6-9 MONTHS BEFORE

☐ Choose your attendants and close wedding

party and plan their outfits.
☐ Decide on what sort of transport, if any, you
will be using on the day and book for the
ceremony and afterwards.
☐ Choose your gift list or alternative plan.
☐ Plan and book honeymoon and arrange
time off work.

PLANNING CHECKLIST ☐ Send out wedding invitations to guests. It’s

a good idea to include local accommodation
so your friends and family can make
AFTER THE PROPOSAL
necessary arrangements.
☐ Tell friends and family you are engaged. ☐ Choose menu options for the reception and
☐ Set the budget. order the cake.
☐ Decide on your date.
☐ Make a wedding file - keep a checklist at the
front so you can cross things off as you 4-6 MONTHS BEFORE
complete them and put all information,
☐ Draw up a full guest list so you can mark off
contacts, and receipts inside you do not lose
one you have your RSVP information.
any vital information.
☐ Book your notice of intent appointment with
☐ Research ceremony and reception venues.
your local registration service.
☐ Once you have found the perfect venue for
☐ Groom to organise suits for himself and best
your big day, pencil the date you wish to
men/ushers.
book with them.
☐ Choose and buy wedding bands.
☐ Contact the registration service and book
☐ Organise your wedding favours.
and pay for your registrars.
☐ Organise dress fittings.
☐ Confirm booking with venue.
☐ Confirm your flower order with your florist.
☐ Organise wedding insurance.
☐ Check passports are in date and organise
any required travel injections and insurance.
9-12 MONTHS BEFORE
☐ Decide on your style of wedding.
☐ Put together a rough guest list (gives you an
indication of numbers).
☐ Choose your caterers.
☐ Visit wedding fayres to meet suppliers and
get information. They can be a little
overwhelming, so go with a plan so you can
get as much information as possible.
☐ Research photographers, and book one.
☐ Ensure you spend time looking at what sort
of photography will suit your preference as
they can be vastly different.
☐ Book your florist and discuss ideas, themes,
and colour schemes.
☐ Order your stationery – send out ‘save the
date’ cards.
☐ Start to look for a wedding dress. Even if
you have an idea in mind, be sure to try
alternatives because you may never know
until you try it on.
☐ Book your music; consult with your venue
about equipment.
2-4 MONTHS BEFORE THE DAY BEFORE
☐ Book hair and makeup trial run. ☐ To avoid any last-minute stress on the day, ask
☐ Write your vows, if necessary. friends and family to see that the following
☐ Schedule rehearsal with venue if you wish arrangements are made for you on the day:
to have one. ☐ The cases are sent to your overnight
☐ Buys a guest book. hotel.
☐ Design and print the order of service sheets, ☐ Any hired items are returned as soon as
using your ceremony pack received after possible.
giving notice as a guide. ☐ Any wedding gifts are carefully packed
☐ Book first night hotel. up and taken home.
☐ Organise hens and stags. ☐ Wedding cake is sent to anyone unable
☐ Choose and buy gifts for wedding party. to attend if this is your choice.
☐ Pay deposit balances, if required.
☐ Relax and have an early night.
☐ If you have booked your honeymoon in new
married name, apply for a new passport
enclosing a PD2 form (we can complete the THE DAY BEFORE
registrar’s part of the form confirming your ☐ Make sure you have lots of time to get ready
ceremony).
in a stress-free environment.
☐ REMINDER – make sure you have given
☐ Allow time for pre-ceremony interviews.
your notices of intent.
☐ Then off you go to the biggest day of your
☐ Buy your wedding accessories.
life!
☐ Complete your ceremony choices for your
registrars so they can plan your
personalised ceremony.
☐ Organise dress fittings.

1 MONTH BEFORE
☐ Chases up unanswered invitations and draw
up final guest list.
☐ Confirm numbers with venue.
☐ Start to draw up your table plan.
☐ Groom, best man, and father start planning
speeches.
☐ Final clothes fitting.
☐ Confirm all suppliers ie transportation,
photographer, florist, caterers etc.
☐ Order currency for honeymoon.

1 WEEK TO GO
☐ Pack for your honeymoon.
☐ Final hair and makeup practice for bride.
☐ The wedding couple should ‘wear in’ their
wedding shoes around the house.
☐ Arrange cake delivery to venue.
☐ Ensure all hired clothes collected on time.
☐ Wrap attendants’ gifts.
☐ Work out rough timetable for the day, run
through it with wedding party and double
check travel timings to and from your
ceremony/reception venue(s) – allow time
for heavy traffic.