Wedding Day Flowers
When you are planning a wedding it is easy to forget something! There are so many small things that need to be done. The best tip I can give you for your wedding checklist is to do things as early as possible. You do not want to get down to the last month with a million things on your list! Here is a wedding checklist. Feel free to add things as needed!
12 Months
- Figure out your Wedding Budget
- Decide on your wedding colors
- Reserve the ceremony and reception venues
- Get inspiration for your wedding (use Pinterest Wedding boards and BHLDN wedding inspiration boards to help)
- Mail save the date cards
- Get a budget wedding magazine subscription
10 Months
- Decide who will perform the ceremony
- Choose your attendants (and be sure to ask them! We were in a wedding where the couple forgot to ask one of the attendents and was left wondering why he wasn’t participating a month before)
- Start your guest list (you need to know this early – many of your budget wedding issues revolve around the size of your guest list)
- Decide on the flowers you want. Consider using in-season wedding flowers or using silk flowers to save money!
8 Months
- Book help! Caterer (sometimes this will come with your venue), Florist, DJ, and photographer
- Create a wedding website
- Order your dress – here is a way you can order a designer cheap wedding gown
6 Months
- Meet with your vendors to plan details
- Order the wedding invitations
- Register
- Order the wedding rings
- Book your honeymoon
- Reserve wedding day transportation
4 Months
- Order the bridesmaid dresses and the groomsmen/grooms tuxes (or suits)
- Schedule the rehearsal dinner
2 Months
- Find your ceremony readings and songs
- Mail your invitations (out of state invitations should be mailed around 10 weeks before the wedding, in state invitations can wait until 6-8 weeks before)
- Decide on your hair, makeup, and accessories
- Find favors for your wedding reception
6 Weeks
- Print the programs
- Buy gifts for your parents and people in your wedding party
- Send the announcement to the newspaper
2 Weeks
- Get your final wedding day schedule down
- Get the marriage license
- Give your DJ all the songs you want during your reception
1 Week
- Pick up your dress
- Pack for your honeymoon
- Relax! Schedule any waxings or facials now
1 Day
- Manicures and pedicures!
- Get ready to enjoy your day
Related Posts:
- Second Wedding, Who Pays for What?
- How to Have a Brilliant Budget Wedding
- Who Pays for What in a Wedding (mademan.com)
- Your Wedding Budget (carlaspartyplanning.wordpress.com)
- Using Rebate Sites to Save Wedding Money
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You’ve picked up on some really good points here without going overboard – at such a busy time it is so easy for things to slip through the net, so that is a great checklist just to keep as a reminder!!
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