| Your Wedding Checklist: essential wedding tasks month by month | |
| Easy Wedding Checklist |
Start your wedding planning with an easy-to-use wedding checklist that will keep you organized and on top of things! I suggest you print out these wedding checklists and put them in your wedding notebook for easy reference.
Your Wedding Checklist: 10 to 12 months before your wedding
____Read The First Ten Steps for a Newly Engaged Couple____Tell your parents, important family members, and close friends the good news!
____Arrange for your families to meet, if they haven't done so already
____Announce your engagement – either in the newspaper, on a wedding website with an email sent out to all your friends, or in the most traditional way, with mailed engagement announcements
____Have an engagement party, if you'd like
____Envision the theme and tone of your wedding: Formal or casual? Day or evening? Religious or secular?
____Set your budget, read Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding
____Decide who's paying for the wedding, or who's going to contribute
____Start your guest list
____Select date and time (have backup dates in mind, in case a key element is unavailable)
____Select and reserve your ceremony and reception sites
____Hire a wedding consultant, if you're using one
____Choose and book officiant
____Choose bridesmaids, groomsmen and ushers
____Meet with florists, caterers, and musicians.
____Arrange for a tasting with your caterer
Next Page: Your Wedding Checklist: 8 to 10 months before your wedding
