Finest Wedding Preparation Checklist

The checklist below contains a guide that should help you in planning and scheduling your wedding related tasks:

6-12 Months Before The Wedding

• Reserve the date with your florist, photographer, videographer and disk jockey
• Set the date and time of the wedding
• Reserve the location
• For church and synagogue weddings, visit appropriate clergy members.
• Establish the wedding budget
• Choose attendants, honor attendants and ushers
• Order your wedding invitations and announcements
• Pick out the Bride’s gown and headpiece
• Shop for attendant’s attire and accessories
• Establish a color scheme
• Order your wedding rings
• Register for china, silver and crystal patterns and other home gifts

2-4 Months Before The Wedding

• Meet with your florist to order your wedding flowers. (Bring a sketch or photo of your dress and color swatches of your bridesmaids’ dresses.)
• Address all wedding invitations and announcements
• Plan rehearsal dinner
• Arrange lodging for out-of -town guests and attendants
• Select music and meet with disk jockey, videographer and photographer
• Have your wedding portrait taken
• Order the wedding cake

4-6 Weeks Before The Wedding

• Contact your florist for an appointment to review your order
• Send “thank you” flowers to the hosts of your pre-wedding parties
• Mail your wedding invitations
• Have the final fitting of your gown
• Meet with the photographer, videographer and disk jockey to update them on the details
• Arrange special transportation for the wedding party
• Select the groom’s gift
• Prepare seating chart for reception guests
• Write thank-you notes for shower gifts and wedding gifts as they arrive
• Place announcement in local newspapers

2 Weeks Before The Wedding

• Make final check with your florist. (Double check delivery times and locations.)
• Order “thank-you” flowers to be sent to parents after the wedding
• Obtain the marriage license
• Make name changes on bank accounts and official documents
• Keep a list of wedding gifts and their senders as they arrive
• Finalize seating chart for reception guests

1 Week Before The Wedding

• Give the final guest count for the reception to the reception coordinator
• Arrange pick up of guests and attendants arriving at airports
• Enjoy the benefits of good planning and a have a beautiful wedding day!!!