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Depending on your personal preferences and the preferences of your husband or wife-to-be, a wedding can take anywhere from 6 weeks to 2 years to plan. If one step in the planning process is missed, the whole wedding could be ruined. To prevent this from happening, we have created a wedding checklist in order to ensure everything goes according to plan on your big day.

7-12 Months Prior

• Announce Engagement and have your engagement party
  
• Decide on the wedding style and create a guest list
  
• Choose who you both want in the wedding party
  
• Set the date and time of the wedding
  
• Book your wedding officiant
  
• Choose your wedding song
  
• Decide on "extras" (cake, flowers, dj, photographers etc)
  
• Purchase your wedding dress and bridal accessories
  
• Purchase bridesmaids dresses and accessories (maid of honor as well)
  
• Start planning your honeymoon
  
• Buy (or make) your wedding favors
  
• Purchase your wedding invitations
  
• Plan your rehearsal ceremony and dinner
  

• Arrange accommodations for out-of-town guests
  
• Finalize the dinner menu
  
• Book your limo (or other form of transportation)
  
• Book the rehearsal dinner site
  
• Book your honeymoon
  
• Purchase your wedding rings
  
• Purchase your gifts for the wedding party
  
• Rent the tuxedos for groom and groomsmen (including bestman)
  
• Schedule a dress fitting (bride)
  
• Book hair and makeup appointment (bride)
  
• Have your bridal shower
  
• Send out the invitations to your guests
  
• Plan the wedding program
  

• Get your marriage license (and blood tests if needed)
  
• Final dress fitting (bride)
  
• Arrange seating for your guests
  
• Have your stag and doe party
  

• Pick up the wedding dress
  
• Have your bachelor and bachelorette parties
  

• Give the wedding party their gifts
  
• Pick up the tuxedo(s)
  
• Decorate the wedding site
  
• Have your rehearsal dinner and greet out-of-town guests
  

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