A month-by-month breakdown of my 6-month wedding planning method!
*Note: This plan happens after a period of enjoying your engagement, and after you’ve established your budget and vision, which is exactly what I do in the Jumpstart. You can learn more about The Jumpstart here.
And with The Wedding Edit (which includes Day-Of-Coordination) I customize this to your wedding plan with vetted vendor referrals in your price range. Then, we co-create a plan for planning with you and your partner, so that planning brings you even closer!
Month 1: around 7:30
Committing major deposits to the vendors that matter most to you and your partner (often the photographer)
Getting a sense of the overall budget by looking at your wedding venue + event planner + catering as approximately %50 of your budget
If you want to learn more about wedding budgets I recommend listening to my episode on Realistic Wedding Budgets, and downloading my free, 20-minute, wedding budget workshop.
Month 2: 17:00
VIP DAY: Venue visit with your coordinator, floor plan, timeline, and Road Map creation and delivery (here’s the link to see a sample Road Map in Trello!)
Florist
Invitations
Plan your ceremony
Month 3: 19:30
DJ, Band, Ceremony musicians
A/V (lighting and sound!) (For more on lighting, listen to this episode!)
Videography
Rentals
Month 4: 22:30
Plan out your sweet table, or order your wedding cake if you’re doing one.
Book your hotel for the wedding night (and maybe for getting ready)
Your hair and make up team, commonly called HMUA
Valet
Plan out your seating cards/chart and table numbers as well as any additional signage or printables
Hire your month-of event manager if you haven’t already! (Commonly known by the misnomer: day-of wedding coordinator)
Month 5: 29:00
Finish up all DIY
All the stuff that you are totally welcome to skip like…
Wedding favours! Listen to this episode with event sustainability expert Romina Kwong to hear us talk about what is an actual great wedding favour
Guest book
Ring pillows and flower baskets
Card box
Photo booth accessories? Are we still doing that?
Month 6 (more like 6 weeks out): 30:00
Get your ducks in a row (all your contracts, final floor plans, etc - complete your logistics/wedmin)
Make a list of final payments!
Alcohol permit
RSVP-chasing + seating chart creation
Shot list for your photographer
Get all your printables completed
Random last-minute add ons:
Guest welcome baskets
Bathroom baskets
Break in your shoes! Listen to hear my super easy method.
Write your vows
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Music is Blackout Romeo by The Spin Wires.
