Listen to this episode when you are 3 months out from your wedding day.
Checklist:
For Couples with less than an 8 month engagement
- Announced and celebrate your engagement
- Find and Book a Venue
- Determined your Budget
- Built a Guest List and send Invitations
- Build Wedding Website
- Make Wedding Registry
- Buy Wedding Dress
- Asked friends to be Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
- Considered who you want for an officiant, flower girls, and ring bearers
- Make Wedding Day of Schedule
- Block off weekends you and your partner can wedding plan leading up to wedding
- Begin Booking all your Wedding Vendors
- Wedding Planner/ Coordinator
- Rentals: tables & chairs, wedding arch, plates, dishes, linens, etc.
- Catering
- Beverages
- Cake or desert
- Photography
- Videography
- Florist
- Music (DJ and/or Band)
- Hair and Makeup artist
- Photobooth
- Portable Restrooms (if needed)
- Shuttle Service (if needed)
- Valet Parking (if needed)
- Wedding Rings (wedding bands for both couples)
- Wedding Outfits for Groomsmen and Bridesmaids
- Wedding Dress and/or Suit for the couple
- Any additional decor
For Couples with more than an 8 Month Engagement
- (all the items above)
- Researched and book any vendors you haven't
- Book Honeymoon
- Buy gifts for bridesmaids/groomsmen/parents/partner
- Look at 3 month out calendar to plan peripheral events such as bachelorette/ bachelor party and bridal showers
- Create master list of all vendor contacts
- Make calendar reminders for upcoming deadlines for payment and homework for vendors
- (optional) plan out wedding looks for rehearsal dinner and other events
- (optional) research additional decor needs (but Pinterest carefully)
- Book all Beauty appointments needed
