When Hearts Collide Wedding Checklist
Your Wedding Checklist: 10 to 12 months before your wedding
____announce your engagement – either in the newspaper, on a wedding website with an email sent out to all your friends, or in the most traditional way, with mailed engagement announcements
____Envision time and date and formality of your wedding: Formal or casual? Day day or evening? Religious or secular?
___Set your budget
_____ start guest list (remember this determines a lot of your cost )
___Select date and time (have backup dates in mind, in case a key element is unavailable)
____Select and reserve ceremony and reception sites (sites book at least a year in advance )
____Hire a weddingconsultant , if you're using one
____Choose and book officiant
____Choose bridemaids,groomsmen,ushers
____Meet with florists,caterers,musicians and arrange tastings
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Your Wedding Checklist: 8 to 10 months before your wedding
____Shop for and order your Wedding dress,and accessories, including veil, gloves and shoes.
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____Sign a contract with your caterer
__Book florist and choose arrangements
__Book your musicians and/or DJ for both ceremony and reception
____Select and confirm photographer (and your videographer, if you're using one.)
____Look into wedding insurance and decide if it's a good option for you
____Plan your honeymoon
____Shop and order bridesmaids dresses
____If you're making your own wedding favors, start doing so now.
____Meet with bakers and arrange for a tasting (Yum!)
Your Wedding Checklist: Four to six months before your wedding
____Send save-the-date announcements or call out of town guests to let them know the final date, time, and location of the wedding.
____If you're purchasing wedding favors, do so now
____Start planning your rehearsal dinner. Give the host(s) your guest list
____Examine your beauty regimen.
____If your caterer isn't doing it for you, reserve any rental equipment you'll need, including dishes, tables, chairs, linens, tents
____register for gifts
____Select your wedding cake designer, and order your wedding cake<BR>____Arrange wedding transportation
____Order stationery
____Select a calligrapher, if you're using one
____Select the grooms tuxedo or attire, what the groomsmen will wear, and arrange to purchase or rent
____Purchase your wedding rings
____Book wedding night accommodations and accommodations for out-of-town guests
____Buy gifts for your wedding party, parents, and each other.
____If you're changing into "going away outfits" before you leave the reception, purchase those now
Your Wedding Checklist: Two to three months before your wedding
____Give a list of Must take photographs to your photographer
____Discuss your wedding menu with your caterer
____Meet with your officiant to discuss ceremony
____Write your wedding vows
____Attend any bridal showers
____Mail your wedding invitations
____Think about hair and makeup– If you're doing your own, try out hairstyles, purchase any extra makeup, think about having a "makeover party" with your girlfriends.
____Book your hairstylist and/or makeup artist, if you're using them. Meet with each of them to experiment with styles and colors
____Schedule your rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
____ state requires a Marriage license so make arrangements for this
______ send wedding announcement to newspaper
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Your Wedding Checklist: month before your wedding
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____Apply for your marriage license
____Have your final gown fitting. It's helpful to have a bridesmaid with you to learn how to bustle your train and fasten any tricky buttons (and help you go to the bathroom, if you've got a big wedding dress!)
____Check with bridesmaids and groomsmen to make sure they've gotten their attire, confirm arrival times, and answer any last minute questions
____Contact your vendors (caterer, officiant, cake baker, photographer, videographer, florist, musicians, transportation, hotels) to confirm arrival and delivery times.
____Write and print Wedding program
____Create Wedding baskets or bags for out-of-town guests
____Send change of address info to post office if needed
____Writhe thank you cards as you receive wedding gifts
____ Ask mother or maid of honor to contact any guests that have not rsvp
Your Wedding Checklist: One to two weeks ahead
____Arrange seating at tables and table cards
____Give final head count to caterer , and confirm any last minute details
____Write toast for rehearsal dinner and reception
____Try on your wedding shoes, and wear them on carpeted surfaces around the house
____Pick up dress
____Attend your or bachelor or bachleorette parties if you're having them)
____Finalize seating chart
Your Wedding Checklist: The day before your wedding
____Do something to relax and enjoy the company of your out-of-town friends
____Assign responsibilities to your wedding party (handing out corsages and boutonnieres, greeting and seating guests, checking on vendors)
____Confirm transportation
___Have a manicure and pedicure or other pre-wedding pampering
____Give wedding party their gifts
____Rehearse ceremony
____Hold rehearsal dinner
Your Wedding Checklist: Day of the Wedding
____Give gifts to parents
____Enjoy you wedding!