Wedding Calendar

To Do 12 Months Before

£ Announce Engagement/ Send to Newspapers

£ Decide Wedding Theme/ Style/ Colors

£ Set Wedding Date/ Time (have a second choice)

£ Plan Budget

£ Make Tentative Guest List

£ Make Tentative Wedding Entourage List

£ Check requirements for marriage license or publication of banns

£ Use Wedding Binder

£ Book Wedding Coordinator

£ Book Ceremony Site

£ Book Officiate

£ Book Reception Site/ Caterer

£ Book medical and dental appointments

To Do 10 Months Before

£ Book Florist

£ Book Photographer

£ Book Video Services

£ Book Transportation Services

£ Book Entertainment for Reception

£ Book Musician for Ceremony

To Do 9 Months Before

£ Book Event Designer

£ Book Rentals (chair, linens, etc.)

£ Order Wedding Cake

£ Order Wedding Rings

£ Order Bombonieres for guests

£ Book Hairdresser and Makeup Artist

£ Book for trial for hair with headpiece and make-up

£ Book Hair and make-up trial with veil and headpieces

£ Book Wedding Night Bridal Suite

£ Book Registry for Bridal Shower and Wedding

£ Book Honeymoon

£ Send out Save the Date Cards for Overseas Guests

£ Finalize your guest list & entourage

£ Select Menu

£ Select Bride’s & Groom’s Attire

£ Send Letter to Wedding Party

To Complete By 7 Months Before

£ Order Wedding Stationery

£ Meeting with Officiant

£ Register for premarital classes

£ Meeting with Entourage

£ Order all wedding attire

£ Formal Engagement Photos

£ Buy wedding day accessories, ring pillow, toasting glasses, nylons

£ Schedule Rehearsal Dinner

£ Schedule spa day treatments

£ Confirm delivery date and final fittings schedule

£ Finalize Menu

£ Finalize Menu for Rehearsal Dinner/ Luncheon

£ Finalize Florist arrangement

£ Finalize Readers for ceremony

£ Finalize Ceremony & Reception Music

To Complete By 5 Months Before

£ Pick-up Invitations

£ Send out-of-town guests Invitations

£ Complete Name change forms

£ Purchase wedding party gifts

£ Purchase parents gifts

£ Pick up wedding bands

£ Pick up shoes and accessories

£ Purchase gift baskets for out-of-town guests

£ Book Hotel & Transportation of Out-of-town guests

£ Write vows

£ Assemble Wedding Programs

£ Plan itinerary for out-of-town guests

£ Find "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a six pence (or shiny penny) for your shoe"

To Complete By 4 Months Before

£ Mail Invitations for “A” List

£ Rehearse Wedding Vows

£ Confirm all vendors have maps of all locations

To Complete By 3 Months Before

£ Get marriage license

£ Mail Invitations for “B” List

£ Maintain RSVP records and Gifts received

£ Complete seating cards and seating arrangements

£ Finalize Wedding Transportation and for out of town guests

£ Plan Wedding Day Schedule

To Complete By 2 Months Before

£ Finalize final payment list & Write Checks

£ Finalize the seating plan and make place cards

£ Trial Hair and make-up with veil and headpieces

£ Write thank-you notes as gifts are received

£ Call guests who have not responded

£ Confirm time and location with:

o Accommodations (you and guests)

o Honeymoon

o Ceremony site and Officiant

o Reception Site/ Caterer

o Florist order

o Videographer

o Photographer and special photos you want taken

o Musicians and Entertainment

o Limousine/ Transportation Company

o Rentals delivery

o Cake Baker delivery

£ Write speeches and toasts

£ Determine the order for the procession

£ Finalize Reception Program/ Script for Emcee

To Complete By 1 Month Before

£ Pick up all attire

£ Attend Bachelor Party

£ Attend Bachelorette Party

£ Attend Bridal Shower

£ Rehearsal dinner party and give gifts to wedding party

£ Place gift baskets to out-of-town guests accommodations rooms

£ Deliver your marriage licence to the officiant

£ Exchange currency, if necessary

£ Visit dentist for cleaning

£ Confirm Guest Count with Reception/ Caterer

£ Assign Duties for:

o Have someone hand out programs at the ceremony

o Have someone hand out bombonieres

o Have someone take your dress to the cleaners after the wedding

o Have someone return any rented items

£ Write letters to fiancé and parents

To Complete By 3 Weeks Before

£ Pack for honeymoon

£ Pack bridal kit

To Complete By 1 Week Before The Seven Day Rest

£ Spend some time with family and friends

£ Take a spa with entourage

£ Have a dinner date with fiancé

£ Relax, enjoy and get lots of sleep

The Wedding Day

£ Give the grooms ring to Best Man and the brides ring to MOH

£ Start dressing 2 hours before

£ Eat light

£ Relax and enjoy your wedding!

After the Wedding

£ Pick out your thank you picture from your photographer

£ Send thank you cards with pictures to all your guests

£ Send thank you cards to all your suppliers

£ Send announcements and wedding pictures to newspapers

£ Send gown, bouquet and/ or cake for preservation

“Good organization and a proper timetable are crucial elements in planning a dream wedding”