Three to Twelve Months Before the Wedding:
- Determine budget with parents/number of guests.
- Create a website for your wedding.
- Type of wedding (very formal, formal, semi-formal).
- Date, time and place for ceremony.
- Visit officiating clergy for ceremony.
- Choose bridal consultant if desired.
- Type of reaction.
- Reserve facility for reception
- Bridal attendants
- Wedding Dress
- Attendants’ dresses and mothers’ gowns
- Start compiling guest list
- Wedding invitations and announcements/ calligraphy if desired
- Thank you notes and personal stationary
- Choose photographer and videographer
- Register for gifts
- Buy a wedding album, gift and guest record file
- Find a new home with furnishings
- Start your makeup lessons, skin care, hairstyling program
- Start your workout program with personal trainer
- Ceremony and reception music
- Take dance lessons
- Meet with florist
- Make appointment for premarital examination
- Consult caterer
- Discuss honeymoon with groom
- Reserve a block of hotel rooms for out of town guests
Two Months Before Wedding:
- Check state requirements for marriage license
- Order bride’s cake
- Address and mail invitations
- Develop system for organizing RSVP’s
- Wedding gown fittings
- Shop for trousseau
- Coordinate men’s formal wear attire
- Select attendants’ and groom’s gifts
One Month Before Wedding:
- Begin dental treatments to whiten teeth
- Have programs printed
- Set appointment to have makeup and hairstyling
- Check with groom regarding wedding ring(s)
- Final fitting of wedding dress and all gowns
- Make sure musicians/DJ have playlists
- Send portrait to newspaper
- Complete arrangements for reception
- Arrange transportation for out of town guests
- Arrange for moving (if necessary)
- Arrange for party rental equipment
- Arrange transportation to ceremony and reception
- Arrange for your joint or new checking accounts
- Have all charge accounts changed/change of address to post office
- Acknowledge each gift as it arrives
- Arrange for yoga class to help with stress from above
- Pick up marriage license
Two Weeks to One Day Before Wedding Day:
- Arrange final seating for the rehearsal/reception
- Write toasts for rehearsal dinner
- Check all gowns and accessories/ break in wedding shoes at home
- Complete trousseau and going away clothes
- Write checks to vendors, put in envelopes and give to event planner to distribute.
- Give caterer final estimates of attendance at reception
- Discuss specific shots with photographer
- Make arrangements with Best man to return tuxedo rentals
- Attend bridesmaids luncheon and present gifts
- Deliver welcome bags to hotel
- Arrange any last minute transportation
- Put all wedding clothes in one place
- Provide any readers scriptures for readings
- Arrange wedding day time schedule with event planner
- Get lots of beauty rest
Wedding Day:
- Relax- Have a leisurely breakfast
- Take time to bathe and dress leisurely
- Makeup by an artist, manicure, hair styled
- Leave all details to those responsible
This is your day. Enjoy!!!
Information from Tuscaloosa Bridal Directory
