Weekend To-Do List

With less than a month until the wedding, the to-do lists are getting looked at a little more closely. I've found myself re-writing the lists in timeline format. Hey... whatever gets the job done, right?

For the sake of all brides out there, I'm posting the "to do this weekend" list I wrote during lunch on Friday.

Order last three ties- Only partially finished. Settled with two.
Finish programs- I've printed them all, but I'm struggling with the sewing part.
Write up schedule of events- Decided to wait until I speak with the photographer about timing.
Write thank you for welcome bags- Why is thank you always the hardest part?
Order flowers- DONE!! Woo-hoo!
Make massage appointment for week-of- Put off until next week.
Make mani/pedi appts for me and moms- Put off until next week.
Order table numbers- Do we want numbers/places/etc?? I can't decide.
Order table number holders- DONE!
Stamp favor tags- Decided this is a good task to do while watching tv next week.
Finalize readings- DONE!
Write directions for welcome bags- DONE!

Needless to say, I was a little overzealous on my to-dos considering I am back at the rodeo on Friday and Saturday nights. But, I did jump ahead and do things on next week's list. Apparently I'm bad at that...

Decide songs-- I had the hardest time getting J to agree to anything. He loves music, but he wasn't really into picking songs. It felt like pulling teeth! I'll do a full post on the songs later.

Create escort "cards"-- I used Martha Stewart mini-envies, affixed clear labels with a blue calligraphy font, and will insert the table assignments closer to date. They're grouped together by last initial in the pic.
Print seating "cards"-- I used my Linda & Harriett chevron notepad and printed names in a green calligraphy font. I then used my paper cutter to cut them into strips and will roll the ends for a nice effect. I'm thinking I'll place them between fork tines. (They're grouped together because I already assigned everyone to their tables!)


Print rehearsal dinner cards-- My bosses at the rodeo are providing dinner and two drinks to each person for our rehearsal dinner, and they asked that I make up little cards for guests to hand in to keep track of the "sale" in the register. This is what I came up with... the drink tickets are in opposite colorways. I hole-punched them and tied them with green baker's twine. The fonts are Gold Rush and Ma Sexy. (The blurriness is intentional.)

Print "after-party" invites-- Okay... this one is a touchy subject for me. J wanted to invite everyone and their brother to the wedding. While I'd love to have everyone we know celebrate, I'm realistic about the budget. J was adamant that he couldn't leave certain people out, even though he may not be best buds with them. I am not really into inviting people later in the evening, but it was my concession to him. So, we are inviting certain people (like some coworkers who threw a hissy fit and his entire softball team) to come to our reception after dinner at 8pm for drinks and dancing. To me, it can come off as "you're not good enough to be invited for the whole thing", but it's not always the case. I think it's all in how you showcase it. Again, I used my Linda & Harriett notepad with Gold Rush, Ornamental Flourish and Ma Sexy fonts.
Dad was busy, too. He went to work on making our wood direction signs (that will be painted later) and boxes to go around some of our vases. He used some of our old fencing and is going to drive it all out from Texas. Yay, Dad!