Wedding Checklist
Soon after announcing your wedding
- Prepare a wedding budget and if relevant discuss it with who is paying.
- Prepare a tentative guest list.
- Decide upon a date for your wedding ceremony and reception. Confirm the dates with the chosen venue and officials.
- Determine what hire equipment and facilities may be required.
- Check with appropriate authorities if you need to book photo venues such as parks and gardens.
- Decide the size of your wedding party.
- Nominate your Matron of Honour and best man.
- Begin the search for your wedding dress and those of the bridal party.
- Identify suitable photographers and videographers. Be sure to view their past works and book your photographers and videographers early.
- Decide upon invitations.
- Book the entertainment for your wedding including jukebox
- Book your wedding cars / vehicles.
- Research possible honeymoon destinations.
- Research Florists
- Research hairdressers and make up artists. Book once you have found suitable providers
- Consider wedding insurance.
Six months before wedding
- Choose your wedding dress, and bridal party.
- Choose wardrobe for groom and groomsmen.
- Order wedding rings.
- Book your honeymoon. If required ensure your passports are valid.
- Review guest list.
- Register your gift list at a Bridal Registry.
- Complete an "Intention to Marry" form which your celebrant or church can assist with.
- Finalise guest numbers. Order invitations, place cards, Thank You cards and Wedding.
- Keep a list of gifts received and who they are from. Ensure you send thank you notes within 2 weeks of receiving the gift.
- All honeymoon travel should be booked.
- Consider dancing lessons
Two months before your wedding day
- Ensure all wedding invitations have been sent. Maintain a list of acceptances.
- Arrange for Dress fittings for the wedding dress and bridesmaids.
- Shop for wedding shoes and begin to wear them in
- Confirm grooms suits have been booked.
- All pre-wedding parties should be planned including wedding shower, hen's night, bucks night etc.
- Book in wedding night accommodation.
- Contact your florist and select flowers.
- Choose your Master of Ceremonies.
4 weeks before the wedding day
- Arrange for final fittings of your dress.
- Trial runs for hair and make up.
- Draw up the reception seating plan.
- Hold pre-wedding parties.
- Organise 'Thank You' gifts for bridal party
- Make any final payments for venues, cars, honeymoon etc
- If travelling overseas for your honeymoon, arrange traveller's cheques, foreign currency, credit cards and travellers insurance
- Invite people you would like to make speeches at the reception.
1 week before wedding day
- Confirm everything.
- Pick up the wedding dress, grooms suit and ensure the bridesmaids and groomsmen have theirs
- Have a rehearsal of the ceremony.
- Pack for your honeymoon.
- It is a good idea to have an 'emergency' kit prepared. This may include Band Aids, a hanky, spare lipstick, spare pantyhose, etc.
- Collect honeymoon tickets and reconfirm flights.
The Wedding Day
- Get a good night sleep before the wedding.
- Eat a good breakfast, you may find the day rushes by.
- Meet bridesmaids at the hairdressers and make up artist.
- Remember wedding rings and marriage licence
- Have a great wedding.
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Jamie Horne is the webmaster of several Victoria, Australia websites with wedding features including:
Geelong Weddings,
Bendigo Weddings and
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