Wedding Celebrations – Checklist
Checklist
Checklist:
12 Months or More
- Begin compiling your guest list
- Plan the Budget
- Choose wedding attendants
- Decide on the date and time of wedding and reception
- Choose colour schemes/theme/style for ceremony and reception
- Select officiant for ceremony
- Choose ceremony location and reserve it
- Choose reception location and reserve it
10-11 Months
- Select photographer and reserve
- Select videographer and reserve (if desired)
- Select florist and reserve
- Select decorator and reserve/choose decorations
- Contact Truffles Fine Foods Catering, get quote and reserve
- Choose Master of Ceremonies
8-9 Months
- Order/Purchase Wedding Dress
- Order/Purchase jewelry and attire accessories
- Order/Purchase bridesmaids’ dresses
- Order/Purchase flower girl dress(es)
- Select musicians for ceremony/reception and reserve
- Select cake designer and reserve
- Reserve rental equipment
- Choose audio person for ceremony and/or reception
- Finalize guest list
- Send out save the date cards
6-7 Months
- Order stationery (invitations, RSVP, programs, place cards, thank you cards)
- Order/book men’s formal wear for groom, groomsmen, ushers and ringbearer
- Plan transportation needed
- Plan honeymoon, make travel arrangements, book accommodations, reserve rental car
- Obtain passport and/or visa if required for honeymoon
- Start bridal registry
- Address invitations
- Select table favors for reception
4-5 Months
- BOOK CEREMONY TIME AT VENUE
- Book hotel for wedding night
- Arrange out-of-town accommodations
- Mail invitations to out-of-town guests
- Purchase wedding rings
- Book makeup artist
- Book hairstylist
- Plan ceremony and consult with your officiant
3 Months
- Mail invitations to local guests
- Confirm wedding party have purchases/ordered wedding attire
- Create speech list and ask participants
- Purchase gifts for your spouse-to-be
- Purchase gifts for your wedding party
- Obtain marriage license
- Purchase special event insurance and liquor license
- Finalize rehearsal dinner plans and guest list
2 Months
- Make party favors and decorations
- Make welcome baskets for out-of-town guests
- Hairstylist trail
- Makeup trail
- Final dress fitting
- Discuss details of reception with your MC
- Invite guests to rehearsal dinner
- Choose menu for reception
1 Month
- Music selection for ceremony and reception
- Finalize arrangements with florist
- Finalize instructions with photographer, create photo list and plan location for formal pictures
- Finalize instructions with videographer
- Finalize transportation arrangements
- Finalize arrangements with cake designer including when cake is to be delivered
- Finalize honeymoon arrangements
- Purchase liability insurance
3 Weeks
- Finalize the number of guests attending the reception and inform the caterer and all vendors
- Plan and/or make reception seating chart
- Plan and/or make ceremony seating cards
- Inform ushers of ceremony seating arrangements
- Prepare vendor gratuities and/or any final payments
- Make arrangements for returning rentals, clean-up and transportation of gifts
On the Day
- Eat a good breakfast
- Change engagement ring to the right hand