Wedding Planning Checklist

Your partner has asked the Big Question and you said yes! Now it is time to start planning and organising your wedding! Efficient wedding planning requires a wedding checklist at least 12 to 18 months prior to the wedding. Your wedding planning checklist should cover everything from your wedding budget checklist, wedding guest checklist, wedding reception checklist to your wedding photography checklist.

If you are looking for a comprehensive wedding planner checklist this article will provide it for you.

12 – 18 Month Wedding Planning Checklist

• After you have proposed your engagement you should start thinking about the type of wedding you want as well as the theme.
• Plan your budget.
• Find a wedding venue and decide on an appropriate date and time for the wedding. Book the wedding venue.
• Begin compiling your guest list.

6 – 12 Months prior to the wedding

• If you are not planning to coordinate the wedding yourself find a wedding coordinator and reserve.
• Select a wedding photographer, videographer, florist and reserve.
• Select musicians whether it is live music or a DJ and reserve.
• Discuss the food menu and décor with the venue’s coordinator. If the venue doesn’t have a coordinator you should select a caterer and discuss the menu as well as the décor with your desired decorator.
• Decide on the wedding colours and discuss it with the florist, caterer and decorater; that is if the venue’s coordinator is not doing the flowers, food and décor.
• Order or purchase your wedding dress.
• Order or purchase your bridesmaid dress/dresses.
• Arrange with both mothers what they want to or should wear.
• Decide who’s going to be your Master of Ceremonies.
• Make a music selection for the DJ or live musicians.
• Decide on a design for your wedding invitations and order or make the invitations.
• Finalise your guest list.
• Register your bridal register at selected stores.
• Get a passport or visa if it is required for the honeymoon.

4 – 6 Months prior to the wedding

• Reserve any rental equipment such as décor, audio equipment etc. required for the wedding.
• Plan the ceremony and reception and discuss it with the venue coordinator or the hired wedding coordinator.
• Make necessary doctor’s appointments.
• Arrange a wedding cake, if you are planning to have one.
• Make or order wedding favours or thank you gifts.

1 – 2 Months prior to the wedding

• Mail the wedding invitations to out-of-town guests. Deliver guests’ invitations that are located in-town, personally.
• Finalise arrangements with the florist, wedding coordinator or venue coordinator.
• Finalise instructions with the photographer and decide on a time and location for the photos to be taken.
• Finalise instructions with the videographer.
• Book a hair stylist and decide on your hair style and hair colour for the wedding day.
• Find a make up artist and go for a trial. Book a make up artist well in advance.
• Finalise dress fittings for you and your bridesmaids.
• Consult a lawyer to discuss a wedding contract.
• Select programs for the wedding ceremony and have them printed.
• Finalise honeymoon arrangements.

Your 18 month wedding planning checklist will ensure your wedding budget checklist; wedding guest checklist, wedding reception checklist and wedding photography checklist are complete and done before the wedding.

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