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Start your wedding planning with an easy-to-use wedding checklist that will keep you organized and on top of things! I suggest you print out these wedding checklists and put them in your wedding notebook for easy reference.
Your Wedding Checklist: 10 to 12 months before your wedding____Read The First Ten Steps for a Newly Engaged Couple
____Tell your parents, important family members, and close friends the good news! How to Announce Your Engagement ____You might also want to announce your engagement in the newspaper, on a wedding website with an email sent out to all your friends, or in the most traditional way, with mailed engagement announcements ____Have an engagement party, if you'd like ____Envision the tone of your wedding: Formal or casual? Day or evening? Religious or secular? ____Consider having a wedding theme, which will help pull together the style, look, and feel of your wedding ____Choose your wedding colors, which will add visual unity. ____Set your budget, read Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding ____Decide who will pay for the wedding. Will your parents cover it all? Can you contribute? How will expenses be split? ____Start your guest list ____Select date and time. Have backup dates in mind, in case a key element is unavailable. ____Select and reserve your ceremony and reception sites ____Hire a wedding consultant, if you're using one ____Choose and book your wedding officiant ____Choose bridesmaids, groomsmen and ushers ____Meet with florists, caterers, and musicians. ____Arrange for a tasting with your caterer
____Sign a contract with your wedding caterer ____Book wedding florist and choose arrangements ____Book your musicians and/or DJ for both ceremony and reception ____Select and confirm your wedding photographer (and your videographer, if you're using one.) ____Look into wedding insurance and decide if it's a good option for you ____Plan your honeymoon ____Shop for and order your bridesmaid dresses ____If you're making your own wedding favors, start doing so now. ____Meet with wedding cake designers or bakers and arrange for a tasting (Yum!) Your Wedding Checklist: Four to six months before your wedding____Send save-the-date announcements or call out of town guests to let them know the final date, time, and location of the wedding.
____If you're purchasing wedding favors, do so now ____Start planning your rehearsal dinner. Give the host(s) your guest list ____Examine your beauty regimen. Read Five months to perfect wedding day beauty ____If your caterer isn't doing it for you, reserve any rental equipment you'll need, including dishes, tables, chairs, linens, tents ____Register for gifts ____Select your wedding cake designer, and order your wedding cake ____Arrange wedding transportation ____Order stationery ____Select a calligrapher, if you're using one ____Select the groom's tuxedo or other attire, what the groomsmen will wear, and arrange to purchase or rent ____Purchase your wedding rings ____Book wedding night accommodations and accommodations for out-of-town guests ____Buy gifts for your wedding party, parents, and each other. Bridesmaid Gift Ideas Gift Ideas for the Bride Top 10 Groom Gift Ideas ____If you're changing into "going away outfits" before you leave the reception, purchase those now Your Wedding Checklist: Two to three months before your wedding____Give a list of "Must Take" photographs to your wedding photographer
____Discuss your wedding menu with your caterer ____Meet with your officiant to discuss the wedding ceremony ____Write your wedding vows ____Attend any bridal showers ____Mail your wedding invitations ____Think about your wedding hair and makeup - If you're doing your own, try out hairstyles, purchase any extra makeup, think about having a "makeover party" with your girlfriends. ____Book your hairstylist and/or makeup artist, if you're using them. Meet with each of them to experiment with styles and colors ____Schedule your wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner ____If your state requires it for a marriage license, make blood test appointments ____If you're going to change your name, complete those documents ____Send wedding announcements to local newspapers Your Wedding Checklist: The month of your weddingIt's finally here! There's just a few more things to do to make sure everything's perfect____Apply for your marriage license. ____Have your final gown fitting. It's helpful to have a bridesmaid with you to learn how to bustle your train and fasten any tricky buttons (and help you go to the bathroom, if you've got a big wedding dress!) ____Check with your bridesmaids and groomsmen to make sure they've gotten their attire, confirm arrival times, and answer any last minute questions ____Contact your vendors (caterer, officiant, cake baker, photographer, videographer, florist, musicians, transportation, hotels) to confirm arrival and delivery times. ____Write and print your wedding program ____Create welcome baskets or bags for out-of-town guests ____Send change-of-address information to post office ____Write thank you cards as you receive wedding gifts ____Ask your mother or maid of honor to contact any guests who have not RSVP'd ____Read Top Tips for Perfect Wedding Day Beauty Your Wedding Checklist: One to Two Weeks Ahead____Arrange seating plan, and write place cards____Give your final head count to your caterer, and confirm any last minute details ____Write toasts for the rehearsal dinner and reception ____Try on your wedding shoes, and wear them on carpeted surfaces around the house ____Arrange for a plant waterer/pet sitter/babysitter while you are on your honeymoon ____Pick up your wedding dress ____Attend your bachelor party or bachelorette party, if you're having them ____Send your travel plans and contact information to a family member and your house sitter (in case of emergency) ____Finalize seating chart Your Wedding Checklist: The Day Before Your Wedding____Do something to relax and enjoy the company of your out-of-town friends____Assign responsibilities to your wedding party (handing out corsages and boutonnieres, greeting and seating guests, checking on vendors) ____Confirm wedding day transportation ____Have a manicure and pedicure or other pre-wedding spa pampering. ____Give your wedding party gifts ____Rehearse ceremony ____Hold the rehearsal dinner Your Wedding Checklist: Day of the Wedding____Give thank you gifts to your parents____Enjoy your wedding! |
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