12 Months Before:
- Announce your engagement
- Plan an engagement party
- Discuss the size and style of your wedding
- Collect ideas for colour scheme, the wedding dress, etc.
- Decide on budget
- Discuss how expenses will be shared among parties
- Discuss potential dates for wedding
- Meet with and book your wedding officiant or clergy
- Set the wedding date
- Reserve the venue for the ceremony
- Book the venue for receptioin
- Consult with wedding coordinator if needed
- Discuss your guest list
- Research wedding vendors in your area
9-12 Months Before:
- Decide on and secure bookings with a photographer and videographer
- Book the musicians and DJ
- Schedule dancing lessons
- Reserve the catener
- Finalise the design for your wedding dress and schedule fittings.
- Plan the honeymoon
- Finalise wedding attendants
- Reserve florist
- Order the wedding cake
- Finalise the guest list
- Send to save-the-date cards
- Design invitations
- Update your vendors contact
6-9 Months Before:
- Plan the ceremony and reception program
- Select your MC and readers
- Confirm booking with musicians and DJ
- Choose music selection for ceremony and reception
- Confirm booking with photographer and videographer
- Plan the menu with the caterer
- Make bookings for honeymoon (travel, accommodation)
- Draw up pre-material contracts
- Order wedding favours for guests
- Buy present for the attendants and parents
- Discuss the outfit for parents of the bridge and groom
- Select and order rental decorations
3-6 Months Before:
- Select bridesmaids dresses and schedule fittings
- Arrange for transportation for wedding day
- Finalise your bridal registry
- Finalise the attire for the groom and male attendants
- Design or order wedding rings
- Schedule appointment for hair and make up test
- Finalise your order with the florist
- Send out wedding invitations
1-3 Months Before:
- Finalise menu with caterer
- Finalise beverages with reception venue
- Draw up the seating plan
- Write wedding vows
- Draft the speechless
- Discuss the programme with your MC
- Have programme printed
- Print maps to the reception venue
- Schedule final dress fitting
- Secure appointment for hair, nails and make-up
- Book venue for rehearsal dinner
>= 1 Week Before:
- Update your guest list RSVPs
- Contact guests who have not yet replied
- Confirm honeymoon reservations
- Purchase remaining attire, jewellery and undergarments
- Give final head count to caterer & venue
- Finalise and print seating plan
- Have place cards printed
- Pack for honeymoon
- Arrange who will return rented items
- Arrange accommodation for out-of-town guests
- Confirm ceremony details with your officiant
< 1 Week Before:
- Finalise the itinerary for the wedding day
- Ensure and outstanding payments to vendors have been made
- Pick up all rentals
- Confirm details with ceremony and reception
- Finalise the speechless
- Confirm accommodation bookings
- Pack for the wedding day
On The Day:
- Give the wedding bands to the best man
- Give any outstanding cheques to the best man
- Have fun
Source: Wedding Plandroid
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