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Wedding Check
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Getting your wedding together can become overwhelming. Don't let your
wedding take you over! With some good planning (and wedding strategy),
you can keep everything under control! Print this form and check off
tasks when done.
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12
Months or before |
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Choose your wedding date |
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Decide type of wedding and
reception you’d like to have (small, large, themed, time,
location) |
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Decide on a budget for the event and what expenses will be shared |
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Decide on a budget for your honeymoon |
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Choose the times and dates for your wedding and reception |
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Choose the wedding and reception locations (and book them!) |
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First
meeting with coordinators of your wedding and reception sites |
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Create a file for
contracts, forms, important papers, etc. |
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Choose wedding colors |
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Attend Bridal Shows to
get ideas and costs (and find people you like) |
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Choose and book your wedding service providers like photographers, caterers, DJ, etc. |
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Choose a wedding
coordinator (or do it yourself!) |
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If
you plan on starting a diet, start now! |
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10
to 12 Months
before |
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Decide on the size of wedding party |
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Choose and order wedding dress and veil |
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Begin
looking at invitations |
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Announce engagement to friends and family |
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Put
your engagement announcement in local paper |
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Choose your attendants and ask if they'll accept the position |
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6
to 10 Months
before |
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Choose ceremony music, select and book musicians/singers |
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Begin
looking for your gown, bridesmaid dresses and tuxedos for groom and
wedding party |
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Choose and reserve the location for rehearsal dinner |
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Make
arrangements at hotel(s) for out-of-town guests |
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Shop for invitations |
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Make
first draft of invite list |
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Plan
honeymoon and book all lodgings/transportation/event tickets |
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Check
passports and/or visas |
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Take
some "non-wedding" time out with each other
(important!) |
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4 to 6 Months
before |
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Choose readings for ceremony |
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Choose readers for ceremony and ask if they'll accept the position |
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Buy
or make favors to give guests at reception, if desired |
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Order
your gown, bridesmaid dresses and accessories |
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Make
wedding transportation arrangements |
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Choose and order wedding bands (rings) |
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Select and order reception decorations such as candles,
flowers, balloons, arches,
favors,etc. |
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Meet
with florist to choose flowers for ceremony and reception and any other
accessories |
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Choose flavor and style of wedding cake |
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Make
2nd draft of invite list |
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Sign
up with one or more bridal registries at nearby, nationwide, or on-line
stores |
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Get
measurements from the groom, groomsmen, fathers and ushers for tuxedos |
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2
to 4 Months
before |
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First
wedding gown fitting and
bridesmaid's dress fittings (if necessary) |
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Select food for reception with caterer |
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Lay
out seating arrangement at reception if it's a sit-down dinner |
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Finalize vows and memorize (if you are writing your own) |
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Buy
gifts for your fiancé, the wedding party and parents |
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Finalize invite guest list and get addresses for all |
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Order
invitations |
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Set
date to get marriage license |
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2 Months
before |
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Make
lodging arrangements for out-of-town attendants at hotel |
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Go
over rough draft of duties with all involved in wedding |
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Second wedding gown fitting (if needed) |
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Put
invitation to wedding ceremony in church newsletter |
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Get
wedding bands (also good time to have them inscribed) |
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Get
final order of ceremony music to musician |
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Call
to inform all people who need to be at rehearsal |
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Buy
guest book and pen |
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Get
marriage certificate |
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Meet
with officiant |
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Second meeting with coordinators of your wedding and reception sites |
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Double check that formalwear shop has all tuxedo measurements |
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Make
itinerary of wedding day for all involved |
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Buy
stamps for invitations, response cards, and thank-you notes |
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Address/mail wedding invitations |
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Run through hair style with veil |
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Run through make-up |
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One
Month
before |
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Order
any flowers for rehearsal dinner (if needed) |
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Show
final program to ceremony site coordinator to check
for accuracy |
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Wrap
all gifts for wedding party |
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Finalize that band or DJ has equipment and music needed to play your
chosen reception music |
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Choose music for reception, including first dance, father-daughter dance,
etc. |
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Pick
up wedding bands |
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Confirm honeymoon reservations |
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Record gifts as you receive them and send thank-you notes |
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2
Weeks
before |
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Finalize details with florist, caterer, photographer, and other
wedding service providers -
give out ceremony and reception site
information |
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Finalize details with coordinators of your wedding and reception sites |
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Final
conversation with band or DJ - overview special songs,
order/timing of events at reception
(cake-cutting, garter toss, etc.),
give out ceremony and reception site information |
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Give
directions to wedding transportation provider and confirm times |
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Meet
with rehearsal dinner location for any final details |
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Final
wedding gown fitting |
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Confirm hotel reservations for wedding night (if needed) |
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One Week
before |
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Pack
for honeymoon |
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Fill
out first page of guest book |
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Give
final guest count to reception facility and/or caterer |
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Pick
up wedding gown and veil |
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Day Before Wedding |
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Pick
up tuxedos and accessories |
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Take
favors, disposable cameras, centerpieces, cake knife and server, toasting
glasses, CD's,
and birdseed roses to reception hall |
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Decorate reception hall (if needed) |
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Rehearsal and rehearsal dinner |
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Morning of Wedding |
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Eat something! |
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Bride's and attendants hair and make-up appointment (or do it yourselves!) |
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Give
groom's wedding band to Maid of Honor and bride's wedding band to Best Man
prior to
ceremony |
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Have
marriage
certificate for officiant |
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Have tips for the appropriate wedding vendors |
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Make emergency bag with band-aids, nail
color, extra pantyhose, safety pins, bobby pins, lip
gloss, blush, etc. |
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Meet early at the ceremony site for
bridal party and family pictures before the ceremony |
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Relax
and take it all in!! |
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Leave yourself off the things to do list today if there are
any remaining items |
Wow! Now that's a lot
of planning! During your wedding day, take a deep breath and relax.
And don't sweat the small stuff!
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