The Ultimate Wedding Checklist for All Couples
You’re getting married and can’t figure out how to deal with the preparations, well we have a checklist for you to make sure you are looking at all the things and the wedding is well planned. If you have only a year left in the wedding, don’t worry and try to breathe while we tell you how to ride the roller coaster, like a boss!
12 MONTHS BEFORE
The very first step to a successful wedding is deciding a budget keeping in mind all of the events that you are willing to have in the wedding. This will be a reality check for your dream wedding. It is nice to list out the events and the budget for the events.
It is time for your dream wedding and with the dream wedding follows a dream honeymoon. This is the time you will check if you are able to afford your honeymoon destination. The budget will let you know, where you should be going for honeymoon.
The budget is the head for all the events of course, now when you have figured or set a budget you will know what venue suits you and your budget. Try to make the both ends meet, select a venue that meets your expectations as well as your budget.
Time to go crazy over invitations. You can look at the number of invitation ideas available in the market. The invitation ideas include mailing the invitations, you can have a grand invitation card by sending a box of mouth melting chocolates with it. If it is over the top for you then you can go with a traditional invitation with a twist, think about the origami butterflies that are in nowadays.
It is your time to shine. It’s the time you have been waiting all your life. Time to go through bridal dresses. Time to select a design for yourself. Think about the style you wanted, ball gown, empire, mermaid, trumpet, sheath, or A-line silhouette. Look for a style that will complement your body type.
Time to short list the special ones you want to share your happiness with. Sit with your fiancé and make a guest list. Include and exclude people in the guest list as par you and your fiancé’s convenience.
Time to select your wedding party means the main people who make the wedding feel like one. Time to choose your bridesmaids, maid of honor, Groomsmen, flower girl, best man, and the ring bearer. These are the most important people at the wedding and you should be selecting them a year before the wedding starts.
Hiring a wedding planner seems like the best idea to save yourself from the chaos. It is a good idea to hire a wedding planner and keep in touch with him regarding the preparations. The wedding planner will be dealing with all the stuff like booking the wedding vendors and keeping in touch with them.
11 MONTHS BEFORE
Time to book wedding vendors. That means a lot of vendors, these include the caterer, the photographer, the florist, wedding planner, and videographer.
Think about the menu at your venue. Time to select the menu and drinks to be served at your wedding. Go around the web to find the perfect combo to be served at your wedding. Make sure the menu collaborates with the budget.
Now it’s time that you finalize your wedding date, keeping in mind your job, your fiance’s job. Keep in mind your days off and the vacations you can get so that the honeymoon does not have to wait. After the date is finalized, it’s time to final the venue and book it.
Hotel options are for the guests who will be coming out of the town for your special day. It is important to treat them well and get them a hotel room booked for their stay. Look for deals in the hotels for the wedding time, so that you can get some great deals in cheap money.
10 MONTHS BEFORE
Two months of brain fog is enough to be strained on a wedding dress. It is time that you finalize the wedding dress style. At this time you should be sure about the dress you want and start looking for the dress.
Bridesmaid’s dresses are as important as they should be complementing your dress. Think about something fun for the bridesmaids dresses or keep it simple as you wish to. Select a color theme and a style for the bridesmaids.
9 MONTHS BEFORE
You must have found a bridal salon to get the dress from. Go visit the place and select a dress. Put a final order to the dress and order the dress. It will be better when the dress will fit you right, give it before time so that you can try if there is some problem in fitting before the wedding day.
Take your bridesmaids and select a dress that everyone is happy to put on, they should be looking happy at your wedding. But do make sure that the bridesmaids can afford the dress.
You must have made up your mind about the type of invitations you are willing to have. If it is a mail, then no worries, but if the invitations are custom made, then it is a high time to order the invitations so they can be ready before time.
8 MONTHS BEFORE
Don’t forget the transport at the wedding, which includes the car that will be carrying you to the venue and the one that will be carrying the bridesmaids.
Well when you are done with the dress, you know what type of shoes you want. It is high time that you shop for your wedding shoes and seal the look. Chose the shoes that will look both comfortable as well as classy.
It is time to look for a makeup artist that will make you glow the wedding day. Looking for the artist means make a good choice in your budget. This will be including taking the rehearsals of the makeup.
7 MONTHS BEFORE
Look out for any electrical necessities that will be needed on the day. Those will be lighting issues, the fans etc. They are important for the comfort of the guests so better keep an eye on it.
The structural necessities will be chairs and tables and other things like decoration candle stands etc. Make sure you take a personal notice on these things.
If you need a glow on your special day, you need to bring it from inside. Take a skin care routine to make you’re your skin looks flawless on the big day.
6 MONTHS BEFORE
After taking trials from the makeup artists, it is time that you finalize your makeup artist and lock the date with him or her. This will be a surety that the makeup artist will be available for your makeup at the wedding day.
Same goes for the hair stylist. Usually makeup artist and hair stylist are the same person, but you can do what you want and how you want, after all its your big day.
The invitations must have come back. Time to fill them up, take out time to write invitations to the people you want to invite. Make sure you are putting in the right name and address.
5 MONTHS BEFORE
Still dealing with the invitations, because you could have skipped someone important you wanted to invite and it skipped out of your mind. Make sure to write the names and destinations right. Mail the ones who are out of town or if you are out of invitations.
Go big or go home! Look for a cake that will make you feel special. Incorporate your favourite flavors and decorating styles in it. It is time that you start looking for a cake boss.
It will be your first wedding dance after your wedding, make it even special and shortlist the dance and songs you want to do in the wedding.
4 MONTHS BEFORE
It is high time that you find a choreographer to make you learn the dance moves. Start practicing your wedding dance. It may put extra pressure on you, but it will totally worth it.
You have had enough time to try out the menu and decide on the one you want for your big day. Finalize the menu and drinks at the venue.
You might be peculiar about the flower decoration at the wedding, well it is your day, do what you like. Select a flower decoration that incorporates your favorite colors and flowers.
3 MONTHS BEFORE
This is the most important thing in the wedding, the ring. Make sure to buy the wedding rings or if you have a custom order, make sure it is done in time. This will allow you a plenty of time to make sure the rings are as your requirement.
Time to make the cake order. It is a trend nowadays, people are opting for theme cakes that tell stories. If you want a beauty like that, make sure you are ordering at the right time. The more time your cake will have, the better it will come out.
It is a thing never to forget about, after all you need to entertain your guests. Do keep in mind about the welcome baskets and get them arranged in the budget. You can DIY them or just order a couple of baskets.
2 MONTHS BEFORE
If you haven’t assigned the RSVPs then you sure are hanging behind. You need to finalize the RSVP list and hand over to the venue or the wedding planner.
Don’t forget about the readers. Select some intellectual and smart readers from the wedding party to make sure they are going to add some good memories to your big day.
1 MONTH BEFORE
The marriage license is obtained by the couple prior to the marriage. It is an application to be married and it is given prior to the marriage certificate. Once the ceremony is done, the couple gets the marriage certificate after the wedding.
Time to get it on the paper. Write down the deepest voice of your heart for the love of your life. Make them realize that he/she means everything to you.
Have you decided on the songs list you are going to play at your wedding? Or are you planning on having live music? If none of the options suit your budget, think of a DJ. The DJ thing is so in nowadays and keeps the guests entertained.
1 WEEK BEFORE
Time to pick that beauty! Pick up the dress as soon as the last week before the wedding starts and make sure you place it in the cupboard in the very visible spot, so that you do not worry about getting the dress or feel anxious about finding it. It usually happens you are looking for the dress on the big day, because you forgot where you put it. Don’t let your nerves have the best of you.
It is like the last minute check on the wedding party, it includes the ring bearers, flower girl, best man, maid of honor, and of course the bridesmaids. It is crucial that you get in contact with each one of them rather than waiting for them on the wedding day and they don’t show up.
Time to pick up the rings. You might be wondering if it is too late you have scheduled to pick the rings up. Actually this will be a relief that the rings are received just days before wedding and you have to look after them for a week. Or you might have forgotten where you have put them in all the chaos.
It is the time you show yourself. Go to a salon and have a makeover. Go to the nail salon, and get your nails done. We even recommend having a spa day. All the chaos you are dealing would have made you restless, so it is the ME TIME you have, get yourself a relaxation day you deserve. Getting a makeover will be a perfect idea to give you the pre-wedding glow.
If you have planned the honeymoon right after the wedding, then this is the time to pack for the trip. Do the packing in this week so that you don’t have to fuss over it after or the day of wedding. It is better to pack in the last week to make sure you have packed the essentials.
1 DAY BEFORE
Time to attend the dinner rehearsals and other wedding rehearsals. Do complete your dance sequence and make sure you practice it one more time before the big day.
It is the time you should contact each one of your wedding vendors and check with all of them. See if the things are going as planned.
Time to check the wedding baskets, the welcome baskets and the thank you gifts for the guests. Make sure you have extra in case you need it.
Check on the other things like, your shoes, dress call your makeup artist to remind him or her about tomorrow’s appointment. Likewise call your hairstylist to check on him or her.
It is your wedding tomorrow, you need to take a good night sleep so that you can have a fresh morning and a fresh mood in the morning. You don’t want to be sleeping while taking the vows.
