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Bride's Checklist 6-12 months before your wedding day
Decide whether you will plan the wedding yourself or hire a consultant Meet with and confirm availability of the person who will perform the ceremony Set a date for the wedding Prepare and send your engagement announcement to your local newspaper Create a budget and determine who will pay for what Reserve locations; making deposits and returning contracts according to terms specified Determine the style of your wedding (formal, semi-formal, informal) Determine the size of your guest list Ask both families to draw up their tentative guest lists Select members for your wedding party Meet with your hair stylist to discuss your best colors and wedding "look" Decide on your wedding's color scheme Select your dress, head piece, and accessories Shop for bridesmaids' dresses Interview the professionals who will help with your wedding and contract for their services:
_ photographers _ videographers Schedule initial fitting for you and your brides maids Check out special transportation choices such as a horse and carriage or limousine Choose invitation and stationery Discuss honeymoon plans with your fiancé. Pre-book honeymoon, if possible
Follow-up with key professionals who will help you with your wedding and contract for their services Locate hotels, and put a temporary hold on a block of rooms for out-of-town guests to make reservations Make menu selection with the caterer or chef Choose the wedding cake and groom's cake Decide on song selections with musicians Begin flower selections Proofread invitations before they're printed Register for gifts Find out how to get a marriage license Select wedding rings Apply for passports, if needed for your honeymoon Send thank you notes for shower gifts Decide whether or not to hire a calligrapher to handle invitation writing
Send out invitations Schedule wedding rehearsal Meet with your clergy Double-check all details with vendors Make salon appointments for bridal party for the day of the wedding Arrange for wedding day transportation Finalize honeymoon plans. 1 month before your wedding day
Meet with wedding chairperson from your church Get forms for name change Send change of address to post office, if necessary Prepare wedding announcements to be mailed, if appropriate Purchase gifts for the wedding party Purchase grooms gift Apply for marriage license Record wedding gifts as they arrive, and write thank you notes Attend final dress fitting Select a guest book Ask a friend to handle the guest book at the wedding Make arrangements for flowers and gown preservation
Double check final details with vendors Try out the hairstyle and make up for your wedding day Plan a seating arrangement for the reception Prepare reception place cards Discuss ceremony seating with the best man Prepare and send wedding announcement to the newspaper Invite bridesmaids out for a luncheon Pack suitcases for honeymoon Confirm logistics of getting flowers to the preservation artist Compile a list of the guests you want photographs of for your album, give one copy to your consultant and one to the photographer Purchase traveler's checks Give final guest count to the caterer
Get a good night's sleep Make sure your bags are packed for everything you will need to take with you for the wedding day and honeymoon (including your emergency kit filled with thread, needles, head ach medicine, etc...) Your wedding day
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