Wedding Planning Checklist For The Wedding Couple

Wedding Planning Checklist

Start your wedding planning with an essential wedding planning checklist!

This easy month-by-month checklist will help you with some organization and also keep you on top of things. Hopefully it will ease some anxiety and relief some stress too!

Put a tick on each item when you have taken action.

Your wedding planning checklist - 12 months before your wedding

____ 1. Inform both parties' parents, close friends and relatives and share your joy and good news!

____ 2. Have an engagement party so that both families and friends can meet! (make sure you wear your engagement rings!)

____ 3. Apply for marriage license (depends on country and state)

____ 4. Go for blood test

____ 5. Place ad on newspaper, create a wedding website and announce it there, email to all

____ 6. Brainstorm on your wedding theme: is it formal or casual?

____ 7. Work on the budget list for all wedding items and services (see Budgeting for Wedding)

____ 8. Start work on your guest list

____ 9. Select and reserve wedding ceremony and reception venues

____ 10. Choose and book wedding officiant

____ 11. Choose your wedding theme and decorations

____ 12. Select and meet caterers, wedding florist , entertainers

____ 13. Schedule food tasting

____ 14. Schedule audition for entertainers (if possible)

____ 15. Choose and hire wedding planner

Your wedding planning checklist - 10 months before your wedding

____ 16. Choose and confirm bridesmaid, groomsmen, flower girls,page boys, drivers and ushers

____ 17. Start making your wedding favors!

____ 18. Start keeping your hair long if you want to have a vary of hairdos for the wedding(resist going for haircuts)

Your wedding planning checklist - 8-10 months before your wedding

____ 19. Shop and choose or custom made your wedding gowns and tuxedos (important wedding checklist!)

____ 20. Shop for accessories like wedding shoes, wedding lingerie, veil and gloves

____ 21. Shop for evening gowns (if you are planning for a dinner party)

____ 22. Shop and choose bridesmaids dresses (see evening gowns)

____ 23. Shop for wedding rings (if you have not done so)

____ 24. Seal the date and venue of wedding - sign contract with the hotel, restaurant, etc

____ 25. Sign contracts with caterer, florist and entertainers

____ 26. Wedding photography - choose and confirm wedding photographer and videographer

____ 27. Start to learn how to use contact lenses - you will need time to perfect the skill (omit this if you are perfect sighted - lucky you!)

____ 28. Start your honeymoon planning now

____ 29. Choose, select and order your dream wedding cake! Go and try those yummy cakes personally

____ 30. Book wedding accomodations for your out of town relatives

____ 31. Book welcome gifts for out of town relatives

____ 32. Arrange for and book transportation for out-of-town relatives and wedding couple entourage

____ 33. Start your health and beauty regimen (if you have not already been doing)

____ 34. Choose your wedding songs

Your wedding planning checklist - 5-6 months before your wedding

____ 35. Select a gift registry

____ 36. Purchase your wedding favors

____ 37. Purchase your wedding gifts for your parents, wedding party, bridesmaids, groomsmen and so on.

____ 38. Book and confirm your honeymoon package eg airtickets, insurance, tour map

____ 39. Buy luggages, honeymoon travel essentials

____ 40. Brief photographer and videographer

____ 41. Schedule your wedding rehearsal

____ 42. Attend other weddings

____ 43. Take your indoor and outdoor photography and videography

____ 44. Make an appointment with your makeup artist to try different makeup and hairdos

____ 45. Meet with your wedding officiant and discuss wedding procedures

____ 46. Select or order groom's tuxedo and groomsmen wear

____ 47. Schedule rehearsal for wedding

Your wedding planning checklist - 2-3 months before your wedding

____ 48. Discuss and confirm wedding menu with caterer

____ 49. Discuss wedding decorations with florist or designer

____ 50. Send out your wedding invitations

____ 51. Make a RSVP list (it is good to have the new contacts and type it in the computer, you may use the same list for the Thank You cards after the wedding)

____ 52. Write your wedding vows and remember them

____ 53. write your wedding speeches (Note: very important wedding checklist)

Your wedding planning checklist - The MONTH of your wedding

____ 54. Get a floor plan of the seatdown dinner and start planning a draft allocation

____ 55. Get help from mum or dad to contact those who have not yet RSVP

____ 56. Final fitting of wedding gown (go with groom to be - he will help you carry the heavy stuff and bridesmaid - she will be able to help with the train and know the wedding gown before the wedding day)

____ 57. Have a Bachelor and Bachelorette party at the same time! It will be one of your most fun wedding planning checklist!

____ 58. Wedding ceremony rehearsal with officiant, bridesmaids and groomsmen, helpers and answer any last mintue questions

____ 59. Pack welcome gifts or baskets for out-of-town guests

____ 60. Print wedding program, song sheets and vows (if you are having a religious ceremony)

Your wedding planning checklist - The two weeks before your wedding

____ 61. Allocate and arrange seating places

____ 62. Contact all services providers (florists, caterer, entertainers, transport, baker, hotel, photographer etc)

____ 63. Give headcount and any instructions for special diets eg vegetarian, halal, baby food (if available) etc)

____ 64. Season your wedding shoes and try walking on both carpeted surface and non carpeted surface at home

____ 65. Arrange for gardener/pet hostel/someone to air the house and empty any resudial water around the house etc while you go for honeymoon after the wedding ceremony

____ 66. Arrange to stop the deliveries of milk/newspapers etc when you are on honeymoon

____ 67. Pick up your wedding gown and tuxedo

____ 68. Provide your family member your honeymoon travel plans and contact

Your wedding planning checklist - The DAY before your wedding

The night before your wedding day can be filled with anxiety and stress, do keep this list and check the items carefully. If necessary get your bridesmaid to help to go through all the items.

FOR HER:

A. Wedding gown

____ 69. Gown ironed? Standby steam iron incase of ceases

____ 70. Veil and head piece

____ 71. Gloves

____ 72. Garter

____ 73. Undergarments (bra, extra paddings, corsette, panties)

____ 74. Wedding Shoes

____ 75. Jewelry (earrings, necklace, braclet)

____ 76. Hairpins

B. Makeup and Hairdo

____ 77. Makeup (Foundation, Loose powder, eyeliner, mascara, lip sticks, lip gloss, lip pencil,eye shadows, eyebrow pencil, blusher etc)

____ 78. If you have engaged a makeup and hair professional call her to remind her of the appointment

____ 79. Have a manicure and pedicure done

____ 80. Haircurler or Curling iron

____ 81. Comb and hairbrush

____ 82. Compact mirror

____ 83. Tissues, facial cotton

____ 84. Quick-fix eyemakeup remover (for smeared mascara it happens even for waterproof ones)

____ 85. Hairspray, gel and black bobby pins (for updos)

____ 86. Body and face glitter powder for glowing effect

____ 87. Handbag size perfume

C. Essential/emergency items

____ 88. Travel size sewing kit

____ 89. Medicine

____ 90. Mint sweets

____ 91. Anti-perspiration deodorant

____ 92. Menstrual pads or tubes

____ 93. extra hoisery

____ 94. safety pins

____ 95. Lipstick and mirror

FOR HIM:

A. Tuxedo

____ 96. Long Sleeves shirts

____ 97. Trousers

____ 98. Ties or bow ties

____ 99. Tuxedo

____ 100. Cuff links

____ 101. Socks

____ 102. Hankerchief

____ 103. Shoes (shined?)

B. Makeup and Hair

____ 104. Loose powder

____ 105. Hairspray and hair gel

____ 106. Perfume

____ 107. Cut nails

MUST MUST REMEMBER TO BRING:

____ 108. Wedding rings

____ 109. Wedding rings pillow

____ 110. Bibles

____ 111. Wedding Flowers , hand bouquets and flower baskets

____ 112. Bridal bouquet

____ 113. Tissues box

____ 114. Wedding vows

____ 115. Wedding guest book and pen

____ 116. Wedding photographs taken earlier

____ 117. Video or slides show for guests during reception or dinner

____ 118. Gifts for wedding party

____ 119. Extra empty bags for carrying/bringing back wedding gifts

____ 120. House keys

This list can be changed according to your religious requirements

Change for the reception:

____ 121. New outfit

____ 122. Shoes and and hosiery

____ 123. Another set of undergarments to suit the new outfit

____ 124. Accessories (evening bag, headpiece, jewelry)

Change for going away for honeymoon immediately after wedding

____ 125. Get ready all your luggages and have them in the car waiting for an immediate get away

____ 126. Maid-of-honor to call wedding cakes supplier, transport, caterer and other suppliers (if you do not have a wedding planner to do this)

____ 127. Maid-of-honor to call all helpers for a briefing session, to be held two hours before ceremony on wedding day

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING:

Bring your wedding vows and dinner speeches. You should have been memorising them for a week by now. Put it in your tuxedo inner pocket or put it in your wedding bag. Pray that everything will go smoothly. take deep breath and sleep early, you will have a very long day tomorrow.

Your complete wedding planning checklist - FINALLY, YOUR WEDDING DAY!

____ 128. Your wedding planning checklist

____ 129. Enjoy yourself and have a ball!

It is my hope that with this wedding planning checklist you can have your beauty sleep and not worry about what you will forget to bring.

Congratulations and enjoy your wedding planning!

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