What To Do When

12 Months Before Wedding

• Announce engagement
• Set a date for the wedding
• Make a budget
• Decide formality of wedding
• Compile a Guest List
• Reserve officiate
• Reserve reception site
• Select Bridal Gown
• Determine colour scheme for wedding

9 – 12 Months Before Wedding

• Book caterer
• Book florist
• Book photographer
• Book transportation services
• Order Wedding Cake
• Book Reception DJ
• Wedding Dress Delivery Confirmation

6 – 9 Months Before Wedding

• Finalize Guest List
• Select menu
• Order invitations
• Create a registry
• Order rings
• Book hairdresser
• Order bombonieres for the wedding guest
• Book hotel room for wedding night
• Select bridesmaids dresses
• Book Honeymoon
• Look into marriage licence requirements

3 – 6 Months Before Wedding

• Meet with officiate
• Finalize Menu
• Finalize florist order
• Select music for ceremony
• Engagement photos taken
• Schedule rehearsal dinner
• Select and book outfits for groom, groomsmen and father of the bride

2 Months Before

• Mail invitations
• Write vows
• Purchase wedding party gifts
• Pick up wedding bands
• Select song list for your DJ
• Purchase guest book and pen
• Schedule final dress fitting
• Create and print wedding program

1 Month Before

• Apply for marriage licence
• Create seating arrangements
• Plan the rehearsal dinner
• Run through with hairdresser and makeup artist on what is to be done on the wedding day
• Rehearse the vows
• Arrange any final fittings for wedding party
• Finalize with all vendors

1 – 2 Weeks Before

• Pick up grooms and groomsmen’s attire
• Finalize seating plan
• Confirm final guest count with reception and caterer
• Confirm hotel accommodations
• Confirm honeymoon
• Confirm ceremony details
• Confirm reception details
• Confirm florist details
• Confirm with photographer and give list of special pictures you want taken the day of the wedding
• Confirm all music
• Confirm transportation
• Creating place cards and seating plan for reception
• Write speeches
• Determine procession
• Have rehearsal dinner
• Contact guests you have not RSVP’d
• Pack for honeymoon
• Arrange final payments with vendors
• Arrange hand out of wedding programs
• Arrange hand out of bombonieres

Wedding Day

• Give rings to best man
• Ensure everything is on schedule

Post Wedding

• Pick out thank you cards
• Send out thank you cards
• Order pictures form photographer