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Six months to a year in advance
- Select the date and time for the ceremony and reception.
- Decide the kind of wedding you wish to have and how much you can spend.
- Reserve the venues for the ceremony and reception. Select a minister or
notary to officiate at the ceremony.
- Decide how many guests you’ll invite.
- Determine the guest list and start to compile names and addresses.
- Select a photographer, florist, bakery, videographer,
catering service, DJ or band, and wedding consultant (if you decide to
hire one).
- Announce your engagement.
- Plan your honeymoon.
- Make sure your passports are up-to-date if you plan on traveling abroad.
- Select the venue for the rehearsal dinner.
- Select and order the wedding gown and accessories.
- Select the members of the wedding party: flower girl, bridesmaids,
groomsmen, ring bearers, etc.
- Select the dresses and tuxes for the bridesmaids and ring bearers.
- Look for invitations and accessories.
- Schedule appointments at the beauty salon (hairdo, manicure, pedicure,
etc.).
- Reserve the transportation service.
- Reserve hotel rooms for out-of-town guests.
- Select the wedding rings.
Four months in advance
- Finish the guest list.
- Order the invitations.
- Make the maps for the invitations.
- Reserve the items to be rented, such as silverware and tablecloths.
- Start planning the bachelor and bachelorette parties.
- Finish planning the honeymoon.
- Register for gifts.
Two months in advance
- Send out the invitations five weeks before the wedding.
- Finish planning the ceremony.
- Solidify your plans with the photographer, videographer, baker, florist, DJ
or band, and catering service.
- Finish choosing the music for the ceremony and reception.
- Start planning the hourly schedule for the wedding day.
One month in advance
- Request the marriage license and/or any other legal requirements.
- Buy gifts for the members of the wedding party.
- Start a list of gifts you’ve already received.
- Make final adjustments to the wardrobe of the bride and the wedding party.
- Contact the photographer to get the formal wedding portrait.
- Buy a wedding gift for your soon-to-be spouse.
Two weeks in advance
- Confirm lodging for out-of-town guests.
- Confirm all the honeymoon reservations.
- Make the programs.
One week in advance
- Make sure members of the wedding party have picked up their dresses and
tuxes.
- Attend the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Distribute gifts to members of
the wedding party.
- Make sure you have the marriage license and the rings.
- Contact the guests who have not yet confirmed.
- Give the final headcount to the venue and caterer. Finish the guest seating
charts.
- Pay the service providers.
The day of the wedding
- Eat something in the morning.
- Enjoy your great day.
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