Wedding Guide
- Your Special Wedding Vows
- Your Special Wedding Toasts
6-12 Month Before the Wedding
- Announce engagement
- Decide on the kind of wedding
- Decide the time of day
- Decide location
- Set a date
- Set a budget
- Select bridal party
- Plan color scheme
- Select and order bridal gowns
- Select and order headpiece
- Select and order shoes
- Select and order attendance gowns
- Start honeymoon planning
- Go to bridal gift registry
- Start compiling the guest list
- Go to bridal gift registry
- Select caterers
- Select musicians
- Select florists
- Select photographers
- Start planning reception
- Reserve hall
- Plan to attend premarital counseling at church
- Select wedding rings
3 months before the wedding
- Complete guest list
- Make doctors appointments
- Plan to have mother’s select attire
- Select and order invitations
- Start compiling trousseau
- Finalize reception arrangements
- Make reservations for honeymoon
- Confirm dress delivery
- Confirm time and date with florist
- Confirm time and date with caterer
- Confirm time and date with photographer
- Confirm time and date with musicians
- Confirm time and date with church
- Discuss transportation to ceremony and reception
- Order cake
- Select and order attire for groomsmen
- Schedule bridesmaid dress and shoe fittings
2 months before the wedding
- Mail all invitations to allow time for RSVPs
- Arrange for appointment to get marriage license
- Finalize honeymoon arrangements
1 month before the wedding
- Schedule bridal portrait
- Reserve accommodations for guests
- Begin to record gift received and send thank you notes
- Plan rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
- Purchase gifts for bridal party
- Purchase gift for fiancé if gift are being exchanged
- Schedule final fittings, including accessories and shoes
- Schedule appointments at beauty salon for attendants
- Schedule bridesmaids luncheon or party
- Arrange for placement of guest book
- Obtain wedding props: pillow for ring bearer, candles
- Get marriage license
2 weeks before the wedding
- Mail bridal portrait with announcement to newspapers
- Finalize wedding day transportation
- Arrange to change name on license, social security card
- Confirm accommodations for guests
- Prepare wedding announcements to be mailed after the wedding
1 week before the wedding
- Start packing for the honeymoon
- Finalize number of guests with caterer
- Double check all details with those providing professional services
- Plan seating arrangements
- Confirm desired pictures with photographer
- Style your hair with headpiece
- Practice applying cosmetics in proper light
- Arrange for one last fitting of all wedding attire
- Make sure rings are picked up and fitted properly
- Confirm receipt of marriage license
- Rehearsal dinner
- Arrange to have the photographer and attendants arrive two hours before ceremony if there are to be prewedding pictures
- Arrange for music to start one half hour prior to ceremony
- Arrange to have the mother of groom seated 5 minutes before the ceremony
- Arrange to have the mother of the bride seated immediately before the processional
- Arrange for the aisle runner to be rolled out by the ushers immediately before the processional
- Arrange and attend the bridesmaids luncheon
Wedding Guide
- Wedding Planner
- Wedding Consultants
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