Wedding Planning Timetable
16 to Nine Months before Wedding
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Decide the type of wedding, formal or informal, and choose a date.
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Select the clergy and talk about Synagogue/church or requirements.
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Decide how many people will be invited.
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Figure your budget and who will pay for what
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Select a reception location and make reservations early
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Select a wedding consultant.
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Began shopping for the wedding gown
Nine to six months before wedding
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choose your attendants, decide on a color scheme and choose the attendant’s dresses
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book the caterer, photographer and videographer
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mapped out your ceremony and select music for it and the reception
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put together names and addresses for the guest list
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buy your wedding gown, make arrangements for the grooms wedding attire and that of his attendants
Three Months before Wedding
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buy gifts for attendance, parents, helpers
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select your wedding rings
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ordered the wedding cake and by cake knife, toasting glasses, guestbook and garter
Two Months before Wedding
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plan the wedding rehearsal and dinner
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make lodging arrangements for out-of-town guests
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sand indications sent four to six weeks before the wedding; announcements after wedding
One Month before Wedding
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Finalize everything: confirm honeymoon reservations, fittings for you and your attendant’s dresses,
reception hall, caterers, musicians, etc.
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Get your marriage license
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Ask a friend or relative to do the guestbook at reception
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Pickup wedding rings
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By a gift for your fiancé
Two weeks before wedding
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Complete your trousseau
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Prepare wedding announcements to send to newspapers
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Contact guests who have not responded
One week before wedding
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Pick up your down, attendant’s dresses and accessories
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Confirmed details with all participants and inform them of any changes
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Pack for the honeymoon
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Make sure you have all wedding attire, rings and marriage license
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Have rehearsal and dinner
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Get fingernails done
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Give final guest count to reception facility or caterer
Wedding Day
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have your hair and makeup done
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begin dressing two hours before ceremony is to begin
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mail the wedding announcements and have a great day
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