12 months before your wedding 9-12 months before your wedding
1. Select a wedding date and time 1. Choose bridal attendants
2. Decide on the type and size of 2. Choose your color schemes
wedding you will have 3. Select your professional photographer
3. Announcement of engagement and have engagement photos taken
4. Agree on preliminary budget 4. Select videographer
5. Decide who will pay for what 5. Select professional caterer
6. Call the Officiant and set appointment 6. Select all musicians for ceremony and reception
7. Start your wedding guest list 7. Shop together for your wedding rings
8. select your reception location
6-9 months before your wedding 4-6 months before your wedding
1. Select your wedding dess 1. Check requirements for the marriage license
and headiece (set a date for fittings) 2. Discuss Color schemes with your florist or
2. Select your bridesmainds' dresses decorator
and accessories 3. Reserve your wedding day rental equipment
3. Plan your reception 4. Select Mens' formal wear
4. Select your florist 5. Order invitations and stationary
5. Select your travel agent and choose 6. Select transportation services
your honeymoon destination 7. Select hotel accommodations for
6. Meet with your reception Master of out-of-town guests
Ceremonies to discuss preliminary 8. Select a wedding cake
details
2-4 months before your wedding 1-2 months before your wedding
1. Research and select readings for 1. Mail out invitations and announcements
the ceremony 2. Finalize details of ceremony and reception
2. Decide upon a gift registry and with appropriate site coordinators
select your gift choices 3. Buy marriage license
3. Make music selections for 4. Final bridal gown and attendants dress fittings
ceremony and reception 5. Select ceremony accessories
4. Decide on favors, decorations, and 6. Select personal accessories
accessories 7. Make salon appointments
5. Help both mothers coordinate and
find their wedding day clothing
6. Review contracts with all your
vendors and service providers
7. Place your engagement announcement
in the newspaper
8. Arrange and plan the rehearsal dinner
9. Purchase your wedding day accessories
10. Select gifts for attendants and each other
11. Finalize florist order
12. Preliminary hair and makeup consultation
2 weeks before our wedding 1 week before your wedding
1. Finalize arrangements with entertainers 1. Men pick up formal wear (check for proper fit)
2. Provide list of music you want played 2. Prepare seating arrangements
3. Finalize music during special events 3. Make sure your marriage license is in order
such as first dance or Fathers dance 4. Buy travelors checks and confirm honeymoon
4. Pick up wedding rings reservations
5. Make sure rings fit and engravings 5. Pack your bags for your honeymoon
are correct 6. Inform your caterer of the total guest count
6. Finalize guest count-contact those 7. Finalize transportation for bridal party
who have not responded and parents
7. Arrange change of name & Address 8. Give the best man vendor payments to be
made the day of the wedding
9. Confirm out-of-town guests have
accomodations and transportation
10. Check with florist to make sure they will
arrive when scheduled
HAVE A GREAT WEDDING DAY !!!!
