• Purchase a wedding planner and a date book
• Decide on your budget and who's contributing.
• Select a wedding date and time.
• Determine your wedding theme or style, and location.
• Reserve locations for your ceremony and reception.
• Select attendants, flower girl, maid/matron of honor, groomsmen, ushers, and best man.
• Hire a wedding consultant, if you will be using one.

9 Months

• Announce wedding.
• Select wedding gown and accessories.
• Select and meet with officiant to discuss ceremony and any marriage requirements.
• Start compiling names and addresses of your guests.
• Select a caterer or make arrangements for reception food.
• Select a professional photographer and videographer.
• Select a professional florist.
• Select a professional baker.
• Make arrangements for the music at the wedding and reception.
• Discuss your honeymoon plans; begin making arrangements.

6 Months

• Decide on your color scheme.
• Choose and order bridesmaids' dresses and accessories.
• If traveling abroad, get passports and required visas, inoculations.
• Register for gifts at local bridal registries.
• Have both mothers coordinate and select their dresses.

3 Months

• Complete guest list.
• Order wedding rings.
• Order invitations and personal stationery.
• Shop for bridal/honeymoon trousseau.
• Choose and order groom, groomsmen and ushers' attire.
• Check requirements for blood test and marriage license.
• Make appointments for physical exam.
• Reserve hotel rooms for out-of-town guests.
• Complete honeymoon plans.

2 Months

• Send wedding invitations.
• Plan rehearsal dinner.
• Finalize plans with caterer, florist, baker, photographer, etc.
• Order wedding cake.
• Plan bridesmaids' party.

• Response cards should be returned by now.
• Figure out the seating arrangements for Church and reception.
• Have final fitting for bridal gown and bridal attendants' dresses.
• Choose all accessories, shoes, veil, and lingerie for bridal gown.
• Keep a careful record of all gifts received.
• Begin writing your thank-you notes.
• Purchase gifts for attendants.
• Send your wedding announcements and photo to newspapers.
• Get marriage license.
• Purchase gift for fiancee, if gifts are being exchanged.
• Contact your photographer for your formal portrait.
• Arrange for transportation on your wedding day.
• Make sure you have all accessories, ring pillow, garter, guest book, candles, etc.
• Schedule appointments with hairdresser and manicurist.
• Pick up wedding rings.

2 Weeks

• Make any necessary arrangements to move to your new home.
• Change your name and address on all legal licenses, accounts, records, policies, etc. (if necessary)
• Groom should get his hair trimmed, so that it look natural on wedding day.
• Confirm honeymoon arrangements.
• Schedule rehearsal and invite guests to rehearsal dinner.

1 Week

• Pack for honeymoon.
• Pick up wedding apparel and make sure it fits.
• Attend rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
• Attend bridesmaids' luncheon.
• Confirm final guest count to caterer.
• Check final details with all professional services you have hired: florist, caterer, band, photographer, etc.
• Contact guests who have not responded.
• Finalize seating arrangements and make place cards.
• Review seating details with ushers.
• Wrap and distribute the wedding party gifts.

1 Day

• Give clergymember's fee in sealed envelope to the best man.
• Review wedding ceremony setting with ushers and wedding party.

Wedding Day

• Relax, don't worry and enjoy your day.
• Go to hairdresser.
• Allow yourself plenty of time to get dressed, makeup, nails, etc.
• Mail wedding announcements.
• Mail thank-you notes.
• Give the best man the bride's wedding ring.