Wedding Check List
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Getting Started
- Select a tentative date and alternate date
- Start a guest list
- Start a budget
Parties
- Consider having an engagement announcement party (Request Pricing)
- Consider booking a cocktail party (Request Pricing)
- Consider booking a bachelor/bachelorette party (Request Pricing)
- Consider scheduling an attendant's party (Request Pricing)
- Consider booking a day-after brunch (Request Pricing)
Guests
- Determine out-of-town guest list
- Select hotel(s) for your out-of-town guests
- Use our "Guest List Manager" so you can reserve and track guest reservations
- Set up "Personalized Online Group" so guests can book online
- Determine parking and transportation needs
- Send reservation deadline reminder to guests who haven't booked
Rehearsal Dinner
- Select rehearsal dinner time and location (check out our Group Value Dates)
- Meet with caterer/chef/planner and choose rehearsal dinner menu and beverages
- Order and send out rehearsal dinner invitations
- Determine parking and transportation
Ceremony
- Starting searching for the perfect venue
- Visit and book ceremony site for wedding day
- Arrange the menu, flowers, design, music and other details
- Choose your attendants
- Start spreading the wedding date
- Arrange the seating plan (can place name cards)
- Pick the wedding cake
- Arrange the music
- Place the order for invitations and send them out
- Starting practicing your first dance
- Try on gowns
- Find a florist
- Find a wedding photographer and/or videographer
- Order gown and veil
- Buy gown accessories (shoes, purse, lingerie)
- Select groom's tux and groomsmen attire
- Purchase wedding favors and accessories
- Select makeup artist and hair stylist
- Finalize ceremony details (music, readings, solos, etc.)
Honeymoon
- Determine a honeymoon budget
- Choose and book honeymoon destination (hotel, travel, transportation, etc.)
- Determine if you need a passport, visa, immunizations, etc.
- Make a travel checklist (and purchase any needed items)
- Reconfirm plans (flights, rental cars, etc.)
After the Wedding
- Get your gown cleaned and properly stored
- Preserve your bouquet, if applicable
- Meet with photographer and/or videographer
