Wedding Planning Advice

After the proposal
- Provisionally set a date
- Tell friends and family
- Set a budget
- Provisionally book a ceremony and reception venue
- Contact registrars to check availability
Nine to twelve months before
- Confirm your ceremony and reception venue bookings
- Give your notice of marriage to registrars or contact Minister or other religious leader
- Take out wedding insurance
- Order your wedding dress
- Book your photographer / videographer
- Book your wedding music / entertainment
- Book your honeymoon
- Determine how many guests to invite

Six to nine months before
- Decide on your attendants
- Order outfits for attendants
- Arrange wedding transportation
Four to six months before
- Finalise your guest list
- Compile a gift list
- Check your passports are valid
- Set up hotel arrangements for out of town guests
- Choose and order your wedding rings
- Choose and order your wedding cake
- Choose a florist and order flowers
- Choose and order wedding stationery
Two to four months before
- Purchase all wedding accessories and going-away outfit
- Send out invitations / gift list details
- Confirm menu and drinks with reception venue
- Arrange order of service / readings / music for ceremony
- Choose a wedding guest book

One month to go
- Reconfirm all bookings
- Chase any guests who have not responded
- Have final dress fitting Buy gifts for the attendants
- Pay fees to registrars and confirm ceremony details
- Order currency for honeymoon
- Confirm numbers to your caterers and prepare the seating plan for the reception
One week to go
- Call all bookings to confirm times
- Confirm all reception arrangements with the venue
- Collect wedding dress and hire outfits
- Wrap gifts for the attendants
- Pack for your honeymoon
Day before
- Arrange for your cake to be delivered
- Relax and have an early night!
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