Printable Wedding Timeline

Twelve to Nine Months before Wedding:

• Determine the type of wedding you'd like to have
  (formal, informal, small, large, etc.)
• Set a date
• Contact the clergy, Justice of the Peace, etc.
  and secure ceremony location
• DETERMINE A BUDGET and allocate who pays for what
• Meet with families to determine who's contributing
• Find reception facility, sign contract and put minimum deposit down
  (and caterer if facility does not furnish one)
• Interview d.j.s / bands and put minimum deposit down
• Interview photographers and videographers and put
  minimum deposit down
• Start shopping for wedding gowns
  and place order(minimum deposit ) / purchase
• Reserve rooms for out-of-town guests
  if the wedding is on a holiday weekend
• Have teeth whitened 
• Engagement Photos
• Send out Save the Dates 

Nine to Six Months before Wedding :

• Interview and select ceremony musicians
• Begin exercise regimen to get in shape for your wedding gown
• Begin selecting ceremony music
• Determine the size of the guest list
• Compile names and addresses of guests
• Select attendants
• Select color palette
• Select attendants' dresses
• Locate transportation company
• Meet with vacation specialist and book honeymoon
• Map out driving directions

 
Six to Four Months before Wedding:

• Select a florist
• Research centerpiece ideas
• Order invitations (allow a response deadline of
  two (2) weeks before wedding)
• Interview and hire babysitters for the reception
• Shop for tuxedos
• Secure rentals (linens, chairs, tables, etc.)
• Engage in any and all prenuptial classes 
• Finalize ceremony details
• Meet with vacation specialist and book honeymoon
• Meet with on-site decorator or
  start researching ideas for wedding decorations
• Start selecting places that have a Bridal Registry
• Taste-test wedding cake and order (deposit required)
• ALL contracts and required deposits need to be completed
• Start compiling reception music
• Consider wedding insurance

Three Months before Wedding:

• Order accessories including toasting glasses, cake knife set,
  guest book, etc.
• Purchase wedding bands
• Select gifts for attendants, parents, and other special people
• Make reservations for out-of-town guests
• Set appts. with hair salon for trial run and wedding day
• Consider dance lessons
• Purchase passports and acquire necessary travel documents

Two Months before Wedding:

• Solidify the wedding rehearsal with the ceremony location
  (scheduled for the night before the wedding)
• Make reservations for the rehearsal dinner
• Address, stamp, and mail invitations
  (8 weeks before wedding)
• Meet with hairdresser and have a "trial run"
  with the headpiece
• Meet with makeup artist for tips on color application
• Research and acquire wedding insurance

One Month before Wedding:

• Pay off Honeymoon
• Acquire marriage license (some states require blood tests)
• Shop for gifts for each other
• Have final dress fittings (bride and attendants)
• Order church/ceremony programs
• Write thank you notes from bridal shower(s)

Two Weeks before Wedding:

• Submit wedding announcement to BekshireBride.com to be
  announced online!!!
• Contact guests who haven't responded by invitation deadline
• Contact caterer with final guest count
• Prepare a "must have" shot list for your photographer
• Confirm "Day Of" Timeline
• Hair colore and trimmed

One week before Wedding:

• Pack for honeymoon
• Assemble out-of-town greet bags for upon arrival
• Arrange seating and placecards
• Compile a list of all the wedding day vendors  
• Have final tuxedo fittings and pick up
• Organize all ceremony items
  (marriage license, unity candles, rings)
• Confer with all ceremony participants regarding duties
  (readers, attendants, musicians, vocalists)
• Mail wedding announcements (day before wedding)
• Have a manicure / pedicure service
• Pick up all altered gowns

Wedding Day!!!:

• Eat breakfast! (It's a long day!) 
• Have some Mimosa with attendants
• Hair and makeup applied
• Dress two hours before ceremony
• Have formal bride and attendants' pictures taken
• Let the day unfold! After all, you hired
  all those wedding professionals for a reason!
• Have a great time! You deserve it!

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