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| 9-12 Months Before The Wedding |
| Announce your engagement, officially, to family and friends |
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| Calculate the overall wedding budget to decide who pays for what |
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| After consulting with registry office, set the wedding date |
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| Officially, introduce both the families |
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| Send a picture of both of you to the local paper, announcing your engagement |
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| Decide what type of wedding would you like? Formal, semi-formal, or informal |
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| Book your ceremony, rehearsal, and reception sites |
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| Would you like to go for premarital counseling |
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| If you wish and can afford, hire a wedding coordinator |
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| Make or modify this wedding checklist planner |
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| Begin working on the first draft of your guest list |
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| 6-9 Months Before The Wedding |
| Announce your wedding date, officially to family and friends |
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| Shopping! Wedding dress, shoes, jewelry, etc. |
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| Select bridesmaids dresses |
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| Finalize the flower decoration and bouquets |
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| Hire a caterer, wedding photographer, and DJ/band |
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| Choose an officiant and discuss your entire ceremony process |
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| Choose where you would like to register for gifts |
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| For out-of-town guests, if any, you will have to reserve hotel rooms |
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| Organize an intimate engagement party, if you wish |
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| Decide and book your dream honeymoon destination |
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| 4-6 Months Before The Wedding |
| With your fiancé/maid-of-honor, select and order wedding invitations |
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| Visit different bakeries and choose your wedding cake |
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| With the catering service you hired, discuss the optimal menu ideas |
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| Finalize the rental items like china, crystal, flatware, arches, candelabras, etc. |
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| With your fiancé, finalize and purchase your wedding rings |
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| Decide on the groom's tux and attire of the groomsmen as well |
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| Check if bridesmaids have ordered the gowns and select the accessories |
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| Search for appropriate wedding favors |
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| Check calendar dates to confirm bridal shower and bachelorette party |
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| Before you send bridal shower invitations, register for gifts |
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| Look in magazines and talk to stylists on ideas for wedding hair and makeup |
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| Give your maid-of-honor/shower hostesses your guest list |
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| Decide with your fiancé whether you want wedding insurance |
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| 2-4 Months Before The Wedding |
| Sit with your fiancé to finalize the guest list and send out invitations |
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| Choose a restaurant for the rehearsal dinner and finalize the dinner menu |
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| With your fiancé, select wedding music for the entire ceremony and reception |
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| Book your hairstylist and makeup artist, hopefully from the same place |
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| Check if the tuxes for the groom's side are ordered |
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| For yourself and out-of-town guests, organize wedding transportation |
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| Order your selected wedding favors according to guests attending |
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| Decide on gifts for each other, shower hostess, both your parents |
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| Finalize and purchase the bridal party gifts |
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| Regularly, check your wedding registry for enough options left for guests |
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| If you wish, open joint bank accounts and insurances |
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| Plan and purchase clothes, items for your honeymoon |
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| 8 weeks before the wedding date, send the invitations |
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| 1-2 Months Before The Wedding |
| Schedule your first bridal gown fitting |
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| Schedule the final fitting as well for the formal bridal portrait |
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| If you wish, finalize on ceremony readings and poems |
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| Design your entire wedding programs |
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| Finalize the ceremony procedure with the officiant |
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| Arrange a "Bridesmaid luncheon" and other pre-wedding parties for your guests |
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| Write your vows; remind the groom to do so as well |
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| Set the appointment with wedding photographer for formal bridal portrait |
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| Look up for blood test and marriage license requirements in your state |
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| Discuss and finalize details with the wedding coordinator |
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| 3-4 Weeks Before The Wedding |
| Get the marriage license (no earlier than 30 days before the wedding) |
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| Arrange for your name change |
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| Send out rehearsal dinner invitations to the guests |
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| Schedule an appointment with your stylist and discuss your hair, makeup, and overall look |
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| Confirm hotel rooms for your out-of-town guests |
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| 1-2 Weeks Before The Wedding |
| Personally call guests who haven't responded to the invitations |
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| Make the payments to all wedding services |
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| Schedule your final wedding gown fitting |
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| Pick up wedding dress and make sure all accessories are together |
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| Reconfirm all wedding plans; ceremony, reception site, florist, photographer, DJ, baker, honeymoon |
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| Give caterer and reception site the final head count |
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| Provide wedding party and out-of-town guests with itinerary and maps |
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| Prepare "wedding emergency kit" with needle, thread, safety pins, tape, mirror, etc. |
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| Give someone at home numbers of the honeymoon locations, credit card numbers etc. |
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| Prepare place cards |
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| Prepare wedding favors for transportation |
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| Prepare "wedding box" for ceremony accessories |
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| Prepare "reception box" for reception accessories |
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| Finalize the seating chart for reception |
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| Confirm all rental and floral delivery dates and times |
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| Confirm arrival times for all wedding party |
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| Pack for wedding night and honeymoon |
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| Day Before The Wedding |
| Go through the wedding checklist timeline to see if you haven't left anything out |
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| Choose who is responsible for various wedding payments; make envelopes |
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| Make and hand out assignment lists to ensure everyone knows their tasks |
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| Hand out the ceremony, reception, and favor boxes to appropriate individuals |
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| Give rings to the best man |
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| Arrange your wedding dress and all accessories during the day |
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| Get a manicure, pedicure, and a massage therapy |
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| Rehearse the ceremony with officiant and your wedding party |
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| Ask your fiancé to check flight arrangements for the honeymoon |
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| Have the phone numbers of all wedding vendors ready |
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| Go to bed early; you need a good night's sleep |
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| The Wedding Day |
| Relax and have a healthy breakfast; drink plenty of fluids |
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| Take a relaxing lavender bath |
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| Wear a button-down shirt while your hairdresser and makeup artists work on you |
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| Remember to take your wedding license along |
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| After The Wedding |
| Clean and preserve your wedding gown |
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| Preserve your bouquet |
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| Write and send out thank you notes for all wedding gifts |
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| Complete the "name change" process |
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| Follow the completion program with the bridal registry store |
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| Meet the photographer to finalize wedding albums and video |
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