by: Wedding Planning is always easier when you are organized!
generally...
8-12+ months
- If possible, get together with parents to celebrate engagement.
- Choose wedding date. May have to be flexible with date based on holidays, vacations...
- Engagement photos taken and announcement out
- Ponder and possibly choose wedding style and colors
- Get together with those involved and decide on wedding budget
- Consider purchasing wedding insurance
- Book venue sites and officiant
- Consider guest list
- Ask wedding party
- Send Save the Dates {6-12 months}
- Gown shopping and ordering
- Hire a planner
- Research and hopefully book vendors {photographer, video, caterer...}
- Set up your wedding website
- Visit potential DJ/band in action
- Look into pre-marital counseling requirements
6-8 months
- Research wedding invitations
- Shop for and order bridesmaid dresses
- Book Florist, Musician and Cake designer
- Plan honeymoon
- Decide groom’s attire
- Register for gifts
- Start exercise program
4-6 months
- Reserve rental equipment
- Decide on your hairstyle
- Order Wedding Invitations
- Plan rehearsal and book rehearsal dinner
- Settle on a cake
- Begin compiling play lists
3 Months
- Decide on Favors
- Plan ceremony and reception time lines
- Write vows and plan readings
- Order formal-wear
- Experiment with veil and hair
- Buy wedding rings
- Send time lines to vendors
2 Months
- Mail invitations
- Book spa, beauty treatments
- Book transportation to and from ceremony
- Contact vendors with special needs and desires
1 Month
- Apply for marriage license
- Call vendors and reconfirm times and places
- Make sure all fittings are in order
- Confirm honeymoon dates and times
- Final haircut and color
- Confirm spa appointments
- Send rehearsal dinner invites
2 weeks
- Make sure photog and DJ have picture and play lists
- Last chance for haircut and color
- Final count to caterer
- Prepare to-do lists and delegate
- Decide who's responsible for the gift table
- Decide who will return tux and misc. rental items the next day
1 Week
- Look at wedding clothes and make sure you have everything
- Break in your wedding shoes
- Pack for your honeymoon
- Prepare final payment envelopes for vendors
One Day Before Wedding
- Give ceremony/reception time lines to wedding party
- Hand out gifts at rehearsal dinner
- Get to bed at a decent hour
Day of Wedding
- Eat a healthy breakfast
- ENJOY YOURSELF
After Honeymoon
- Send Thank You cards
- Choose photos/albums
- ENJOY the rest of your lives together!
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Have a wonderful weekend!
xo Heidi
