Well if its any help, Jola (who's our cheque collector) is on holiday and will need at least a few days recoup with bouncy child on her return so there's certainly no madrush to send in ticket cheques within the next week.
Total money for the hotel has to be with us no later than 6 weeks before the event (so about the beginning of June), as we have to confirm the rooms by then otherwise they will be cancelled.
Hope that helps 🙂