What's A Girl To Do???
The Bride's Checklist (Cont.)
2 Months before
- Schedule final fitting.
- Finalize bridal registry.
- Confirm ceremony details with your officiant.
- Finish addressing invitations and announcements.
- Finalize wardrobe for showers, pre-wedding parties, and honeymoon.
- Shop for gifts for bridal party.
- Shop for accessories, such as shoes, stockings, garter, purse, cake knife, candles, and guest registration book.
- Choose wedding rings, and arrange for engraving.
- Plan your bridesmaid's party.
- Schedule and appointment with your hairdresser and make-up consultant.
- Finalize and verify all details with service providers.
- Order wedding cake.
6 Weeks before
- Mail invitations.
- Confirm all male and female attendants have been fitted for formalwear.
- Set rehearsal and inform all who needed to be there.
- Make final menu decisions.
- Discuss wedding photo shots with photographer and videographer.
- Send announcement to newspaper.
- Write thank you notes for gifts.
2 Weeks Before
- Pick up wedding gown, and confirm that it fits properly.
- Take care of blood and medical tests, and marriage license.
- Finalize musical selections for the ceremony and reception.
- Finalize seating chart for reception.
- Finish addressing announcements to mail on wedding day.
1 Week Before
- Pick up wedding rings.
- Give final guest count for the reception to your caterer.
- Practice applying make-up for the wedding day, if you're doing it on your own.
- Confirm details with all service providers.
- Verify all bridesmaids and groomsman have picked up their formalwear.
- Confirm that all attendants know when to arrive at the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner,and wedding ceremony.
- Confirm honeymoon plans.
- Make a list of names and pronunciation for the Best Man to mention in his introduction, if appropriate.
- Cancel newspaper, and mail for while you're away.
- Pay up coming bills that will be due while you are away.
- Pack for honeymoon and purchase traveler's checks.
- Arrange to move belongings to new home.
1-2 Days Before
- Review any special seating arrangements with ushers.
- Groom to pick up formalwear.
- Make sure to have marriage license.
- Check all final details with caterer, florist, musicians, etc.
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