topper, etc.).

[october6]

hi thank you what we have done right now is the chruch is booked. the hall we have 200 dollars down so we have that my dress is on order but we owe 500 more dollars. we got some of the little things. we got the place were we are getting the food from. and we have the photograph and the cake ordered so that is all we have done right now.

[MOB Karen]

hi thank you what we have done right now is the chruch is booked. the hall we have 200 dollars down so we have that my dress is on order but we owe 500 more dollars. we got some of the little things. we got the place were we are getting the food from. and we have the photograph and the cake ordered so that is all we have done right now.

I think you are doing great to still have over a year till your wedding. Good luck with everything, Nicole! Let us know what we can do to help you!

[Kacie_bride]

Oh yes you are doing great! My advice for you at this point is to do some serious shopping around. Look for sales. You have enough time so you'll be able to get things on sale and find super deals. I know you will have a great and beautiful wedding! Again welcome to the board and jump into posting!

[october6]

the two thing i have a question when do i pay the wedding invation im doing them myself and what to i wear under my dress here is my dress. it has a starp that goes around the neck.

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[Kacie_bride]

I am just starting to look at invitations myself. It's driving me crazy because I am so particular about them. The invitations I've looked at you have to pay for them when you order them. It is usually suggested to buy invitations 4-6 months before the wedding. I am a little early on this myself, but I am getting close to the 6th month mark so I think I am still okay. Besides I am not going to order them for at least a few more weeks anyway.

About the dress. Under my dress, which is a halter top, I am wearing a strapless bra. I don't know what they're called exactly, but it is starpless and it comes down to my waist. I am also wearing a petticoat as well. I bought these at the same place (David's Bridal) that I got my gown at.

[october6]

here is my girls dress the color show and the other color is ivory
http://www.davidsbridal.com/images/fashions/full/s06_F1286_bluevelvettanzanite.jpg

[Kacie_bride]

That is very elegant, Nicloe. I like it. You should start a wedding journal. It's a really great place to store all of your ideas. Besides everyone loves to look at them. I welcome you to check mine out. Mine is titled, Kacie and Justin December 30, 2006. I have pics of my bridesmaid dresses, my dress, my dress with me in it and some other stuff.

[MOB Karen]

here is my girls dress the color show and the other color is ivory
http://www.davidsbridal.com/images/fashions/full/s06_F1286_bluevelvettanzanite.jpg

I saw those dresses at David's Bridal, they look really good in person too.

[october6]

when i saw those dress i just loved them but the problem im having is my mom does not like the price of them b/c of my sister beening in the wedding and my cuz like we still have time to look for other dress but i don't wanted other dress i wanted this one what should i do help please.

[blueeyedbride]

Its your wedding , you pick what you want them to wear, they have time to save up for them....

[ikkin510]

Nicole~
Welcome to the site. I am getting married Oct 7, 2006. We started planning a little over a year in advance. Word of advice....take advantage of the craft store clearance! Our wedding has a fall theme so I snached up as much as I could. And in my opinion get as much done now as you can. Gives you more time to relax later on. Less stress too, I think.
Best Wishes and I can't wait to hear more about your planning
Nikki

[WebLady]

Hello Nicole, Congrats and Welcome to the board!!

I think you have plenty of time to plan out what you want and to shop around and get it. Personally, I wouldn't book any vendors more than a year in advance of your date ... in fact I know several vendors that won't accept a booking for more than a year out.

As for your BM's dresses, they are very nice. I think it is nice to think of others as far as cost and such. Yes it is YOUR wedding and you should be able to have things the way you want them, but sometimes we have to think of what others involved can do ... or be OK if someone drops out because they cannot afford the dress you picked out. But again, when someone accepts your invite to be 'in' the wedding, they should know and expect that they will have to buy a dress ... if they don't want to or can't then they should decline the part and the bride shouldn't be mad. But you have over a year so that should give people time to save.

However, in the case of your sister (I assume your parents are paying for the wedding and will have to pay for your sister's dress too) the cost of the BM dresses may be an issue because your parents feel that this is just adding more to the money they are already putting up for the wedding. Just a thought.

Sometimes I think paying for a wedding should be just like any other gift ... figure out what you want to spend and give that to the bride and let her do what she needs/wants with it. I think there would be less hassle that way ;)

:goodluck: with everything!

[october6]

the reason why i had to book everything a year in advance b/c we had to change the dated three times b/c the church was only opened on the 6 and the hall the same thing.

[andysgirl07]

I wouldn't worry too much about booking too early. I booked my photographer and florist in March and they really appreciated it (especially the florist). Our wedding falls on Mother's Day weekend so the florist has plenty of time to find someone to come in and work. Most of the places around here get booked about a year in advance anyways (and we're not in that big of a town).

[toni-bride]

hiya i am new too, i live in birmingham england, my partner proposed 3 days ago and we are getting married august 07, so havent done a thing yet, dont know where to start, so cant help you really but hopefully we will speak on here again and can keep each other updated.:D

[Kacie_bride]

Hi Toni and welcome!!! Have you set an exact date or just August 07?