12+ Months Before
- Announce your engagement and celebrate
- Set a budget and decide who is contributing
- Choose a wedding date (or narrow down to a season)
- Start your guest list draft
- Research and book your venue
- Send save-the-dates for destination weddings
9-12 Months Before
- Book your photographer and videographer
- Send save-the-dates
- Start shopping for wedding attire
- Book your celebrant or officiant
- Research caterers and florists
- Choose your wedding party
6-9 Months Before
- Book catering, florist, and entertainment
- Plan the ceremony structure
- Register for gifts
- Book hair and makeup trials
- Arrange accommodation blocks for guests
- Start planning the honeymoon
3-6 Months Before
- Send wedding invitations (6-8 weeks before)
- Finalise menu selections
- Order wedding cake
- Plan the reception seating chart
- Arrange transport for the wedding day
- Write personal vows if applicable
1-3 Months Before
- Chase any outstanding RSVPs
- Confirm all vendor bookings
- Finalise the day-of timeline
- Break in wedding shoes
- Prepare speeches and toasts
- Get marriage licence
The Final Week
Confirm final headcount with caterer, pack for the honeymoon, delegate day-of tasks to your wedding party or coordinator, and take a breath. Everything is planned. Now enjoy it.
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