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Wedding Planning

Depending on your personal preferences and the preferences of your husband or wife-to-be, a wedding can take anywhere from 6 weeks to 2 years to plan. If one step in the planning process is missed, the whole wedding could be ruined. To prevent this from happening, we have created a wedding checklist in order to ensure everything goes according to plan on your big day.

7-12 Months Prior <ul> <li>Announce Engagement and have your engagement party <li>Decide on the wedding style and create a guest list <li>Choose who you both want in the wedding party <li>Set the date and time of the wedding <li>Book your wedding officiant <li>Choose your wedding song <li>Decide on "extras" (cake, flowers, dj, photographers etc) <li>Purchase your wedding dress and bridal accessories <li>Purchase bridesmaids dresses and accessories (maid of honor as well) <li>Start planning your honeymoon <li>Buy (or make) your wedding favors <li>Purchase your wedding invitations <li>Plan your rehearsal ceremony and dinner </ul>

2-6 Months Prior <ul> <li>Arrange accommodations for out-of-town guests <li>Finalize the dinner menu <li>Book your limo (or other form of transportation) <li>Book the rehearsal dinner site <li>Book your honeymoon <li>Purchase your wedding rings <li>Purchase your gifts for the wedding party <li>Rent the tuxedos for groom and groomsmen (including bestman) <li>Schedule a dress fitting (bride) <li>Book hair and makeup appointment (bride) <li>Have your bridal shower <li>Send out the invitations to your guests <li>Plan the wedding program </ul>

1 Month Prior <ul> <li>Get your marriage license (and blood tests if needed) <li>Final dress fitting (bride) <li>Arrange seating for your guests <li>Have your stag and doe party </ul>

1-2 Weeks Prior <ul> <li>Pick up the wedding dress <li>Have your bachelor and bachelorette parties </ul>

The Day Before <ul> <li>Give the wedding party their gifts <li>Pick up the tuxedo(s) <li>Decorate the wedding site <li>Have your rehearsal dinner and greet out-of-town guests </ul>

Follow these steps in the first step towards a lifetime of marital bliss!

Written by:

Samantha Taylor

Samantha Taylor spent several years working in the weddings industry as a wedding planner. When she isnt being a mom of two wonderful children, she works as a freelance writer for http://www.yourwedding101.com - a site that offers information about everything wedding related - from wedding planning to wedding invitations and more.