if 1 more person!!!!!!!
If one more person tells me i'm almost done planning i may FLIP OUT!!!
everyone (including my FH) is like 'well, what else do you have to do?? you have most of it done already!!'
oh really??? would you like me to print out the 7 page, single spaces, size 8 font LIWEDDINGS timeline for you to check out, thanks... we have A LOT left to do so BACK OFF!!!!
i really might have to start whipping out my list... or just smile and nod....
9 Months - 10/23 completed
Select a florist (bring pictures and floral ideas to appointments)
Begin to think about how many limos you will need and what type of cars you want (Rolls Royce, Escalade, Lincoln, etc.)
Meet with and book a ceremony musician
Select cocktail hour musician
Give your maid of honor the guest list for your bridal shower
Block hotel rooms for out of town guests
Send bridesmaid newsletter to keep them up to date on everything
Create your registry at the stores you selected
Book your honeymoon
Finalize guest list
Select and order invitations
Purchase stamps for invitations (have them weighed)
Purchase or make envelope seals to seal the back of the invitations with
Order mother of the bride/groom dresses
Give all vendor information to DOC (address, contracts, phone numbers, etc.)
Purchase tiara/headpiece/hairpins
Purchase veil
Finalize who will be doing your wedding day hair (let them know if mother of the bride and bridesmaids will also be requiring their services)
Finalize who will be doing your wedding day makeup (let them know if mother of the bride and bridesmaids will also be requiring their services)
Take engagement pictures
Purchase wedding insurance
Purchase table cameras
Schedule Laser Hair Removal appointment
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6 Months - 11/21 completed
Select a limo company and book specific cars
Arrange guest transportation if you are providing it
Buy your shower outfit and give it to your FH to keep in his car (A bride must always be prepared!)
Apply for passports
Book wedding night hotel room
Update your registry and check for any discontinued items
Shop for and order wedding rings
Purchase wedding day jewelry
Order a chocolate fountain
Purchase cake serving set
Purchase toasting flutes
Purchase ring pillow
Begin taking dancing lessons
Purchase unity candle set and holder
Send invitations to calligrapher
Start going for facials so wedding day skin will be perfect
Order a dove release for after the ceremony
Register for Precana classes
Take cooking classes with your FH
Select and order wedding cake
Order personalized ice sculpture
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4 Months - 3/25 completed
Order bridal shower thank you cards
Plan ceremony (writing vows, music selections, readings, etc.)
If having a Jewish ceremony order a Ketubah
Decide if you will have a receiving line and what the order will be
Select readers for ceremony
Purchase ceremony decorations (pew bows, personalized aisle runner, etc.)
Shop for and order favors
Order favor tags or custom labels for favors
Start wedding gown fittings
Decide what kind of bustle you want (one point, two point, French, etc.)
Purchase all undergarments for your gown including a slip, stocking, garters, etc.
Purchase throw away garter
Purchase wedding day shoes
Purchase comfortable shoes for reception (slippers, sneakers, flip flops, etc.)
Purchase bridal party shoes and have them dyed if needed
Purchase a guest book or frame for sign in picture
Purchase cake topper
Schedule ceremony rehearsal
Book rehearsal dinner location
Order rehearsal dinner invitations
Gather requirements for religious ceremony (baptismal certificates, divorce decrees, etc)
Decide where you want to take photos after the ceremony
Plan back up locations for ceremony and photo sessions in case of rain
Purchase flower girl basket
Order monogrammed napkins and matches
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3 Months - 7/26 completed
Attend your bridal shower
Send out bridal shower thank you cards
Buy any ribbon or packaging you will need to wrap wedding favors
Purchase bridal party gifts
Purchase bridal party jewelry
Purchase flower girl jewelry
Purchase flower girl tiara
Purchase flower girl gifts
Purchase ring bearer gifts
Purchase parent gifts
Meet with officiant and go over ceremony in detail
Purchase or make ceremony programs
Send out invitations (don’t forget to have them hand canceled)
Groom - order tuxes and have all groomsmen measured
Groom – buy groomsmen and best man gifts
Meet with reception location and finalize menu
Order grooms cake
Send out rehearsal dinner invitations
Purchase items for slipper basket (slippers, baskets, ribbon, tags)
Schedule hair color appointment for week before wedding
Meet with florist and finalize floral details - how many centerpieces you will need, bouquets, boutonnieres, place card table arrangement, church decorations etc. Also finalize design and types of flowers and view and approve sample centerpiece.
Order table linens and chair covers
Make “We Do” letters for cake table
Hire valet parkers if your reception location does not provide it
Give ceremony readers copies of their readings to practice
Purchase items for place cards (votives, votive holders, vellum and vellum tape for votive place cards)
(Will mark selected item(s) as being done)
2 Months - 2/33 completed
Shop for honeymoon clothes
Shop for items that will go in out of town gift bags
Wrap and finish all favors
Make petal cones
Select first dance song, bridal party entrance songs, mother/father dance songs, cake cutting songs, etc. and give to Band or DJ
Create must play and do not play list and give to Band or DJ
Finalize seating arrangements
Prepare must take photo list and give to photographer
Make cry packs for church
Make final vendor appointments
Host bridesmaid’s lunch
Make or order menus for table
Make or order table numbers
Purchase stands for table numbers
Break in wedding day shoes
Make sure you have something, old, new, borrowed and blue
Give maid of honor list of people you want invited to your Bachelorette party and give hints of anything specific you want to do
Groom – give list of guys you wanted invited to your Bachelor party to your best man. -
Get together pictures you want displayed at reception hall (baby pictures, engagement pictures, family wedding photos, etc.)
Buy frames for pictures
Purchase or make card box or money bag for gifts
Purchase baskets for programs
Purchase petal cone basket
Purchase all items for bathroom baskets
Have second dress fitting
Order floral preservation kit
Order Jordan almonds and tulle to wrap them with
Start weekly tanning sessions
Groom – start weekly tanning sessions
Have teeth whitened
Buy a wedding gift for your husband to be
Groom – have a discussion with your best man about his responsibilities
Groom – buy a wedding gift for your bride to be
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1 Month - 1/13 completed
Shop for honeymoon necessities such as sunscreen, bug spray, beach towels, etc.
Designate one of the members of the bridal party or hire someone to go to wedding night hotel room and decorate it with rose petals and candles.
Prepare out of town welcome bags
Make place cards for reception
Meet with DOC to go over day of timeline
Call guest's who have not RSVP'd
Attend Bachelorette party
Groom – attend Bachelor Party
Obtain marriage license
Prepare bathroom baskets
Have final fitting
For pet owners arrange boarding for your pet during your honeymoon
Make sure your engagement ring and wedding band are on your home insurance policy
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2 Weeks - 0/13 completed
Have final hair color appointment for wedding
Meet with and give final payment to all vendors (go over all details and day of timeline with them for the wedding day)
Confirm honeymoon reservations and travel arrangements
Arrange for transportation to the airport
Prepare day of emergency kit
Prepare any speeches or toasts for rehearsal dinner
Designate someone to overnight your bouquet for floral preservation
Email bridal party with wedding day timeline and all info needed for day of
Groom – email groomsmen and best man with wedding day timeline and all info needed for day of
Wrap bridal party gifts
Write thank you card to all bridesmaids and maid of honor
Groom – arrange breakfast for groomsmen and best man for wedding day
Designate someone to pack up all items from reception hall after the wedding to take home
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Week Before - 0/4 completed
Give reception location final count/seating chart of people attending
Pack for honeymoon
Make sure programs, menus, place cards, etc. are all completed
Have a massage to relax
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A Few Days Before - 0/7 completed
Prepare and drop off box to the reception hall with accessories such as guest book, table cameras, toasting glasses, cake topper, menus, favors, etc
Place tips for each vendor in envelopes
Pick up wedding gown from bridal salon
Make sure wedding gown and veil are pressed and have no wrinkles
Arrange for breakfast for day of when you are getting ready
Go for waxing appointment
If you did not go for weekly tanning go for airbrush tanning
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Day Before - 0/13 completed
Go get manicure and pedicure with bridesmaids
Make sure you have all bags and items for honeymoon ready (passport, airline tickets, travelers checks, etc.)
Attend ceremony rehearsal
Bring all items to ceremony location (unity candle, programs, cry packs, etc.)
Attend rehearsal dinner
Bring camera to rehearsal dinner
Lay out all wedding items (jewelry, shoes, stockings, dress, veil, tiara/headpiece/hairpins, handbag with powder and lipstick, etc.)
Pack wedding night bag with lingerie and wedding dress bag to pack up gown
Groom – pack a bag for the wedding night
Groom – give rings to best man
Groom – give tip envelopes to best man to be handed out
Groom – get your hair cut and a manicure
Groom – go with groomsmen and best man to pick up tuxedos. Check everything over.
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Day Of - 0/2 completed
Put petals in petal cones for ceremony
Be fabulous and enjoy your day!
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Day After - 0/4 completed
Bouquet is sent for floral preservation
Put top of wedding cake in freezer
Groom – make sure all tuxes get back to tuxedo shop
Take table cameras to be printed
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2 Weeks After - 0/4 completed
Have gown preserved
Begin name change process
Have favorite wedding photo framed
Send honeymoon pictures and song selections for video to videographer
