Wedding Planning
Depending on your personal preferences and the preferences of
your husband or wife-to-be, a wedding can take anywhere from 6
weeks to 2 years to plan. If one step in the planning process is
missed, the whole wedding could be ruined. To prevent this from
happening, we have created a wedding checklist in order to
ensure everything goes according to plan on your big day.
7-12 Months Prior - Announce Engagement and have
your engagement party
- Decide on the wedding style and create
a guest list
- Choose who you both want in the wedding party
- Set the date and time of the wedding
- Book your wedding
officiant
- Choose your wedding song
- Decide on "extras"
(cake, flowers, dj, photographers etc)
- Purchase your wedding
dress and bridal accessories
- Purchase bridesmaids dresses
and accessories (maid of honor as well)
- Start planning your
honeymoon
- Buy (or make) your wedding favors
- Purchase
your wedding invitations
- Plan your rehearsal ceremony and
dinner
2-6 Months Prior - Arrange accommodations for
out-of-town guests
- Finalize the dinner menu
- Book your
limo (or other form of transportation)
- Book the rehearsal
dinner site
- Book your honeymoon
- Purchase your wedding
rings
- Purchase your gifts for the wedding party
- Rent the
tuxedos for groom and groomsmen (including bestman)
- Schedule
a dress fitting (bride)
- Book hair and makeup appointment
(bride)
- Have your bridal shower
- Send out the invitations
to your guests
- Plan the wedding program
1 Month Prior - Get your marriage license (and
blood tests if needed)
- Final dress fitting (bride)
- Arrange seating for your guests
- Have your stag and doe
party
1-2 Weeks Prior - Pick up the wedding dress
- Have your bachelor and bachelorette parties
The Day Before - Give the wedding party their
gifts
- Pick up the tuxedo(s)
- Decorate the wedding site
- Have your rehearsal dinner and greet out-of-town guests
Follow these steps in the first step towards a lifetime of
marital bliss!