• Announce the engagement to family and friends.
•Discuss the wedding style.
•Discuss and agree on a budget.
•Choose a maid of honor and bridesmaids.
•Choose a best man and groomsmen.
•Register for wedding gifts.
•Select a wedding date.
•Pick out a dress along with the accessories.
•Pick out Groom and groomsmen attire
•Find officiant for ceremony.
•Discuss honeymoon plans.
•Select ceremony and reception sites.
•Shop for wedding rings.
•Complete guest list and ask parents to do the same.
•Find photographer.
•Reserve photographer.
•Find DJ.
•Reserve DJ.
•Find Baker.
•Reserve Baker.
•Design Save the Dates
•Order Save the Dates
•Send Save the Dates to OOT guests.
•Determine rentals needed.
•Reserve rentals needed
•Delegate transportation arrangements.
•Determine requirements for marriage license.
•Reserve hotel room for wedding night if we’re not departing on honeymoon immediately after reception.
•Choose wedding favors.
•Make sure everyone knows their task in the wedding
•Discuss and choose menu.
•Baker: design and order the cake.
•Florist: Order floral arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages.
•Photographer: Give shot list and discuss style of photos.
•Decide if we’ll have a videographer.
•Videographer: Discuss various styles and approaches of wedding and videos and express our preferences.
•Entertainment: Select style of music for ceremony and reception. Compile a list of music for both and give a copy to the band leader and/or DJ.
•Check on vendor’s progress and confirm arrangements with each one.
•Select gifts for each other, attendants, parents and other helpers.
•Pick up rings and make sure they fit.
•Decide if we will have readers in the ceremony.
•Select readings, poems, or prayer for the ceremony. (Give copies to everyone who will be reading them.)
•Decide if we will be writing vows.
•If writing all or part of our vows, begin to put them together.
•Stay on top of thank you notes.
•Confirm transportation arrangements and honeymoon plans.
•Check final details with all of the vendors.
•Have your final fitting for the gown. Bring shoes and hair accessories to confirm that they match.
•Meet with officiant to finalize the plans for the ceremony.
•Make arrangements for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
•Organize going-away outfit and clothing for the honeymoon.
•Schedule final hair trimming.
•Plan transportation and from the wedding.
•Check in with vendors as needed.
•Pick up marriage license with fiancé.
•Pick up wedding gown.
•Confirm that I have something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence for my shoe.
•Practice hairstyles (with/with out headpiece) with Kayleigh.
•Schedule makeup trial run or practice.
•Compose reception toasts.
•Check in with vendors as needed.
•Confirm seating plan and give caterer final guest count.
•Finish writing seating and place cards.
•Assign wedding-day duties to your attendants and helpers.
•Pack for the honeymoon.
•Attend rehearsal dinner.
•Create a checklist of all items that will be bringing to the ceremony and reception.
•Have breakfast with attendants, close family or a few friends. touch base with wedding consultant if we hire one, CHILL OUT!!
•Give groom’s ring to honor attendant to hold for the ceremony.
•Give bride’s ring to the best man in sealed envelope.
•RELAX!!
•Have luggage and honeymoon documents taken to the reception location. Collect bridal bouquet and emergency kit (Sewing, aspirin, and so on.) to the ceremony.
•Pin on the boutonnieres.
•Give gifts to the parents to thank them for their help and support.
•Confirm that chairs are set up and that all elements of the décor have been properly arranged.
•Confirm that the musicians/DJ arrived on time, to setup.
•Confirm that attendants and groomsmen have arrived at the ceremony location, and distribute flowers and boutonnieres.
•Confirm that officiant has arrived at the ceremony location.
•Confirm that the photographer and/or videographer have arrived.
•Have honor attendant and best man sign the wedding certificate as witnesses.
•Ensure that the guest chairs, table and buffets have been set up and arranged according to plan.
•Confirm that guest tables are set with specified elements, such as specialty linens, place cards, and favors.
•Confirm that the caterer and/or bartender have arrived at reception location.
•Confirm that a microphone (Preferable cordless) is available for toasts.
•Confirm all seats have fans and water bottles for ceremony.
•BREATHE!!