THE BRIDE'S CHECKLIST
 

10 TO 12 MONTHS PRIOR

  Buy your wedding planner or good organizer
  Discuss the style of the wedding and the budget with your fianc�e and ALL parents.
  Interview wedding consultants, advisors and coordinators.
  Speak with all your friends - pick their brains - learn who knows what and who knows who.
  Speak to your clergy - speak with other family members' clergy - ask questions.
  Begin looking for locations - ceremony - rehearsal dinner - reception - other planned events
  Begin interviewing Caterers, Bakers, Photographers, Florists, Videographers, Musicians
  By end of Month 12 select three of your key players: advisor/consultant - caterer and photographer
  By end of Month 11 select site for the ceremony
  By end of Month 10 select site for the reception and rehearsal dinner
  By end of Month 10 select the remaining key players; baker, florist, musicians, videographer

7 TO 9 MONTHS PRIOR

  Select all of your attendants
  Together, begin compiling your guest list.
  Contact and visit clergy or justice of the peace
  Begin shopping for appropriate clothiers and (ladies) accessorize, accessorize, accessorize, accessorize
  Register with not less than three well known Bridal Registries for gifts
  Begin looking at honeymoon options with your fianc�e - visit a travel agency or professional specializing in leisure travel - if you plan to leave the country check on your passports.
  By the end of Month 9 choose clergy
  By the end of Month 8 decide on a menu.
  By the end of Month 7 schedule engagement photo session
  By the end of Month 7 select and order attendant's apparel. 

4 TO 6 MONTHS PRIOR

  Begin review of details with all of your wedding professionals
  Finalize honeymoon plans with fianc�e and book with travel agent.
  By end of Month 6 shop for and order invitations and announcements
  Finalize music selection for wedding and reception
  By end of Month 5 book calligrapher
  By end of Month 5 shop and order the men's formal wear
  Book wedding transportation - limousines, horse-drawn carriages, hot air balloons, boat, or whatever
  By end of Month 4 have the rehearsal dinner plans in place (make sure you coordinate this with your fianc�e).

2 TO 3 MONTHS PRIOR

  Order the wedding rings!!
  Finish guest list
  Shop till you drop
    Lingerie
    Honeymoon Clothes
    Attendants' gifts
    Your gift for your fianc�e
    Pre- & post-wedding party clothes you might need
  Finalize catering, bakery, floral arrangements (be a little flexible)
  Reserve a block of rooms for your out-of-town guests (good work for your fianc�e)
  Finalize arrangements for any rental items you may need
    Candelabra & other silver pieces
    Special decorative screens & archways
    Special lighting (particularly if part of the event will be outside or in an unique area where normal lighting may not be possible)
  Make appointment with your hairdresser (a trial rin for next month - also good for your bridal portrait)
  Make appointment with your hairdresser (final)
  Make appointment for your nails (hands and feet)
  Make appointment with a makeup artist for the day of your bridal portrait

4 TO 8 WEEKS PRIOR

  Mail your wedding invitations and send either you preplanned special itinerary for early arriving out-of-town guests or an activity sheet from area chambers-of-commerce
  Final fittings (you and the attendants)
  Plan the bridesmaids' party & confirm the location & instructions
  By Week 6 have bridal portrait taken
  Send local paper and wedding publications your announcement and photograph
  Notes! Notes! Notes! Write Thank You Notes as you receive bridal and wedding gifts
  Reconfirm rehearsal events and rehearsal dinner reservations
  For your own peace of mind personally touch base with every key professional you and/or your coordinator have working on all your upcoming events
  By Week 4 Pick Up Wedding Rings
  Get marriage license with fianc�e
  Reconfirm honeymoon reservations and (if leaving the country got o bank and exchange at least $100 into foreign currency)
  Submit request lists to your musicians, photographer and videographer
  Formally invite wedding party and guests to the rehearsal dinner
  Confirm all transportation for all events (including honeymoon)
  Address announcements to mail on your wedding day
  Prepare all the necessary forms for name address changes on social security card, credit cards, bank accounts, post office, driver's license, etc.
  Arrange to move belongings to new home
  By the last day of Week 2 plan a day to be alone with your family

1 WEEK PRIOR

  On the very first day of the very last week begin packing for your honeymoon
  Check final details with all your wedding professionals - early in the week
  Give (or attend) the Bridesmaids' party
  Give final guest count to the caterer
  Create a wedding day schedule with your fianc�e
  Reminder Day
    Remind wedding party men to pick up tuxedos
    Remind attendants of rehearsal dinner agenda
    Remind fianc�e to double check rehearsal dinner plans
  Finish packing for your honeymoon
  Rehearsal Dinner (give wedding day schedule to all)
  Schedule the day prior to the wedding as a free day - and a day to visit with a few close friends

Recent Questions by Wedding couples

  A Hawaii bride here, I am thinking of having my wedding in Oahu, somewhere near the Waikiki
Beach.
  I currently live in Japan and have gone to agents here that plan weddings in Hawaii, but they are
soooo expensive and have no flexibility at all!!  I want this event to be "us" and I knew that if I
went through them, it would be another typical wedding for a Japanese couple. So I thought since I can
speak fluent English, why not I hire a Wedding Coordinator in Hawaii to help me.
  I am thinking of having my wedding sometime in June next year.
  These are the following items I was hoping you could help me with.
 
  A wedding by the beach with the ocean as the back ground
  Somewhere quiet
  A priest
  An arch, chairs, ribbons and flowers
  Music
 
  <Hair & Makeup>
  Someone who has lots of experience with Asians and can come to the hotel (will be near central
Waikiki)
 
  <Photos & Video>
  Someone who has good taste, fun and can stay throughout the ceremony and reception.
 
  Now this is an issue. Do you happen to know a vendor that can air the dress in about my size (size 8
ish)? I checked out David's Bridal but they don't send over seas.  I'll do the small adjustments here
in Japan.
 
  <Transportation>
  I need to hire someone who will transport about 15 guest from the hotel to the ceremony location and
to the restaurant where we are having our reception and then back to their hotels.
 
  <Reception>
  I want to find a nice restaurant with good food with a roof but outside right near the ocean.
  Also a florist who will decorate the tables. I will also need music. Also the wedding cake.
 
  As I have already mentioned above, I need them to decorate the ceremony, reception, flowers which I
will carry, some for my hair, flowers to pin on our parents.
 
  <Tuxedos>
  I was thinking of having our fathers wear Aloha shirts (I don't know if they would like this idea...)
and my husband to be a white Aloha shirt and white pants.  If they all hate this idea, I will go back
to having them rent tuxedos....  So I might need a vendor who rent out tuxedos or a shop that sells
Aloha shirts in different colors.
 
  <Events>
  Something fun for the guests during their stay in Hawaii. Although most of them will be surfers
(including us), some might still want to Golf, swim with the dolphins, etc.
 
  I am planning to ask the guest to come in Aloha shirts and Mumus :)
 
  Do you think you will be able to help me with above requests?
  I'm probably forgetting bunch of stuff and I'm hoping you could help me with that as well. If so, how
much do you think this whole thing will cost?
 
  Hoping to hear from you soon!
 
  Best regards,

 

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