Wedding Guide | Prep Checklist
Check, check, check! Discover all the bases you need to cover before you can call your wedding planning complete! This wedding prep checklist offers a rundown of the most common tasks brides and grooms need to complete before the big day, as well as the general timeline for when they should be completed.
Please note: The following wedding prep checklist should be used only as a planning guide and should not be considered a complete list of everything you may need to take care of before your wedding day. Meet with a local wedding planner to help map out a complete wedding prep checklist, customized to your needs.
1 Year Before The Wedding
- Choose A Wedding Date
- Decide On A Budget
- Run Engagement Announcement In Local Paper
- Have An Engagement Party
- Hire A Wedding Planner
- Select A Ceremony Site
- Choose A Reception Location
- Choose Your Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
- Begin Shopping For The Wedding Gown
8 – 10 Months Before The Wedding
- Book Your Wedding Officiant
- Select A Caterer
- Hire A Band Or DJ
- Hire A Wedding Photographer
- Hire A Videographer
- Finalize Your Guest List & Gather Addresses
- Decide On Bridesmaid Dresses
5 – 7 Months Before The Wedding
- Sign Up For Wedding Gift Registries
- Purchase Wedding Stationery
- Order Custom Postage Stamps
- Select Your Wedding Cake
- Arrange Accommodations For Out-Of-Town Guests
- Decide On A Honeymoon Location
- Apply For Your Passport
- Begin Marriage Counseling Sessions
4 Months Before The Wedding
- Send Save The Date Cards
- Book Your Wedding Florist
- Purchase Your Wedding Bands
- Reserve A Limousine
3 Months Before The Wedding
- Select Tuxedos
- Arrange For Rental Items
- Finalize Costs & Menu With Caterer
- Order Wedding Favors
2 Months Before The Wedding
- Send Your Invitations
- Choose Your Wedding Songs
- Confirm With DJ & Other Vendors
- Shop For Bridal Party Gifts
- Make Plans For Wedding Rehearsal
- Reserve A Rehearsal Dinner Venue
- Book A Hair Appointment
- Book A Makeup Appointment
1 Month Before The Wedding
- Design Your Wedding Program
- Apply For Marriage License
- Purchase Wedding Accessories
- Go Through A Trial Run Of Your Hair & Makeup
- Get Your Formal Bridal Portrait
2 Weeks Before The Wedding
- Call Any Guests Who Haven’t Responded
- Give Your Caterer A Final Guest Count
- Pick Up Your Marriage License
- Design Seating Plan For Reception
- Confirm Rental & Floral Deliveries
- Book A Nail Appointment
1 Week Before The Wedding
- Pack For Honeymoon
- Confirm All Reservations
1 Day Before The Wedding
- Get A Manicure & Pedicure
- Give Rings To Best Man
- Get Some Rest!
INDEX
PHOTOGRAPHER
HAIR & MAKE-UP ARTIST
HOTEL/VENUE
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