The Wedding Planning Schedule 6 TO 12 MONTHS TO GO: Book your venue and/or caterer and look at sample menus Check your date with your minister, priest or book the register office. Make a first draft of your guest list. Send out “Save the Date” cards. Start a wedding scrapbook filled with ideas torn out from the pages of Wedding and Wedding Flowers. Hire a wedding co-ordinator (if required). Book your photographer. Book your videographer (if required). Book your wedding cars. Order your stationery e.g. invitations etc Start looking for your cake maker. Make appointments to try on dresses. Choose your florist and discuss ideas. Book your reception entertainment. Begin a health and beauty regime. 4 TO 6 MONTHS TO GO: If your wedding isn’t in a Church of England, give notice of the marriage to the superintendent registrar at your local register office. Prompt your groom to start looking for suits for himself, his best man and the ushers. Order your wedding cake. Choose and purchase your wedding rings. Choose your gift list company and set up your list. Alternatively send monetary poem with invitations asking guests to provide a monetary gift. Choose or start making your wedding day favours. Reserve accommodation for any guests who need it. Reserve any rental equipment such as chairs or glassware (if required) Arrange a menu tasting with your caterer. Have your first wedding dress fitting with lingerie and shoes. Choose your bridesmaid dresses. Find and book your hair and make-up artist. Plan and book your honeymoon. 2 TO 4 MONTHS TO GO: Select your readings and music and confirm your choices with your minister/registrar. Send out your invitations, including details of your gift list or monetary poem Confirm your booking if you’re marrying in a register office. Finalise your honeymoon plans, visas, passports and travel insurance. Have order of service sheets printed. Write your personalised wedding vows, if necessary. Schedule a wedding rehearsal for a week before the wedding. Buy a guest book. Try out various hair and make-up looks. Plan your hen and stag parties with your attendants. Buy your going-away outfit. Book your first-night hotel. Contact local or national newspapers if you want to publish your wedding announcement. 1 TO 2 MONTHS TO GO: Chase all unanswered invitations and draw up a final guest list. Finalise your seating plan. Give the final number of guests to your caterer / venue Buy the marriage licence from the registrar. Have your final dress fitting and confirm the collectiondate. Choose gifts for your wedding party. Book your final hair appointment. Finalise transport. Write thank you notes as people start to buy from your gift list (if you have one). Alternatively arrange for a postbox to be created for your wedding day fo guests to place their monetary gifts into. Give your fiancé, father and best man a gentle nudge to start working on their speeches. Find out where your guests are staying if you plan to deliver gifts or welcome notes to their rooms. Hold your hen and stag parties. 2 WEEKS TO GO: Write out your placecards or send them to be printed. Double check seating plan and send to be printed. Type up a list of must-take shots for your photographer. Confirm timings with all your key wedding suppliers, including photographer, florist, cake maker and band/DJ. Plan your honeymoon wardrobe. Remind your fiancé to have a haircut. 1 WEEK TO GO: Have a final hair and make-up practice. Arrange for the cake to be delivered to the reception venue. Reconfirm final numbers with your caterer / venue. Hold your wedding rehearsal with the rest of the wedding party. Double-check your outfit and accessories. Make sure the best man has arranged for the hired outfits to be returned on time after the wedding. Wear in your wedding shoes around the house. THE DAY BEFORE: Help to decorate the venue (if necessary). Have a manicure and pedicure. Have your honeymoon luggage sent to your first-night hotel. Eat a light meal, take a bath with lots of bubbles, have an early night – and try to relax.
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