Wedding Planning Checklist

1 Year

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• Choose a color scheme!
• Work out your budget. Remember to prioritize what is most important to you on your wedding day
• Select your wedding party
• Start your wedding guest list
• Hire a planner
• Reserve your date at your dream venue
• Research photographers, bands, caterers, florists, rentals, officiants, etc.
• Start a wedding binder to keep all of your quotes, brochures, and notes in one place

8 Months

• After researching your vendors hire your wedding photographer & videographer
• Book a florist
• Take your engagement photos! Don’t know what to wear? Check my latest blog
• Buy your dress!
• Create a wedding website
• Meet with caterers
• Reserve a block of hotel rooms for out-of-town guests
• Book the officiant

7-6 Months

• Purchase your invitations
• Finalize your guest list and request addresses
• Start planning your honeymoon!
• Choose the bridesmaids’ dresses
• Reserve any rentals you may need (chairs, tents, linens, etc.)
• Arrange Transportation
• Send out save-the-dates!

4-5 Months 

• Time to order your cake.
• Send your bridal shower guest list to your host
• Check on the status of your wedding invitations
• Book the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner venues
• Schedule hair and makeup artists
• Choose your processional music and reception playlist
• Go to your first dress fitting, and pick up some accessories while you’re at it!
• Purchase/rent groom’s attire
• Book accommodations for your wedding night
• Provide guest lists to the maid of honor and best man for bachelor and bachelorette parties and bridal shower

3 Months

• Work with your caterer to finalize the menu for the reception
• Print menu cards
• Meet with your florist to finalize the florals for the event
• Purchase the rings
• Finalize the event schedule and start creating the day-of-timeline
• Print programs
• Order your wedding favors
• Meet with officiant and coordinate readings from friends and family as well as anything else to include in the ceremony

2 Months 

• Review the playlist with the band and DJ, and provide them with “don’t play” and “must play” lists
• Send out invitations
• Submit your announcement to the local newspaper
• Let loose at your bachelor/bachelorette parties
• Send out as many final payments as you can
• Touch base with all vendors
• Make sure groomsmen attire has been purchased/rented

1 Month

• Get your marriage license
• Attend your last dress fitting
• Send out rehearsal-dinner invitations
• Purchase alcohol and finalize your signature cocktails if needed
• Confirm times for all of the vendors, and send out your day-of timeline again
• For the reception, create your seating chart
• Purchase wedding party gifts
• Write vows
• Enter all RSVPs you have received into your guest list
• Check on hotel room blocks
• Call guests who have not yet RSVP’d for a final headcount
• Make sure members of the wedding party know their roles and duties come the wedding day

2-1 Weeks 

• Touch base with all vendors and ensure they have the day-of timelines
• Outsource any small day-of tasks you can to family and friends
• Ensure everyone in your wedding party has your wedding day timeline
• Send the final guest list to the caterer
• Relax!!!

After the Wedding & Honeymoon

• Write “thank you” cards
• Print your photos
• Choose the photos for your wedding album!