Countdown: Today it is exactly four months before the big day!
This weekend, with 4 months left to go until our wedding, Mark and I have been busy continuing with our arrangements:
Hair & Make Up: I have trials arranged for both my make up and hair in the coming weeks to test out different styles and see what I like. For these, I have arranged to collect my veil from the wedding dress shop to take it with me so that I can experiment with different arrangements!
Catering update We met with our Caterer on Saturday and have chosen the types of food we would like throughout the day. This included our menu for the sit down meal and our choices for the evening buffet.
DJ/Disco and Musical Entertainment: DJ is all confirmed and we are looking forward to seeing the performance on the big day! However, we still need to pick songs and tunes we like, and of course, choose the song for our first dance together! We will be putting song cards on the tables for guests to make requests throughout the evening.
We are also looking forward to meeting our other musical entertainment before June, and need to get thinking about the sorts of music we would like for our ceremony.
Outfits: Mark also got to see the bridesmaid outfits for the first time. There was a tense moment as he looked them over, but luckily he thought they were great, so I was very happy. I had obviously chosen well! (With the help of my sister - thanks Ann!)
Photography: We booked and met with our Photographer this month. We are going to arrange to visit our venue with them in order to explore the grounds and identify nice settings and locations for group photos etc. We will also need to have a think about what formal shots we would like of the wedding party, family and friends.
Stationary We need to design our invitations for the evening reception. These are going to be different to our day invites.
We will also be designing and making menus for each of the tables, then name place cards for everyone.
Shoes: This is quite a priority now, as I am aiming to have dress fittings in June and July and need to have shoes so that my hem can be raised off the ground to the right height for when I am walking around.