If you have just got engaged; congratulations!!!
We know just how exciting it is to get engaged and to start thinking about your wedding. All your family and friends will be asking you about your wedding plans – after all, the phrase is “engaged to be married.”
It can also be quite daunting when you start to look into everything that goes into planning a wedding, so we at Unique Personalised Gifts thought it would be a great idea to put together a little countdown timeline for you to start to get organised.
12 Months Out
Determine Your budget
Make a Guest List
Hire a Wedding Planner
Decide Formality and Overall Theme
Select the Venue
Select the Caterer
11 Months Out
Choose a Color Theme and Start Thinking of Overall Design
Hire Vendors Who Book Up Quickly, Including Your Photographer, Band, DJ, and Videographer
10 Months Out
Start Shopping for Your Wedding Dress
Book Hotel-Room Blocks for Guests
Create Your Wedding Website
Take Engagement Photos
Start Looking at Invitations
9 Months Out
Buy Your Wedding Dress
Send Save the Dates
8 Months Out
Register for Gifts
Select the Bridesmaids' Dresses and Schedule Fittings Within the Month
Meet With Potential Florists
7 Months Out
Book the Rehearsal-Dinner Venue
Hire the Ceremony Musicians
Order Rental Items, Such as Specialty Chairs, Linens, Draping, Lounge Furniture, White Dance Floor, Etc.
Hire an Officiant
6 Months Out
Hire a Lighting Technician
5 Months Out
Book Transportation for Guests, If Needed
Book the Newlyweds' Transportation (Limo, Specialty Car, etc.)
Book the Honeymoon
Buy or Rent the Groom’s Tuxedo
4 Months Out
Have Your Final Tasting With the Caterer
Choose Your Cake
Buy Wedding Bands
Select the Groomsmen's Attire and Schedule Fittings Within the Month
Hair and Makeup Trial
3 Months Out
Order the Invitations and Hire a Calligrapher
Create or Plan Your Menu
Brainstorm Guest Favours and Gift Bags
Book a Photo-Booth Rental
Write Your Vows
Select Readings
Meet With the Officiant and Invite Him or Her to the Rehearsal Dinner
Start Crafting Any DIY Items If You Haven’t Already
2 Months Out
Send the Wedding Invitations (With RSVPs Due One Month Before the Wedding)
Send Out Rehearsal-Dinner Invitations (These Can Be Included With the Wedding Invitations If You Like)
First Dress Fitting
Pick Up Your Marriage License
Buy Wedding-Party Gifts
Do a Floral Mock-Up With Your Florist
Give the Song Selections to Your Band or DJ
Give the Song Selections to Your Ceremony Musicians
Buy All Small Items
1 Month Out
Assemble Gift Bags
Pay Your Vendors in Full
Create a Seating Chart
Order or Make Your Escort Cards and Place Cards
Have a Final Venue Walk-Through
Put Cash in Tip Envelopes for Your Planner/Delegate to Distribute
Break in Your Wedding Shoes
And lastly - ENJOY!
This one of the most important times of your life, so remember to make memories and have fun!
