The Perfect Wedding Planning List for YOU!
Congratulations on your engagement! Here’s the perfect wedding planning list for you and your betrothed. Use it, and you can bet you’ll have the perfect wedding of your dreams!
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO NINE TO TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING:
- Announce Engagement
- Have an Engagement Party (optional)
- Choose Wedding ceremony Date
- Rent wedding guide/coordinator
- Determine the type of wedding ceremony: location, theme, # of attendees, formality (formal, semi-formal, casual), time of day (morning, afternoon, evening)
- Determine the finances & how expenses might be shared
- Buy a daytimer to maintain a record of appointments & events
- Develop a document for holding a system for funds
- Create an ongoing approximate # invitee list
- Decide if you’ll be inviting kids or not
- Select and reserve ceremony location Select, meet with, and reserve Officiant/Priest/Minister/Rabbi
- Select and book reception location
- Shop for, select and order bridal dress
- Decide color scheme
- If ceremony or reception is at a home, prepare for any home renovations
- Acquire, passports, visas, obtain birth certificates, any paperwork required for honeymoon and/or marriage licenses
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO SIX TO NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY:
- Select and reserve caterer, if appropriate
- Choose and reserve photographer/videographer
- Choose members of wedding party: best man; maid/matron of honor; bridesmaids; groomsmen; flower girl; ring bearer
- Meet with wedding party; give them a list of their obligations
- Choose and buy outfits of bridesmaids & flower girl
- Choose and book ceremony musicians
- Choose and reserve live band or DJ for reception
- Choose and book florist
- Register for your wedding gifts at your favorite store(s)
=======================================================================================================THINGS TO DO FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY:
- Schedule fittings for customized bridesmaids dresses
- Arrange marriage prep-courses, if needed
- Choose and book decorator
- Finalize an A and B checklist of invitees
- Choose and order invitations
- Set date, time and location for rehearsal dinner
- Choose and book honeymoon evening suite
- Organize accommodations for out-of-town visitors
- Start planning your honeymoon
- Shop for your wedding presents to one another
- Shop for your wedding presents to your wedding party
- Buy footwear, lingerie and accessories for the bride
- Buy shoes and accessories for the bridesmaids
- Select and order wedding bands
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO TWO TO FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY:
- Take formal engagement picture
- Select and order wedding cake
- Order party favors
- Choose and order decorations
- Purchase honeymoon attire and baggage
- Choose and book wedding day transportation
- Begin addressing your invitations
- Book wedding day hair and makeup.
- Apply for marriage license (expires in three months)
- Send out your invitations
- Select and invite ceremony readers
- Select ushers to seat your visitors
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY:
- Maintain a file of RSVP’s and early wedding presents
- Preserve a document of shower presents and mail thank you’s
- Buy all ceremony and reception accessories: guest book, toasting glasses, garter, ring pillow, etc.
- Select and reserve wedding attire for all gentlemen in wedding party
- Mail invites to rehearsal dinner
- Plan bridesmaid luncheon
- Choose your one thing old, new, borrowed, blue
- Compose your wedding speeches (use great wedding quotes and sayings which you can find online)
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO TWO TO SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY:
- Finalize all food and drinks for wedding reception
- Finalize all ceremony details with Officiant
- Finalize all rehearsal arrangements
- Finalize all floral arrangements
- Final fittings for your self and bridesmaids
- Finalize all particulars with all your vendors
- Determine the order of receiving line and head table setting
- Contact invitees that have not replied
- Pick up wedding rings
- Go to reception site for floor plan
- Create reception seating plan
- Give musicians a list of your music selection
- Inform attendants when and where to pick up attire
- Determine VIP seating for ceremony seating
- Print out place cards
- Pick up honeymoon tickets
- Practice your wedding speeches
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO ONE WEEK BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY:
- Give caterer/reception venue final tally of guests
- Pack for your honeymoon
- Wrap reception favors
- Arrange mail collection|hold while you are away on honeymoon
- Memorize your wedding speeches
=======================================================================================================THINGS THINGS TO DO ON THE DAY OF THE REHEARSAL DINNER (ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE WEDDING DAY):
- Drop all wedding accessories and decor off at ceremony and reception places
- Ensure you bring all presents that will be handed out at dinner
- Make sure you have all last payments (e.g. gratuities) in envelopes for wedding day
- Pack over night bag for honeymoon suite
- Go to the marriage ceremony site for rehearsal
- Review VIP seating with ushers at ceremony location
- Practice your wedding speeches one last time
- Go to bed early so you can wake up feeling refreshed for your big day!! Congratulations and Good Luck!!!
About the Author
Wedding speeches for the father of the bride, or for anyone in the wedding party, can be stressful for most people, especially for those who aren’t experienced at public speaking. Make your wedding speech meaningful and memorable! Check out great wedding accessories, favors, gifts, and invitations! Find the best wedding quotes and sayings at www.WeddingQuotesAndSayings.com.
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