12+ MONTH

WEDDING PLANNING TIMELINE

12+ MONTHS BEFORE DATE:

 Celebrate your engagement
 Choose a date
 Set a budget
 Find your wedding planning
community
 Create a wedding binder
 Consider a wedding planner
 Brainstorm your wedding style
 Have an engagement party
 Insure your engagement ring
 Consider getting wedding insurance
 Begin researching vendors
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8-12 MONTHS BEFORE DATE:
 Choose a wedding theme  Launch a wedding website
 Decide on a wedding party  Request time off work
 Draft a guest list 
 Schedule venue tours 
 Take engagement photos
 Plan your wedding night stay
 Research bands and DJs
 Schedule tastings with caterers
 Try on wedding gowns, dresses, or suits
 Book an officiant
 Book venues
 Book a blowout appointment
 Establish a beauty and fitness routine
 Schedule a menu tasting with your caterer
 Register for gifts at Zola

yum... 6-8 MONTHS BEFORE DATE:

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cak  Discuss details with your fiancé
 Send save the dates
 Hire vendors
 Order your wedding cake or dessert
 Order flowers
 Fill any special roles
 Say yes to the dress
 Choose wedding party attire
 Schedule cake tastings
 Reserve rentals and decorations
 Begin planning your honeymoon
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4-6 MONTHS BEFORE DATE:
 Order wedding invitations
 Finalize honeymoon plans
 Purchase wedding bands
 Make your wedding shower
guest list
 Book a stylist
 Book rehearsal venues and assemble
guest list
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3 MONTHS BEFORE DATE:

 Complete your wedding day look
 Create a music playlist
 Create welcome bags for
out-of-town guests
 Attend your wedding shower
 Order wedding favors
 Book group transportation
 Choose who will be giving toasts
 Consider a calligrapher
 Consider wedding alcohol
 Create final event schedule for vendors
 Purchase the little details

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You g  Choose a guestbook

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 2 MONTHS BEFORE DATE:
 Meet with your officiant
 Plan your first dance
 Finalize your menu
 Confirm menus for all events
 Purchase thank you gifts
 Get a gift for your fiancé
 Touch base with your stylist
 Mail your invitations
 Meet with your entertainment
 Submit wedding announcements
1 MONTH BEFORE DATE:
 Get your marriage license
 Write your vows
 Create a wedding day timeline
 Pick out wedding weekend attire
 Get your wedding party ready
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 Pick your “Something Old, New,
Borrowed, Blue”
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 Give photographer/videographer
a shot list
 Purchase just-in-case essentials
 Have your bachelor or
bachelorette party
 Send rehearsal dinner invitations
 Arrange final payments
 Confirm times with vendors
 Design a wedding program
 Keep track of gifts
 Order ceremony and reception details
 Begin writing thank you notes
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2 WEEKS BEFORE DATE:
 Attend a final fitting
 Finalize seating chart and review
final RSVP list
 Pre-pack for honeymoon
 Send final timeline to wedding party
 Pick up wedding day attire
 Break in wedding shoes
 Plan drinks and snacks for
wedding party
 Check the weather report
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1 WEEK BEFORE DATE:

 Make any last-minute adjustments
with vendors
 Send final guest list to vendors
 Finalize your vows
 Get any beauty treatments you need
 Create wedding day emergency kit
 Give readers their scripts
 Determine special day-of roles
 Finalize transportation for the day-of
 Deliver welcome bags to hotel
concierge

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 Steam and press wedding wear
 Prearrange for rental returns

tou  Book beauty appointments for

wedding party
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THE DAY BEFORE DATE:
 Attend your rehearsal ceremony
 Host a bridal luncheon
 Present thank you gifts
 Give officiant marriage license
 Set out wedding day attire
 Pack an overnight bag
 Pamper yourself
 Get some sleep
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YOUR WEDDING DAY DATE:

 Eat a good breakfast
 Get hair and makeup done
 Present your parents with gifts
 Handoff wedding bands
 Assign point person to your photographer
 Greet your guests
 Get married!
Enjoy y  Enjoy yourself
our day! 
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POST-WEDDING DAY DATE:

 Create a wedding album
 Return your rentals
 Bring wedding attire to cleaners
 Send thank you notes
 Send wedding announcements
 Change your name
 Thank your vendors
 Enjoy your honeymoon and new
life as a married couple!
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