9
- 12 Months
q Set
a wedding date and time.
q Discuss
wedding budget with fiancé, his parents and your parents.
q Decide
on formal or informal wedding.
q Select
number of guests and budget.
q Have
families meet if they have not already met.
q Decide
if you would like a wedding consultant to assist.
q Reserve
wedding location.
q Book
reception hall or location.
q Reserve
rehearsal dinner location.
q Reserve
bridesmaid luncheon location.
q Book
clergy or officiant.
q Select
florist.
q Hire
photographer.
q Hire
videographer.
q Select
caterer.
q Hire
limousines.
q Decide
on musicians and vocalists for wedding ceremony.
q Book
a band or disc jockey for reception.
q Purchase
and insure your wedding bands.
q Begin
a proposed guest list.
q Discuss
your honeymoon plans with a travel agent.
q Decide
if you would like any cosmetic surgery.
q Have
your engagement party.
6 – 9
Months
q Choose
your wedding dress, veil and accessories.
q Select
and invite your Maid of Honor and bridesmaids.
q Pick
flower girl and ring bearer.
q Choose
bridesmaids’ dresses. Discuss budget with bridesmaids.
q Select
your china, crystal and silver patterns.
q Enroll
with selected Bridal Registries.
q Order
items from rental company, if required.
q Decide
which special traditions you would like included in your ceremony and at
the reception (such as Jumping the Broom).
q Finalize
details of ceremony.
q Finalize
details of reception.
q Find
your new home for when you return from your honeymoon.
3 – 6
Months
q Finalize
your guest list. Save a copy for “thank you” notes.
q Order
your wedding dress.
q Choose
the men’s formal wear.
q Sit
for your wedding and engagement portraits.
q Select
your mother and his mother’s dresses.
q Order
invitations, announcements, thank you notes and personal stationery.
q Confirm
and book your honeymoon plans.
q Book
wedding night accommodations, if required.
q Design
and order your wedding cake, cake top and groom’s cake.
q Make
reservations for accommodations for out-of-town guests.
q Arrange
transportation for out-of-town guests.
q Order
groom’s and attendant’s gifts.
q Choose
a reader for the ceremony.
q Finalize
your flower details with florist.
q Choose
your music selections for ceremony and reception. Specifically, select
the music for your dances with the groom, your father, his father and the
best man.
q Inform
employers regarding vacation time required.
1 – 3
Months
q Send
announcement and engagement pictures to local publications.
q Make
final corrections to guest list.
q Hire
calligrapher and address wedding invitations.
q Make
appointment with hair salon for hair, facial, manicure, pedicure and makeup.
q Select
and purchase your trousseau.
q Confirm
delivery date of wedding dress.
q Final
fitting of wedding dress.
q Write
your wedding vows, if desired.
q Order
reception menu.
q Order
rehearsal dinner menu.
q Compose
and print ceremony programs.
q Get
details on marriage license and blood tests as required.
q Purchase
camera, film and/or video camera for honeymoon .
1 Month
q Mail
invitations.
q Write
rehearsal dinner speeches.
q Schedule
bridesmaids’ luncheon.
q Buy
groom’s gift.
q Check
passports and visa requirements if honeymoon is out of the country.
2 Weeks
q Meet
with officiant to review final details including the vows.
q Plan
the reception seating arrangement.
q Make
seating cards for bride’s table.
q Contact
special guests who have not yet confirmed.
q Purchase
travelers checks for honeymoon.
q Confirm
airline tickets, hotel and/or cruise ship reservations.
q Write
your wedding announcement.
q Select
individual to mail your wedding announcement on evening or day after wedding.
1 Week
q Set
aside your going away outfit.
q Pack
your honeymoon suitcases.
q Have
bridesmaids’ luncheon.
q Hold
rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
q Groomsmen’s
final fitting and pick up of wedding attire.
q Determine
order of bridesmaids procession and groomsmen.
q Provide
marriage license to officiant.
q Select
photographer contact for wedding day.
q Select
individual (usually the best man) to
provide payments for photographer, caterer, officiant, band, bartenders
and limousines, as required.
q Prepare
checks for wedding day.
Day Before the Wedding
q Give
attendants and groomsmen their presents.
q Get
a good night’s sleep the night before the wedding.
Wedding Day
q Give
best man your wedding rings.
q Give
checks to individual selected to distribute.
q Have
person take wedding gifts from the reception.
q Have
person save the top of the wedding cake in a freezer for your one-year
anniversary.
q Have
fun!
The Day After
q Mail
wedding announcement to local newspapers.
q Friend
takes your wedding dress to company to be heirloomed.
After Honeymoon
q Make
a gift list and send “thank you” notes.
q Send
thank you letters to attendants and suppliers as appropriate.
q Change
name on required documents.
