6 - 12 months* Work on a Wedding date
* Call Celebrant to discuss availability & what they offer * Work on amount of people to attend * A theme/colour for your wedding * Work out your budget * Discuss where to have your wedding (venue/home/beach etc) * Call photographer/videographer * Organise the MC for reception * Contact overseas family / friends * Pick your wedding dress & accessories * Book in gown fittings * Book in delivery date of your dress * Choose your bridal party * Organise gowns & accessories for the bridal party * Organise fittings date for bridal party * Choose a hairdresser / beauty/make up artist * If in venue - work on menu's * Caterer's / Liquor / Hire canopy/chairs * Choose a florist and what you want * Choose the cake designer & book them * Entertainers / DJ * Choose your wedding rings * Start looking at honeymoon places and book * Hire of wedding cars / horse & cart |
4 months before* Order your wedding rings
* Pick out songs for the ceremony * Dance lessons * If you are traveling overseas; make sure your passports are current * Also book in for vaccinations if going overseas as some countries need you to have tablets/injections * CONFIRMATION TIME ** Reception date / time ** Menu's / bar tab etc ** Flowers ** Book in a specialist drycleaner * Work out who is giving speeches and confirm they will be ok to do this. * Make transport and accommodation arrangements for out of town guest * Clothes shopping for the hens/bucks night * Arrange where the wedding gifts will go while your both on your honeymoon * Organise Hair & Make up trials |
1 month before* Work on your speeches
* Rehearsal at the venue/home * Call celebrant to organise the ceremony and rehearsal time/day * * CONFIRMATION TIME ** Hairdresser ** Cake designer (re: delivery) ** Confirm your bookings for the wedding night. ** Confirm your bookings for the honeymoon, tickets, credit cards, vaccination confirmation letter from the doctor/ if you take medications also get the doctor to confirm in a letter that you need this medications. * Pack your honeymoon case * Sit down with parents and bridal party to confirm everyone is on the same page for the day * Confirm the MC, florist/ photographer/videographer * Organise a relax time with yourselves/friends/family |