Wedding Checklist And Timeline

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Planning and personalizing today's weddings are more complex than ever. While planning your wedding, it's the little details that will make your wedding day uniquely yours. Here you will find a very useful tool to help you plan your "Perfect Wedding" and be able to enjoy the whole planning process.

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(Vacation-In-My-Head's PRETEND Wedding is May 31, 2015)

12 MONTHS 

** Announce the engagement
** Introduce both families
** Arrange an engagement photo
** Send out engagement announcements
** Determine a preliminary budget
** Begin a guest list (see Your Perfect Wedding)
** Envision the ideal wedding (outdoor or indoor; day or night)
** Select a wedding date
** Select ceremony and reception sites
** Visit clergy members and review ceremony requirements
** Shop for wedding gown


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8 MONTHS 

** Choose wedding color scheme
** Order wedding invitations, announcements and thank you notes
** Select wedding attendants
** Select attendants' attire
** Finalize order or purchase wedding gown
** Select a florist, photographer, caterer, bakery and reception entertainment

 

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6 MONTHS 

** Refine guest list; compile names and addresses
** Send out "save the date" cards to guest list
** Think of bridal registry ideas
** Make arrangements for the honeymoon
** Visit travel agencies
** Purchase airline tickets
** Make hotel reservations
** If necessary obtain your passports
** Make plans and reservations for wedding rehearsal and dinner
** Develop a list of nearby accommodations for out-of-town guests




2 MONTHS 

** Contact the County Clerk's office for marriage license requirements
** Purchase wedding bands
** Sign contracts with florist, photographer, caterer, bakery and reception entertainment
** Address invitations and mail
** Buy cake knife, toasting glasses and guestbook
** Complete bridal registry
** Choose gifts for attendants, parents and helpers




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1 MONTH 

** Finalize ceremony details with clergy
** Confirm honeymoon reservations
** Submit marriage license application
** Arrange final fittings for wedding gown and attendants' dresses
** Contact guests who have not responded
** Arrange transportation for the wedding party
** Prepare seating chart for reception guests
** Schedule appointments for bride's beauty treatments and wedding day hair and make-up styling




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2 WEEKS 

** Pick up marriage license
** Place announcement in local paper
** Make final arrangements with florist, photographer, caterer, bakery and reception entertainment
** Write thank you notes for arriving wedding gifts
** Finalize reception seating chart
** Write rehearsal dinner toast
** Write wedding vows



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1 WEEK 

** Arrange transportation for guests and attendants arriving at airports
** Pick up gown, attendants' dresses and accessories
** Give final guest count to reception facility or caterer
** Place fee in envelopes for wedding services
** Confirm details with florist, photographer, caterer, bakery and reception entertainment
** Pack for honeymoon
** Visit local spa for bride's beauty treatments: manicure, pedicure, facial and massage



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1 DAY 

** Greet out-of-town guests
** Attend wedding rehearsal
** Provide ushers with guest list
** Remind a wedding attendant to bring necessary items to the ceremony and reception
** Geat a good night's rest




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THE WEDDING DAY 

** Eat!!
** Visit hair and make-up stylist
** Allow three hours to dress and plenty of time for photography
** HAVE A MAGICAL TIME

 

Helpful Hint: 

Make An Emergency Kit:
Include:
Make-up, extra panty hose, bobby pins, safety pins, clear nail polish, comb, hair spray, hanky or tissues, needle & thread (white), aspirin, saltine crackers, band-aids, toothpaste & brush, dental floss, and breath mints.

I know it sounds funny, but stranger things have happened, so isn't it better to be prepared for anything?

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I am here to help ease your stress of planning your wedding. Here are some other helpful links that you will find very handy while planning your perfect wedding.

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