12 MONTHS BEFORE
• Announce your engagement
• Arrange for parents to get together
• Decide on a date
• Set your spending budget
• Hire an event planner
• Visit/reserve ceremony site/officiant
• Visit/reserve reception site
• Select theme/style
6-9 MONTHS BEFORE
• Choose your attendants
• Shop for wedding attire
• Order bridal gown
• Select a caterer
• Select photographer/videographer
• Select florist
• Select musicians/DJ
• Mail destination wedding save-the-dates
4-6 MONTHS BEFORE
• Order wedding stationery:
save the date • invitations • envelopes
RSVP cards • maps • place cards • etc
• Purchase bridal accessories
• Shop for cake
• Arrange wedding day transportation
• Reserve salon/spa for wedding day
• Reserve hotel accommodations
for out-of-town guests
• Finalize guest list
• Look for honeymoon destinations
2-4 MONTHS BEFORE
• Obtain marriage license
• Order grooms/groomsmens attire
• Make honeymoon reservations
Have all travel documents ready.
• Discuss menu details with caterer
• Order wedding cake & related items
• Purchase wedding bands
• Choose ceremony/reception music
• Reserve all rental equipment/decor
• Buy thank you gifts for attendants
• Arrange rehearsal time & dinner
• Send attendants wedding day itinerary
• Reserve hotel room for wedding night
• Write or choose wedding vows
• Discuss bridal shower/bachelorette plans
• Make arrangements for gown alterations
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4-8 WEEKS BEFORE
• Mail invitations
• Set up practice hair/make-up appt
• Write thank you notes as gifts arrive
• Decide insurance policy changes
needed after wedding
• Submit newspaper announcements
2-3 WEEKS BEFORE
• Finalize seating plan for reception
• Confirm details/delivery times with florist,
photographer etc
• Write rehearsal dinner toast
• Call those who have not RSVPd
• Finalize decor with planner/consultant
• Schedule pickup/return of grooms attire
1 WEEK BEFORE
• Organize fees/payments in envelopes
• Give final head count to caterer
• Appoint reliable person to transport cake,
flowers, gifts etc to/from wedding site
• Get last minute beauty treatments
• Pack for honeymoon
• Get travelers checks/some foreign cash
• Pick up wedding gown/tuxedo
THE BIG DAY
• Eat a good breakfast
• Attend hair/make-up appointment
• Allow plenty of time for getting ready
• Relax & enjoy the day!
AFTER THE HONEYMOON
• Take gown/veil for preservation
• Submit name changes for drivers license,
social security card, state and federal taxes,
bank accounts, credit cards
• Send thank you notes ASAP!
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