For the new year, I had made a plan of action for one task to be completed every month. Of course, some things may get delayed or overlap with other things... but I figure it will give me some goals. I'm the type of person that needs that To Do List and to check things off of it.
My general plan for the next 18 months is actually somewhat fast-tracked, as I'm hoping to finish choosing all of my vendors by the end of this summer. Then I can solely work on my smaller projects, which there are a lot of. I feel that finding vendors is the main time consuming task for me.
January - Sign contract with reception hall, planner, and ceremony locations
February - DJ
March - Fashion (Wedding dress, Tuxes, Bridesmaid's dresses, Flower girl dress, Dog ring bearer outfit)
April - Cake
May - Hotel Accommodations for Guests
June - Save the Dates and Invitations
July - Flowers
August - Rehearsal Dinner Locations
September - Videographer
October - Hair/Makeup
Somewhere in there I need to also figure out how to either budget in or find an alternative to a photobooth (high up on my wishlist).
Luckily I don't need to find a photographer, as my sister is one and has a friend who she got at a great price for me! One more think I can check off of my to do list. :)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
To new beginnings...
Hello, and welcome to A Rosey Wedding! I've always wanted to start a blog, and I finally have a reason to do it.
I'm newly engaged (since April 2010 which doesn't feel so "newly"). I hope to relay my experience and findings in planning my wedding. I hope to fill it with posts about random yet adorable wedding nicknacks, great contests I find, affordable DIY ideas, suggestions on good questions to ask, and hopefully some words of wisdom along the way.
My goal is to make one decision a month so I don't get overwhelmed with the planning. My fiance and I were originally looking to have the wedding during the summer of 2010, but as we looked at locations we found that there was little left in the summer on a Saturday. We also were quite naive in knowing the cost of weddings. In our minds we could get away with a nice, but quaint $5,000 wedding.
Well, our expectations are now a little more realistic. We decided to move the date to the summer of 2011 and to boost our budget up to 10-15 thousand. The change of date means we have a lot more time for planning and negotiating, and for the most part getting the pick of the litter. Plus the extra time means extra saving! The increase in budget means we can have something more than a backyard BBQ (nothing wrong with those mind you, but just not what I envisioned for my own wedding day).
I look forward to this new endeavor, and I hope to make some new online friends along the way. :)
A Rosey Bride
I'm newly engaged (since April 2010 which doesn't feel so "newly"). I hope to relay my experience and findings in planning my wedding. I hope to fill it with posts about random yet adorable wedding nicknacks, great contests I find, affordable DIY ideas, suggestions on good questions to ask, and hopefully some words of wisdom along the way.
My goal is to make one decision a month so I don't get overwhelmed with the planning. My fiance and I were originally looking to have the wedding during the summer of 2010, but as we looked at locations we found that there was little left in the summer on a Saturday. We also were quite naive in knowing the cost of weddings. In our minds we could get away with a nice, but quaint $5,000 wedding.
Well, our expectations are now a little more realistic. We decided to move the date to the summer of 2011 and to boost our budget up to 10-15 thousand. The change of date means we have a lot more time for planning and negotiating, and for the most part getting the pick of the litter. Plus the extra time means extra saving! The increase in budget means we can have something more than a backyard BBQ (nothing wrong with those mind you, but just not what I envisioned for my own wedding day).
I look forward to this new endeavor, and I hope to make some new online friends along the way. :)
A Rosey Bride
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