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Wedding
Checklist
6 to 12 months
Hire wedding consultant
Establish wedding date
Determine size, formality, theme etc.
Choose color scheme
Set a preliminary budget to guide planning
Compile guest list, and organize addresses
Reserve ceremony and reception sites
Choose attendants
Start looking at dresses
Reserve rehearsal facility
Decide and book who will officiate at the ceremony
Pay appropriate deposit to hold date
Meet with the following vendors:
Photographer
Videographer
Florist
Bakery
DJ/Band
Caterer
Rental facility
Italian Pastries
Live entertainment for cocktail hour
Transportation
Pay the
appropriate deposits to hold date
Publish engagement announcement in the newspaper
Begin shopping for wedding rings
Engagement Party
4 to 6 months
Purchase wedding attire and accessories
Select Mothers gowns and accessories and place order
Give copy of complete guest list to consultant, if consultant is
tracking rsvp’s
Order Invitations
Order party favors or imprinted items
Determine what customs/traditions, vows, or readings you wish to
have
Sign up for premarital counseling/marriage mentoring
Order Tuxedo’s and Bridesmaids dresses
Buy stockings and any special lingerie your dress requires
Inform wedding planner of how many out of town guests
If there will be an engagement party, set a date and purchase
invitations
Register for gifts
Finalize guest list
Finalize honeymoon plans
Solidify plans for the rehearsal dinner
Review budget with planner
Groom to be fitted for tuxedo or alternative formalwear
Groomsmen to be fitted for tuxedos
Bridesmaids to be fitted for dresses
Make appointment for hair, make-up and nails for trial run wedding
2 to 4 months
Finalize food/menu with caterer
Select person to handle guest book
Select person to hand out programs
Register for gifts at two locations
Confirm details with vendors
Confirm that bridal party purchased attire and measurements
have been received
Start addressing invitations
Prepare maps/directions and hotel recommendations for out of town
guests
Purchase attendants gifts
Arrange final fittings for bridal party and yourself
Attend to legal matters, joint checking acct., credit cards,
insurance, will
As you receive presents, be sure to update and/or add items to
your registry
Arrange for babysitter at reception, if necessary
Send out thank you notes for wedding and shower gifts
Finalize which photos are to be taken
Purchase accessories – ring pillow, toasting goblets, candles,
garter, guest book, etc..
Schedule moving arrangements, if necessary
Make arrangements to preserve wedding gown
Mail out invitations
Plan the rehearsal dinner (location/menu)
Reconfirm honeymoon plans and reservations
1 to 2 months
Schedule meeting with officiant to finalize the details
Confirm florist orders
Arrange parking for reception (if needed)
Confirm reservations for out-of-town guests
Finalize vows
Make appointment with hairdresser for a “trial run”
Begin to prepare seating arrangements for reception
Send rehearsal dinner invitations
Wrap bridal party gifts
Get old, new, borrowed and blue
Select the order in which you want wedding party to enter ceremony
location
Start selecting the music for ceremony and reception
2 weeks
Obtain marriage license
Discuss
service with Officiant
Go in for a final fitting for the wedding dress
Practice walking in wedding shoes
Arrange for return of groom’s attire
Select individual to drop off wedding gown at the cleaners
Bride and bridesmaids to pick up gown/dresses and all accessories
Pick up all tickets, travelers checks for honeymoon
Write toasts for rehearsal dinner and reception
Final meetings with all vendors and planner one week before
wedding
Groom to get hair cut
Have manicure and pedicure (the day before the wedding)
Prepare tip and payment envelops for officiant and other vendors.
Confirm out-of-town guest accommodations
Meet with and confirm all vendors
Make sure wedding gifts are being logged in book; send thank you
notes promptly
Finalize seating chart
Have a final meeting with the planners and vendors
Pay final vendors fees at the final meeting with vendors
Email itinerary to all wedding vendors
Put together an overnight bag for wedding night
Leave a copy of your honeymoon itinerary with someone in case of
emergency
Designate someone to collect the wedding gifts brought to the
reception
Provide caterer with final head count 72 hours prior to
the wedding
Meet with wedding planner to finalize details
Give marriage license and gratuity for the officiant to the wedding planner
Groom and groomsmen to pick up tuxedos
Confirm early meeting times with bridal party for the day of the
wedding
Meet at rehearsal venue with bridal party and planner
Drop off favors, guest book, pen and all accessories with the
wedding planner
Hand out wedding day itineraries to the bridal party @ rehearsal
Oversee events at the ceremony and reception
on the day of the wedding
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wedding, don't you want to make sure that you hire reputable,
professional vendors? The Bridal Society was designed to make
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wedding dreams come true.
Each wedding
professional has been hand picked by the President and her board of
directors which consist of very respected individuals in the wedding
industry.
The Bridal
Society serves the following counties:
Orlando
Orange
Seminole
Osceola
Space Coast
Brevard
North Central FL
Lake
Sumter
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