
6-12 Months Before:
- Announce your engagement
- Pick a style for your wedding
- Plan a budget
- Meet with your officiant to set a date
- Choose a location for your reception
- Prepare your guest list
- Decide on a color scheme for apparel, flowers and reception
- Interview caterers and bakers
- Visit with photographers and videographers
- See florist and decide on flowers for ceremony
- Draft and sign contracts
- Order invitations
- Plan rehearsal dinner
- If moving, look for new home or apartment
- Sign up at bridal registries
- Hire transportation for your wedding day
- Plan honeymoon
- Register with formalwear specialist and get fitted for tuxedo
- Get measurement forms for all out of town groomsmen
- Get your marriage license
- Double check all contract details with wedding vendors
- Adjust insurance policies, bank accounts, utilities, etc.
- If needed, get change of address forms from post office
- Make-sure all men have been measured for tuxedos
- Catch up on thank you notes
- Review reception seating plan
- Wrap gifts for bride and groomsmen
- Relax, take a deep breath
- Pack for honeymoon
- Get cash for gratuities and issue checks to vendors
- Enjoy bachelor party and rehearsal dinner
- Pick up tuxedo and have final fitting
- Give caterer final head count
- Present bride with her special gift
- Get haircut and manicure
- Give groomsmen gifts at rehearsal dinner or reception
- Double check details
- Wedding bands
- Ring pillow
- Garter, etc
- Get to the ceremony in plenty of time
- Relax and enjoy your wedding