Absolute Wedding Planner

Use this planner as a general guideline/checklist for your wedding

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12 months before

• Announce your engagement


• Arrange for parents to get together


• Decide on a date


• Set your budget


• Hire a wedding planner


• Book ceremony site and officiant


• Compile guest list to get rough head count


• Visit reception sites and reserve one


• Select a wedding theme or style

6-9 months before

• Choose your attendants


• Shop for your gown


• Choose bridal attendants' attire


• Enroll in a bridal gift registry


• Select a caterer


• Book photographer and/or videographer


• Hire a florist


• Book the musician and/or DJ

4-6 months before

• Order wedding stationery, including invitations, envelopes, place cards, escort cards, thank-yous, etc.


• Order the wedding gown


• Shop for the cake


• Arrange wedding day transportation


• Book beauty pros for the wedding


• Reserve accommodations for out-of-town guests


• Finalize the guest list


• Start scouting honeymoon spots

2-4 months before

• Obtain marriage license, schedule blood tests if necessary


• Order groom and groomsmen's attire


• Make honeymoon reservations. Compile all the necessary travel documents.


• Discuss details of the menu with caterer


• Order the wedding cake and related accessories


• Purchase your wedding bands


• Choose ceremony and reception music


• Reserve rental equipment, if necessary.


• Select favors and welcome baskets and purchase all related supplies


• Arrange the rehearsal time and rehearsal dinner


• Book a room for your wedding night.

4-8 weeks before

• Mail out invitations eight weeks ahead of date


• Do a hair and makeup run-through.


• Write thank-you notes as gifts arrive


• Decide on insurance policy charges needed for after the wedding

2-3 weeks before

• Finalize the seating plan for the reception.


• Confirm details with the photographer, florist, etc


• Have your final dress fitting.


• Write your rehearsal dinner toast.

1 week before

• Organize your fees and payments and place in individually marked envelopes.


• Give the caterer a final head count.


• Appoint a reliable friend to transport the cake serving set, toasting glasses and other items to and from the wedding site


• Get last-minute beauty treatments (facial, waxing, brow-shaping, etc).


• Pack for the honeymoon (Ask someone to bring your luggage to the reception if you plan to leave from there).