Wedding Checklist: 12+ Months Before The Wedding Day

Wedding Planning

12+ Months Before The Wedding Day

	Announce your engagement
	Arrange for parents to meet and chat
	Decide on a date
	Choose members of the bridal party
	Discuss budget with all those who will be contributing
	Discuss with your fiancé about what both of you want and don't want for the wedding
	Visit different ceremony sites and meet with the officiant
	Visit various reception sites and discuss plans with manager. Begin search for caterer, if catering onsite is unavailable
	Interview wedding consultants if you plan to use one
	Think about guest list to get preliminary head count
	Decide with your fiancé ways to deal with stress from the wedding planning process

Wedding Wisdom... Cultural traditions that may influence your wedding (e.g. choice of dates, use of certain colours). Possible themes for the wedding. Maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Living arrangements after the wedding. Ideas about your gown, bouquet, favours, and other bridal details which are particularly important for you. Who will choose the design of the bridesmaid dresses? Try to do something wedding-related 30 minutes a day. The small loving moments between you and your fiancé. After all, the smallest gestures of love can bring forth the most pleasure to a cloudy day.

9-12 months before the wedding day