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12 months before
• _____engagement ring
• _____wedding planner and date book
• _____figure out budget
• _____select attendants (at least one usher/50 guests)
• _____select wedding and reception sites
• _____book caterer, photographer, DJ, florist, consultant
• _____make arrangements with clergy or justice of the peace
• _____consult travel agent about honeymoon
• _____select colors, dresses, tuxedos, accessories
• _____begin guest lists
• _____register
6 months before
• _____plan details of honeymoon (plane tickets, inoculations, passports, visas,
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• _____order flowers (bouquet, corsages, bridesmaid bouquets, decoration)
• _____order invitations and stationery
• _____set date for dress and tux fittings
• _____plan rehearsal dinner
• _____arrange transportation to and from ceremony and reception
• _____book portrait photographer
• _____arrange details with wedding professionals
10 weeks before
• _____finish guests lists
• _____plan honeymoon wardrobe
• _____order wedding bands
• _____blood test (if required)
• _____reserve hotel rooms and make arrangements for out-of-town guests
• _____make appointments for hairdresser
• _____buy bride and groom's wedding gifts for each other
• _____mail invitations
• _____buy attendants' gifts
• _____get legal papers in order
• _____portrait taken and newspaper announcement
• _____have final dress and headpiece fittings
• _____plan bridesmaid party and/or tea
• _____write thank-you notes as you receive gifts
• _____discuss request list with photographer and entertainment
3 weeks before
• _____pick up rings and check engravings
• _____prepare announcements to mail on wedding day
• _____check honeymoon and out-of-town reservations
• _____bachelor and bachelorette parties
• _____marriage license
1 week before
• _____remind attendants of rehearsal dinner (give gifts that night)
• _____pack
• _____traveler's checks
• _____discuss seating arrangements with ushers
• _____check all final details (ex. final count for caterer)
• _____place final payments in envelope and give to best man
• _____arrange to move belongings to new home
• ____arrange for gifts to be taken to new home
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