Yesterday on the blog, I shared what planning your wedding looks like from a year up until 4 months from the big day. Today we’re talking about what happens after that through the wedding day.
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2-4 months
- Order wedding cake
- Order party favors
- Order decorations
- Hire wedding day transportation
- Plan activities for out-of-town guests
- Go on trials & book wedding day hair & makeup
- Choose readers and any other participants needed for the ceremony
- Get photography permit, if needed
- Address invitations and mail them
1-2 months
- Record RSVPs
- Purchase ceremony & reception accessories
- Select groomsmen’s wedding attire
- Mail invitations for rehearsal dinner
- Select something old, new, borrowed and blue
1 month
- Finalize menu selection for wedding
- Finalize ceremony details with officiant
- Finalize rehearsal dinner details
- Make a wedding day itinerary & give a copy to your wedding party & vendors
- Determine reception seating chart and create place cards
- Pick up wedding rings
- Make musical selections
1 week
- Give caterer and reception venue a final count of your guests
- Pack for your honeymoon
1 day before
- Drop decor off at ceremony & reception locations
- Create envelopes with final payments for any vendors that need to paid on the wedding day
Wedding day
- Make sure you have the wedding rings
- Bring the marriage license, photo permit & special occasions permit, if needed
- Relax and enjoy your day
These timeline suggestions have been pulled together from a variety of wedding sources, plus our own personal experience. Each wedding is different and will vary.
