4 – 6 Months Before The Wedding Day
- Begin search for hair and makeup artist
- Complete and finalize the guest list
- Order wedding invitations, envelopes, and other stationary
- Book wedding day transportation
- Consider honeymoon spots. Call travel agencies for best packages. Book the honeymoon
- Book hotel for wedding night, if applicable
- Continue to compile list of duties for key players
- Mail out hotel and city information to out-of-town guests
- Complete insurance issues, as needed (e.g. for the rings)
- Remind your fiancé to order tuxedo
- Let DJ/live band know of special songs you would like played at the ceremony/reception
Wedding Wisdom…
- You can assume about 20% of your guest list will not attend. If your list is limited however, it is likely most will attend, since you have already narrowed it to a select few.
- Consider writing a special speech for the reception.
- Begin thinking of seating arrangements.
- Consider the weather of honeymoon spots at the time of your travels. Will it be hurricane season?
- You and your fiancé are now pros at using those stress-busters!
- Look through hair and makeup magazines. Cut out styles you like.
- Continue to communicate and clarify your needs with vendors.
- Plan to have a thank you get-together for the bridal party and key players, with gifts and special notes for each member.
- Practice walking in wedding shoes and scruff the bottoms.
- Remember to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Try to do something wedding-related 30 minutes a day.
- Maximize use of those stress-buster techniques!
- Plan a special dinner with your fiancé without any wedding talk. Just relax and enjoy a night together.
2-4 months before the wedding day