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The 12 Month Countdown


Six to Twelve Months Before Your Wedding

____ Select a Wedding Date and Time
____ Schedule engagement portrait with your fiancé
____ Announce your engagement in the newspaper
____ Plan an engagement party with family and friends
____ Talk with a bridal consultant or wedding coordinator
____ Find out what bridal shows are in the area and plan on attending
____ Discuss and agree on a preliminary wedding budget
____ Decide who will pay for what and how expenses will be shared
____ Call your church or synagogue for an appointment with the Officiant
____ Consider and ask friends and family to serve as wedding attendants
____ Get organized! Start a planning system.
____ Start your wedding guest list.
____ Start thinking about ideas or themes for your reception and catering plans
____ Determine what type of entertainment you want to have for your reception
____ Decide the type of wedding you would like to have think about the size, formality, and setting.
____ Select your wedding color scheme
____ Look at getting pre-marital counseling
____ Start health and fitness plan if you're not already in one! Look at our beauty countdown.
____ Start thinking about traditions and customs that you wish to include in your wedding.
____ Select your ceremony location
____ Select your reception location
____ Select your photographer
____ Select your videographer
____ Select your caterer
____ Select Musician or Disc Jockey
____ Select your florist
____ Shop together for your wedding rings
____ Select wedding dress and headpiece, and set a date for fittings and delivery
____ Select your bridesmaids' dresses and accessories
____ Choose a honeymoon and location
____ Start talking about where you are going to live after the wedding.
____ Contact important out-of-town guests to let them know to save your date.


Four Months Prior To The Wedding

____ Check the requirements for marriage license
____ Select and discuss your color schemes with the florist.
____ Again consider pre-marital counseling
____ Reserve your wedding day rental equipment
____ Decide on a gift registry and select your gift choices at a variety of stores
____ Order your invitations and related stationery like thank you notes
____ Start shopping for the men's wedding attire
____ Reserve your wedding day transportation
____ Select readings for ceremony
____ Make music selections for ceremony and reception
____ Decide upon and order favors
____ Select your baker, then choose your cake, and groom’s cake
____ Help both mothers coordinate and find their wedding day attire.
____ Review your contracts with all of your vendors and service providers


Two Months Before Your Wedding

____ Mail out wedding invitations and announcements
____ Decide on the men's wedding attire
____ Arrange and plan your rehearsal dinner
____ Arrange attendants' parties
____ Purchase your wedding day accessories
____ Prepare accommodations for out-of-town attendants and guests
____ Book hotel for your wedding night.
____ Consider a hairdresser and/or makeup artist and book appointments
____ Finalize all honeymoon plans
____ Begin working on your wedding program
____ Book rehearsal dinner site
____ Begin working on your vows, especially if you are writing your own


One Month Left!

____ Attend bridal showers and write out those thank you notes!
____ Final wedding dress fitting
____ Do your big day run though for hair and makeup
____ Have formal bridal portrait taken
____ Final fitting for your wedding attendants
____ Obtain marriage license
____ Update and/or add to gift registry list
____ Have your attendants' parties
____ Create a calendar of events for the wedding day.
____ Make sure your accessories are in order the rings, pillow, garter, etc.
____ Purchase your going-away outfit
____ Chose a present for your fiancé from you on the big day.
____ Go shopping for honeymoon clothing


Two Weeks Remaining!

____ Finalize arrangements with the entertainers
____ Provide a list of music you would like played or not played
____ Finalize music during special events such as first dance, dance with dad, etc.
____ Pick up your wedding rings and make sure that the engravings are correct
____ Make sure the rings fit!
____ Contact the guests who you have not heard from
____ Prepare toasts for the rehearsal dinner and reception
____ Finalize Vows
____ Finish and print out programs


One Week To GO!

____ If you can, take the week, or part of the week off from work!
____ Make sure your marriage license is in order
____ Prepare seating arrangements, if necessary
____ Purchase travelers checks, confirm honeymoon reservations, pick up tickets
____ Pack your luggage for your honeymoon
____ Have your wedding ceremony rehearsal
____ Instruct your wedding party on what they will be doing on the day of the wedding
____ Have your rehearsal dinner
____ Keep up with those thank you notes!
____ Make sure all wedding attire fits properly
____ Give the best man the amounts your vendors are to be paid on the day of the wedding
____ Inform your caterer of the total guest count
____ Confirm out-of-town guests have transportation and sleeping accommodations
____ Check with your florist to make sure they will arrive when scheduled.
____ Make an emergency kit for the wedding day.
____ Arrange to move belongings to your new home.
____ Be sure wedding announcements are in order and ready to be mailed.


Your Wedding Day! It is finally here..

____ Your primary goal today is to get married! Have fun!
____ Relax, enjoy yourself, and remain calm!
____ Allow at least two hours for dressing
____ Allow plenty of time to apply your makeup and style your hair
____ If professionals are doing your hair and/or makeup, determine the time they need
____ If photographs are to be taken before the ceremony, allow plenty of time for that!
____ Remember to bring the rings and marriage license
____ Seat guests as they arrive
____ The groom’s parents should be seated about 5 minutes before start time
____ Mother of the bride is normally seated last
____ Take a deep breath, don't worry, be HAPPY and SMILE!