WEDDING PLANNING CHECKLIST
9 - 12 MONTHS IN ADVANCE
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Instagram, and Pinterest to shape your wedding vision.
Determine your wedding budget.
Reserve ceremony and reception venues.
Finalize wedding date.
Hire a wedding planner, if you choose to use one.
Create your guest list; collect mailing addresses and upload them to your online
address book with the Minted Address Assistant™.
Schedule your FREE 30-minute virtual appointment with a member of Minted’s
Wedding Concierge expert team.
Create a FREE Minted wedding website.
Order and send engagement party invitations.
Choose wedding attendants.
Start shopping for your and your partner’s wedding dress/attire and accessories.
Book caterer.
Book photographer and videographer.
Book florist.
Book cake designer.
Take engagement photos.
Reserve hotel-room blocks for out-of-town guests.
6 - 8 MONTHS IN ADVANCE
Order and send save the dates.
Request individual wedding invitation samples or order a FREE sample kit.
Book oiciant.
Book music for ceremony and reception.
Book hair and makeup artists.
Book lighting company.
Reserve rental equipment, such as tables, chairs, and tents.
Choose attendants’ attire.
Register for gifts.
Book the honeymoon.
3 - 5 MONTHS IN ADVANCE
Order wedding invitations. Work with your dedicated Minted designer to customize
your invitations or design an invitation from scratch.
Order wedding thank you cards and write them as gifts arrive.
Send your wedding shower and bachelorette/bachelor party guest list to the host(s).
Book rehearsal-dinner venue.
Arrange transportation for the wedding day.
Book a room for wedding night.
Do a menu tasting and finalize the reception menu with your caterer.
Do a cake tasting and order your cake.
Choose music for the ceremony and reception.
Purchase wedding rings.
WEDDING PLANNING CHECKLIST
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2 MONTHS IN ADVANCE
Send wedding invitations.
Update details on your wedding website.
Schedule ceremony rehearsal time and rehearsal dinner.
Order and send rehearsal dinner invitations.
Discuss ceremony details with oiciant.
Order ceremony programs, menus and wedding signs.
Begin writing your wedding vows, if you choose to say personalized vows.
Try out makeup and hairstyle.
Select gifts for wedding party and parents.
Order wedding favors.
Check in with wedding party members to ensure all attendants have bought
or rented their attire.
1 MONTH IN ADVANCE
Pay any remaining vendor balances in full.
Order table numbers, escort cards, and place cards.
Order wedding favor tags and favor stickers.
Obtain marriage license and order additional certified copies.
Create a wedding-day schedule and send to wedding party members and vendors.
Create a reception seating plan; organize the escort cards and place cards.
Break in your wedding shoes.
2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE
Have final dress/attire fitting with shoes and accessories.
Follow up with any invitees who have not RSVPed.
Notify caterer of guest count.
Write toasts for rehearsal dinner and wedding reception, if you’re planning to speak.
Organize and put together welcome bags, if you’re planning to deliver them to
out-of-town guests.
1 WEEK IN ADVANCE
Finalize reception seating plan.
Update caterer with final guest and vendor meal counts.
Assign specific responsibilities to wedding party members.
Confirm transportation arrangements for ceremony and reception.
Practice reading your wedding vows aloud.
Pack for honeymoon.
1 DAY IN ADVANCE
Get a manicure and pedicure.
Pack for the wedding day.
Prepare tip and payment envelopes for oiciant and vendors, and assign
a wedding-party member or the wedding planner to distribute them.
Rehearse ceremony.
Hold rehearsal dinner; give gifts to wedding party members and parents.
WEDDING DAY
Relax, be present, and have the time of your lives!
WEDDING PLANNING CHECKLIST
BLOOMS by catherine everett
