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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