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Everything you need to do, organized by timeline. Your progress saves automatically in your browser.
12+ Months
9 to 12 Months
6 to 9 Months
4 to 6 Months
2 to 4 Months
1 to 2 Months
1 to 2 Weeks
Day Before
Wedding Day
12+ Months Out
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Set your overall wedding budget
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Create your preliminary guest list
Choose your wedding date (or narrow to 2 to 3 options)
Research and visit ceremony venues
Research and visit reception venues
Book your venue (ceremony and reception)
Begin researching and interviewing photographers
Book your photographer
Research wedding coordinators and planners
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Book your wedding coordinator or planner
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Choose your wedding party (bridesmaids, groomsmen)
Research caterers if venue does not provide catering
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Begin dress shopping (it takes 4 to 6 months to arrive)
Research videographers if you plan to have video
Start thinking about honeymoon destinations and dates
9 to 12 Months
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Book your caterer (or confirm venue catering)
Book your videographer
Book your DJ or live music
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Order your wedding dress
Choose and contact your florist
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Book your officiant
Begin building your wedding website
Create your wedding registry
Book honeymoon travel
Choose bridesmaid attire and communicate to your party
Research and book hair and makeup artists
Research block hotel rates for out of town guests
6 to 9 Months
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Finalize and send save the dates
Finalize guest list with complete addresses
Book hotel room block for out of town guests
Begin planning ceremony details with your officiant
Choose and order wedding cake or dessert
Schedule first dress fitting
Order wedding rings
Plan rehearsal dinner and begin outreach to that venue
Begin working on wedding day timeline draft
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Research transportation (shuttle, getaway car)
4 to 6 Months
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Order wedding invitations and stationery
Meet with florist and finalize floral plan
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Schedule catering tasting
Book transportation for wedding day
Book rehearsal dinner venue
Confirm your wedding party attire is ordered
Schedule engagement photos if desired
Begin writing personal vows if applicable
Create seating chart draft
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Plan and shop for wedding favors (or decide to skip them)
2 to 4 Months
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Mail invitations (6 to 8 weeks before the wedding)
Attend catering tasting and confirm menu
Second dress fitting
Schedule hair and makeup trial
Build out full wedding day timeline
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Choose readings and music for ceremony
Assign wedding party roles and day of responsibilities
Plan ceremony processional and recessional order
Create DJ music brief (must plays and do not plays)
Purchase gifts for wedding party
1 to 2 Months
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Confirm final guest count and RSVP deadline
Finalize seating chart
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Apply for marriage license (check county requirements)
Attend hair and makeup trial
Final dress fitting and pick up
Confirm all vendor details and share timeline with each
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Break in your wedding shoes
Prepare vendor tip envelopes (have a family member distribute)
1 to 2 Weeks
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Deliver final guest count to caterer
Confirm call with all vendors (time, location, access)
Complete and distribute wedding day timeline to all vendors
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Pack for honeymoon
Finalize and practice vows
Assign wedding day emergency contact to a trusted person
Deliver seating chart and escort cards to venue or coordinator
Delegate day of logistics to coordinator or designated person
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Day Before
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Attend rehearsal with wedding party and officiant
Host or attend rehearsal dinner
Prepare your wedding day bag (emergency kit, phone charger, touch up kit)
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Confirm pickup time with transportation
Lay out everything you need for tomorrow morning
Get to sleep early. You have a big day ahead.
Wedding Day
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Eat breakfast before hair and makeup begins
Hand vendor tip envelopes to your designated person
Let your coordinator handle all logistics. That is their job.
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Take a moment before the ceremony to breathe and be present
Enjoy every single minute of it