12 months before the wedding
- Set a wedding date
- Book the venue & block book accommodation
- Book your entertainment (The best acts book out fast)
- Book the ceremony location
- Make contact with the registry office/church/officiant
- Hire a wedding planner
- Decide on the type of wedding you both would like
- Do your first draft of guest list to give you an idea of numbers
- Decide on a budget and who will be paying for what
6-9 months before the wedding
- Send out “Save the dates” cards
- Get your wedding dress and accessories sorted (if you haven’t already!)
- Decide on the colour scheme
- Go bridesmaid dress shopping with the colour scheme in mind
- Organise flowers
- Book the photographer/videographer
- Meet your officiant to discuss the ceremony
- Book your honeymoon
4-6 months before the wedding
- Choose and order wedding invitation and stationery
- Order your wedding cake
- Arrange all rental and décor items with suppliers (If you have a wedding planner your wont have to worry about his!)
- Choose and buy the wedding rings
- Organise the groom and groomsmen suits
- Look into wedding favours and the personal touches you would like to include
- Hen Party!!
- Hair and makeup trails
2-4 months before the wedding
- Finalise guest list and send out invitations
- Menu tasting and finalisation
- Select music for musicians/performers
- Confirm hair and makeup
- Organise wedding transportation
- Organise gifts for each other, bridesmaids, groomsmen and parents etc.
- Send out invitations 6-8 weeks before wedding
1-2 months before the wedding
- Final fitting for wedding dress
- Finalise ceremony details
- Design wedding programmes
- Organise the pre wedding parties
- Write your vows
- Finalise details with your various suppliers
- Meet with the venue to run through everything
1-2 weeks before the wedding
- Make contact with guests who have not RSVP
- Organise payments
- Final, final wedding dress fitting
- Finalise wedding day schedule with everyone involved
- Pick up wedding dress, shoes and accessories
- Reconfirm all wedding plans: ceremony, reception, florist, photographer, musicians, DJ, cake, honeymoon
- Confirm final numbers with the venue/caterer
- Provide out of town guests with itinerary and maps
- Finalise seating plan, place cards, menus and favours
- Confirm florist delivery times
- Choose outfit for day after wedding and pack for honeymoon
The day before the wedding
- Prepare payments and envelopes and choose who is to distribute them
- Make sure everyone who has been delegated a job knows what they are doing
- Ceremony Rehearsal with the bridal party
- Give rings to best man
- Compile a list of names and phone numbers of all wedding vendors and choose who will be their point of contact.
The wedding day
- Eat breakfast – it’s going to be a long day!
- Get excited when hair and makeup arrives
Relax and enjoy your day!