Wedding Planner Timeline

This handy wedding planner timeline will help you to schedule all the details of your wedding accordingly, helping to reduce some of that wedding related stress.

Wedding Planner Timeline: Two Years to Twelve Months before the Wedding

• Set a Date
• Determine and go over your budget with all involved
• Shop for and choose reception location
• Shop for and choose wedding ceremony location
• Determine the need for a wedding planning professional

Wedding Planner Timeline: Twelve Months to Nine Months before the Wedding

• Select wedding attendants
• Select wedding officiant
• Determine wedding colors and themes
• Shop for and choose wedding dress and accessories
• Shop for and choose bridal party dresses and accessories
• Determine guest list
• Choose professionals such as photographer, videographer, disc jockey, caterer, musicians and florist

Wedding Planner Timeline: Six to Nine Months before the Wedding

• Select flowers for wedding bouquets, centerpieces, altar displays, corsages and other areas in which flowers will be necessary
• Reserve wedding day transportation
• Make honeymoon travel accommodations
• Reserve accommodations for out of town wedding guests
• Register for wedding gifts

Wedding Planner Timeline: Four to Six Months before the Wedding

• Select tuxedos for groom, groomsmen and fathers of the bride and groom
• Select wedding cake if not already included in catering or reception package
• Purchase wedding rings
• Choose and order invitations
• Choose and order all printed materials such as favor ribbons and napkins
• Advise places of employment of impending nuptials and schedule vacation time accordingly

Wedding Planner Timeline: Two to Four Months before the Wedding

• Select reception accessories such as wedding favors, toasting flutes, garter, guest books and other items
• Write out and mail invitations (two months in advance)
• Purchase wedding attendant gifts

Have a good plan to say I Do!

• Write wedding vows or meet with officiant to go over ceremony
• Make bar or beverage arrangements for reception

One Month before the Wedding

• Final fittings for all wedding attire
• Confirm all reservations
• Make appointments for massage, hair, makeup, and manicure
• Obtain all legal documents and apply for marriage license

One Week before the Wedding

• Confirm head count with catering hall
• Begin packing for wedding day and honeymoon

Night before the Wedding

• Rehearsal dinner
• Give out wedding attendant gifts
• Lay out wedding attire in preparation for the next day
• Retire early, you’ll need a good night’s sleep!

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Gorgeous Wedding Favours

Here's a teeny, tiny taster of the most gorgeous wedding gifts, bombonierre and wedding favours in South Africa - please visit our website for more gorgeousness than you can imagine:

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MC Duties

The Wedding MC’s Duties

It’s a huge honor to be asked to be the Wedding MC.
As Wedding MC you’ll have a number of responsibilities.
Here is a small sampling of the duties you’ll be required to perform at the wedding reception.
You’ll...
1. Welcome the wedding guests to the reception
2. Introduce yourself to the wedding guests as the Master of Ceremonies
3. Introduce the bride and groom’s parents
4. Introduce the bridal party
5. Announce (with much fanfare) the entrance of the bride and groom
6. Ask the wedding guests to stand for grace and introduce the person saying grace prior to the meal

being served
7. Introduce those making speeches and toasts
8. Read congratulatory messages from those who were unable to attend the wedding. This can also include some humorous “fictitious” telegrams
9. Announce the cake cutting ceremony
10. Announce the throwing of the bouquet and garter
11. Announce when the dancing or entertainment will begin
12. Invite the bride and groom to dance first
13. Announce the bride and groom’s departure
14. Formally end the wedding reception and thank the guests for attending
The Wedding MC might also be required to make a wedding speech or toast to the bride and groom.
As Wedding MC you’ll wear many hats - you’ll be an advisor, co-ordinator, speaker, and entertainer.
Each of these duties will require thorough preparation to ensure the reception runs smoothly and the bride and groom are left with a wonderful memory for years to come.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/504779/Wedding-MC-Duties

Free Customisable Wedding Goodies

This is just too good not to share, I stumbled across this gorgeous site and they have the most amazing templates to share for free!
Choose from invitations, monograms, save the dates, table numbers, candy wrappers, placecards, templates, wedding timeline, menu's and more:

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"Fleur-de-lis" Frosted-Glass Tea Light Holder (set of 4)

“Lovebirds” Chrome Bottle Stopper

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Natural Bamboo Eco-Friendly Coaster Favors (Four Coasters per Favor!)

“Tranquility” Eco-Friendly Bamboo Place Card Holder with Matching Place Cards (Set of 4)

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“It isn’t easy being green.” Kermit the Frog, Philosopher, Sesame Street (1969)

Sorry Kermie, we disagree. Once you put your mind to it, there are LOTS of ways you can add a “touch of green” to your wedding. Of course you can wear a recycled paper wedding dress, walk barefoot down a grassy aisle in the woods to repeat your vows in front of a natural arbor of pine trees, ask your guests to bring empty aluminum cans as wedding gifts and honeymoon in a yurt. If that’s your thing, we say “go for it!”

If you’re of a more traditional ilk, think about adding an eco-touch here and there, then share it with your guests. Inspire them when you mention in your wedding program (recycled paper of course) that the flowers are headed to the local hospital after the party. It only takes a spark, right?

Then send your guests home with an eco-fuzzy feeling and a special eco-touch to remember your day with wedding favors made from easily renewable resources. We’ve added new ones to ourcollection, and you can see them by clicking here.

Have we inspired you to make your eco-mark? We hope so! We’ll leave you with a little inspirational poem we like:

Earth receives
Foot and paw,
Hoof and claw
With equal grace.
But,
It is the way of
The wild,
Not to overstep
The bounds of hospitality.
This is a wild place.
Follow me
And leave no trace,
That wind, rain and snow
Cannot erase.
Elise Maclay in Bev Dolittle’s book WALK SOFTLY

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“It isn’t easy being green.” Kermit the Frog, Philosopher, Sesame Street (1969) Sorry Kermie, we disagree. Once you put your mind to it, there are LOTS of ways you can add a “touch of green” to your wedding. Of course you can wear a recycled paper wedding dress, walk barefoot down a grassy aisle in the woods to repeat your vows in front of a natural arbor of pine trees, ask your guests to bring empty aluminum cans as wedding gifts and honeymoon in a yurt. If that’s your thing, we say “go for it!” If you’re of a more traditional ilk, think about adding an eco-touch here and there, then share it with your guests. Inspire them when you mention in your wedding program (recycled paper of course) that the flowers are headed to the local hospital after the party. It only takes a spark, right? Then send your guests home with an eco-fuzzy feeling and a special eco-touch to remember your day with wedding favors made from easily renewable resources. We’ve added new ones to ourcollection, and you can see them by clicking here. Have we inspired you to make your eco-mark? We hope so! We’ll leave you with a little inspirational poem we like: Earth receives Foot and paw, Hoof and claw With equal grace. But, It is the way of The wild, Not to overstep The bounds of hospitality. This is a wild place. Follow me And leave no trace, That wind, rain and snow Cannot erase. Elise Maclay in Bev Dolittle’s book WALK SOFTLY

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Beach Inspiration Board

Beach Inspiration

"Seaside" Sand and Shell-Filled Globe Bottle Stopper
"Seashells" Gel Candle in Clear Gift Box with Raffia Tie and "Thank You" Tag
"Seaside" Tea Light Candle Set

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