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 This checklist will help you in planning the most
important day of your life. Feel free to print it out and give
copies to those helping to plan your wedding.
** Here is a collection of Books Written About
Wedding Planning**
** Offsite Links Additional Wedding Planning Guides**
6-12 Months before the
Wedding
- Determine the kind of wedding you will have,
what traditions you want to follow, and of course the date and
time.
- Plan the budget, and who is responsible for
what costs.
- Do you want to hire a wedding coordinator?
- Is the location and officiating person
available?
- Reserve the wedding and reception locations.
- Select your the bridal party attire.
- Choose the bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers,
and other honored roles.
- Send announcements of your engagement to your
fiance's and your local and hometown newspapers.
- Meet with the florist, photographer, caterer,
videographer, and entertainment to discuss budgets and options.
- Discuss the guest list with fiance's and
families.
- Contact a rental coordinator for rental
reservations.
- Discuss honeymoon and reservations.
(Traditionally the groom makes all the honeymoon arrangements.)
- Arrange for time off work, if necessary.
- Buy a wedding planner and envelopes to store
brochures and notes.
- Develop record-keeping system for
invitations, gifts, and thank-you notes.
- Some couples will open a checking account
just to track funds more easily.
4-6 Months before the Wedding
- Select and register wedding gifts and
patterns.
- Select color scheme for wedding.
- Order dress and accessories.
- Order bridesmaids' dresses, shoes and
accessories.
- Research men's formal wear specialist for
men's attire.
- Remind parents to plan their wardrobe.
- Order invitations, announcements, programs,
napkins, matchbooks, and personal stationery.
2 Months before the Wedding
- Plan reception music.
- Choose and order wedding bands and engraving.
- Order wedding and groom's cakes.
- Check state/county marriage license
requirements.
- Plan ceremony, reception, menus, master of
ceremonies, music, and timetables.
- Plan rehearsal dinner, and bridesmaids'
luncheon.
- Complete guest list and address invitations.
- Make arrangements for lodging for out-of-town
guests.
- Purchase gifts for attendants and groom.
- Plan reception seating, if necessary.
1 Week before the Wedding
- Explain any special reception seating
arrangements to head usher and banquette manager.
- Purchase traveler's checks and confirm that
charge cards have sufficient credit limit for the wedding.
- Pack.
- Remind best man, maid of honor and ushers of
the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner details. Present gifts to
attendants at rehearsal dinner.
- Arrange for rental returns and any reception
hall clean-up.
- Confirm dates and times with vendors such as
photographer.
3 Days
- Make sure the best man and maid of honor have
emergency phone numbers such as the photographer, tux shop and
cake.
- Call vendors and do a final verification.
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