The Wedding Planning Checklist |
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Get to "Forever I Do" with your sanity intact by following this recommended
12-Month Checklist |
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| Bride | Groom | |
| 12 Months Before: | ||
| Announce your engagement. | ||
| Arrange for both sets of parents to get together. | ||
| Decide on a date. | ||
| Discuss your budget with everyone contributing to the event. | ||
| Interview wedding planners, if you'll be using one. | ||
| Pick the ceremony site and visit the officiant. | ||
| Work on the guest list to get a rough head count. | ||
| Visit reception sites and reserve one. | ||
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| 6 - 9 Months Before | ||
| Choose your wedding party. | ||
Select a caterer. |
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| Enroll in a bridal-gift-registry. | ||
| Shop for your gown. | ||
| Pick the bridal attendants' dresses. | ||
| Choose a photographer and/or videographer. In the San Francisco Bay Area try Dubnoff Photography | ||
| Hire a florist. | ||
| Book the musicians and/or DJ. | ||
| 4 - 6 months before: | ||
| Buy wedding invitations, envelopes, thank-you cards, etc. | ||
| Order the wedding gown. | ||
| Shop for the cake. | ||
| Scout accommodations for your out-of-town guests. | ||
| Complete the guest list (assume 20% won't attend). | ||
| Send out "save-the-date" letters. | ||
| 2-4 Months Before: | ||
| Call County Clerk's Office for Marriage License requirements. | ||
| Order the tuxedos for the groom and groomsmen, | ||
| Get a blood test, if needed for a license. | ||
| Make honeymoon reservations. Compile all the necessary travel documents (passports, visas, etc.) | ||
| Meet with the caterer or banquet manager to discuss menus, service style, wine lists, etc. | ||
| Order the wedding cake. | ||
| Select approved ceremony music. | ||
| Pick the reception music. | ||
| Buy thank you gifts for the attendants. | ||
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| Meet with party-rental companies, if necessary. | ||
| Arrange the rehearsal dinner. | ||
| 4-8 Weeks Before: | ||
| Mail the invitations eights weeks ahead of the date. | ||
| Do a hair and makeup run-through (with headpiece) | ||
| Book your favorite beauty pros for the big day. | ||
| Make insurance policy changes you'll need post-wedding. | ||
| 2-3 Weeks Before: | ||
| Do the seating for the reception. | ||
| Confirm details with the photographer, florist, etc. | ||
| Give the caterer the final head count. | ||
| Have your final dress and tuxedo fittings. | ||
| 1 Week Before: | ||
| Place the fees due on the wedding day in envelopes. | ||
Appoint a punctual pal to transport the cake knife, toasting glasses or other heirlooms to and from the wedding site.. |
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| Get last-minute beauty treatments of your choice. | ||
| Pack for the honeymoon. (Ask someone to bring your luggage to the reception if you're leaving from there). | ||
| Reconfirm flights and hotel reservation for the honeymoon. | ||
| The Day Before: | ||
| Greet your out-of-town guests. | ||
| Go to the gym or do some other stress reducing activity. | ||
| Schedule time for beauty - a manicure touch-up or a hairstyling appointment- before the rehearsal dinner. | ||
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