So I’ve came up with a checklist in which I hope you will find it useful. Simply just print this page and just use it as a guide to help you organized for your wedding day.
____ Set your budget, you can’t look for venues unless you know how much you can spend. Also this is the time where you and your fiancé decides how to do the payments. (Who’s going to pay? split evenly? parents pitching in?)
____ Discuss whether you want this wedding to be formal? Casual? Secular? or Religious?
____ Select your wedding date and time. Be sure to have backup dates in mind, in case your first choice is not available.
____ Call the venues and reserve your ceremony and reception sites. Also have backup venues in case the venue you want is booked.
____ Choose and book your wedding officiant.
____ Hire a wedding consultant (optional).
____ Choose your wedding color / theme.
____ Choose who you want to be in your wedding party (bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, gift handlers, etc).
____ Start your guest list.
____ Send out “Save the Date” (optional).
____ Meet with florists, wedding cake designers / bakers, and caterers – arrange for a food / cake tasting. Once you got your flowers and caterers – book them & sign contract.
____ Shop for and order your tuxedos, wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, and any accessories that you plan on wearing on your big day.
____ Choose and book your wedding photographers / videographers.
____ If you plan on making your own wedding favors, start early! Or if you’re purchasing wedding favors – you can probably buy them 4-6 months before your wedding day.
____ If you need musicians / DJ for your ceremony and/or reception, then start looking and booking them too!
____ If you want an immediate honeymoon, after the wedding day, you better start looking into honeymoon destinations and packages.
____ Book your wedding night accommodation (optional).
This is for the last few months just before your wedding:
____ Start sending out your invitation within 3-4months before your wedding.
____ Come up w/ a list of people whom you want the photographer to take pictures of. What group pictures. This can get really unorganized and delays a lot of time if this isn’t planned out.
____ Meet with your officiant and discuss about the wedding ceremony.
____ Now that you got your dress, think of a hairstyle that will match your dress and your big day. Go have a sample run along w/ make up artists. If you like them, book them.
____ Schedule rehearsal dinners.
____ Marriage license
____ Wedding Rings.
____ Write & print wedding programs
____ Create your slide show.
____ Have your final gown fitting.
____ Contact all your vendors and confirm dates/ times / locations.
____ Guest seating chart for reception
____ Bridal showers / bachelor(ette) parties
Once you have all these items checked..just breathe and relax. Go over one more time that you have everything ready. And when that big day comes…just ENJOY it!

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