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>>> WELCOME BACK HI, EVERYONE. IT IS EASY TO DREAM ABOUT A
PERFECT WEDDING, BUT TRYING TO
PLAN THAT, IT IS NOT SO EASY.
WE ARE BREAKING DOWN EACH TASK
MONTH BY MONTH TO KEEP YOU ON
TRACK.
TRACK.
TRACK. WE
TRACK. WE ARE CALLING THIS TO DO
BEFORE I DO.
OUR CONTRIBUTOR, RENEE
BLEDSOE, IS BACK.
AND WE ARE CHECKING IN IN NINE
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. WE WANT YOU TO RECAP WHAT THE
HIGHLIGHTS WERE OF WHAT YOU DID
LAST MONTH.>> LAST MONTH WAS
SUPER LONG.
SUPER LONG. WE WERE DOING DRESS SHOPPING
AND WEBSITES AND LOOKING AT
INVITATIONS.
INVITATIONS. IT WAS SO MUCH THAT WE COVERED.
SO LAST MONTH WAS A BIG MONTH
AND THE THING ABOUT WEDDING
PLANNING IS THERE ARE EBBS AND
FLOWS IN PEAKS AND VALLEYS AND
WE ARE IN A QUIET MONTH THIS
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. IT
MONTH. IT IS A LITTLE MORE SETTLED.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
DRESS SHOPPING, BUT AT THIS
POINT YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID YES
TO YOUR ADDRESS AND I THINK YOU
SAID THAT YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND
HAD A SHORTER ENGAGEMENT, SO HE
HAD TO GET YOUR ADDRESS RIGHT
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. BUT, IF YOU'VE GONE AHEAD AND
SELECTED YOUR ADDRESS, YOU CAN
FORGET ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT
WILL TAKE A FEW MONTHS FREE THE
DRESS TO COME IN FOR YOUR FIRST
FITTING.
FITTING.
FITTING. SO JUST BREATHE EASY.
BUT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS
ALL YEAR.
ALL YEAR.
ALL YEAR. YOU HAVE TO SPEED THINGS UP AND
THIS WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT.
COMPONENT. >> THIS WAS LITERALLY -- I LOVE
MY HUSBAND, BUT I LOVE MY DRESS.
LIKE I REMEMBER -- YOU KNOW HOW
YOU TALK ABOUT BRIDAL BLUES.
I WAS NOT SO SAD WHEN THE
WEDDING WAS OVER, BUT WHEN I
HAD TO TAKE OFF MY DRESS, I
STARTED TEARING UP.
>> AND THAT'S THE WAY YOU
SHOULD FEEL.
SHOULD FEEL. IT IS ABOUT THE WAY YOU FEEL IN
THE DRESS YOURSELF.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN
YOU WANT TO FEEL LIKE A
PRINCESS.
PRINCESS.
PRINCESS. SO WE HAVE THAT.
AND LET'S TALK ABOUT IF YOU'RE
PLANNING ON LOSING WEIGHT.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
TRYING TO GET IN SHAPE. WHAT DO
WE DO ABOUT THAT?
>> TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, EAT
NORMALLY.
NORMALLY.
NORMALLY. IF YOU WANT ICE CREAM OR A
BAGEL, JUST DO YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO WORK OUT, IT IS
NOT ABOUT BEING SKINNY, IT IS
ABOUT BEING HEALTHY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY JUST
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH GOING
ON WITH THE STRESS OF PLANNING,
YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND
DON'T KILL YOURSELF.
DON'T CHOOSE YOUR ADDRESS --
WHAT IS THE SAME?
THE DRESS IS SUPPOSED TO FIT
YOU, SCREW THAT.
JUST BE HEALTHY.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK BACK
AT THAT PICTURE AND SAY, OH MY
GOSH, WHAT WAS I THINKING?
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
ACCESSORIES?
ACCESSORIES? >> I WOULD SAY AS SOON AS THE
DRESS COMES IN.
FIRST FITTING, A GREAT TIME TO
TRY UNVEILS.
TRY UNVEILS. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
EASY TO ORDER AND A LOT OF
RIDES WILL GET FAMILY HEIRLOOMS
AND THEY WILL DO THAT AND IF
YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
HER DRESS, GO AHEAD AND DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. SO
THAT. SO NO PRESSURE.
BUT HAVE YOUR SHOES FOR YOUR
FIRST HITTING.
FIRST HITTING. >> NEXT STEP, FINALIZING THE
GUEST LIST.
GUEST LIST. THOSE CRAZY ITALIANS.
I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE
FORGIVEN ME.>> IF YOUR FAMILY
IS GOOD HAVE A LIST AND IT IS
IMPORTANT AND WE TALKED ABOUT
THIS IN THE FIRST MONTH.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A BIGGER
WEDDING AND YOU WANT TO HAVE A
MORE INTIMATE WEDDING, AND WHO
IS PAYING FOR THE WEDDING.
SO THERE ARE SOME FAMILY
DYNAMICS IN INTO THIS AND AT
THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYONE
WILL GET WHAT THEY WANT.
MY OLDER SISTER, SHE IS THE
OLDEST OUT OF OUR GENERATION
AND MY MOTHER WANTED TO INVITE
THE LADY FROM THE DELI.
AND MY SISTER HAD THE BIGGEST
WEDDING AND IT WAS VERY
EXCITING, AND IS NOT MALICIOUS
WHEN PARENTS ARE LIKE, I WANT
THIS PERSON AND I WANT THIS
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE EXCITED
AND THEY WANT EVERYONE TO
CELEBRATE.
CELEBRATE. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE REALISTIC.
SO JUST WORK THROUGH THAT BUT
AT THIS POINT YOUR GUEST LIST
SHOULD BE COMPLETE BECAUSE YOU
ARE GOING TO GET INTO SAVE THE
DATE.>> AND EXCEL, IS THAT THE
BEST WAY?>> A LOT OF PEOPLE USE
GOOGLE SHEETS AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE GMAIL AND YOU CAN
CREATE A SHARED DOCUMENT.
BUT THIS WAY EVERYONE CAN SEE
EDITS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN
REAL-TIME.>> IN THE THIRD POINT
IS YOU WANT TO FINALIZE THIS
AND THEN YOU CAN SAVE THE DATE
ARE THERE ANY RULES FOR THIS?
>> NINE MONTHS OUT.
SO IF YOU ARE DOING A PRINTED
SAVE THE DATE, AND THE OTHER
THING ABOUT DIGITAL IS THAT
THESE COULD GO INTO A SPAM
FOLDER.
FOLDER.
FOLDER. AND SO I REALLY DO PRESS FOR A
PRINTED INVITATION.
PRINTED INVITATION. JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
GETTING MARRIED AND YOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE YOUR VENUE, BUT
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE CITY IN THE
STATE AND THIS GIVES PEOPLE AN
IDEA OF IF IT IS GOING TO BE A
DESTINATION WEDDING OR IF IT IS
GOING TO BE LOCAL.
AND THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE.
LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT
BUILDING UP YOUR WEDDING
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. BUT YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT
SO PEOPLE MAKE SURE THAT THEY
CAN ATTEND YOUR WEDDING.>> I
KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT A THEME.
SO SHOULD MATCH WITH THE INVITE
IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE?>>
SOMETIMES THERE IS AN ENTIRE
SUITE.
SUITE.
SUITE. SO
SUITE. SO THIS IS LIKE FOR ALL THE
THINGS IN IT WILL SET THE TONE
FOR WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT.
BUT IT GETS ME SO EXCITED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU WILL SEE HER EACH AND EVERY
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR
YOUR WEDDING CHECKLIST, PLEASE
MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION FOR HER, WE WOULD LOVE
TO SHARE IT