9 - 10 months before the BIG day, i.e. your wedding
- Decide on a location for your destination wedding
- Draw up a wedding budget
- Decide on the size of your wedding and begin developing a guest list
- Gather information about potential ceremony and reception sites, set a date, and book as soon as you are sure of your location
- Gather informaion about marriage requirements
- Hire your wedding planner
- Invite your close friends and family to be part of your wedding party
- Choose and book the officiant
- Develop your wedding website
- Researc group room rates and reserve blocks of rooms for your wedding party and guests. Update your website with the information
- Begin shopping for your bridal gown
- Begin researching wedding vendors including photographers, videographers, florist, reception bands and DJ
- Book your caterer
9 months
- Order your wedding shoes
- Book your photographer
- Book your videographer
- Book your reception band or DJ
- Book your florist
- Send out your "Save the Date" cards or smses
8 months
Decide on men for reception - Begin shopping for bridesmaids' attire
- Decide on flowers
- Make travel arrangements for wedding and honeymoon
7 months
- Order bridesmaids' dresses
- Begin exploring music selections for your ceremony and reception
6 months
- Begin attending pre-marital counselling
- Shop for wedding invitations
- Groom: begin shopping for attire for you and your groomsmen
- Register for gifts
5 months
- Gather all the documentation you will need in order to be married at your destination
- Apply for passport if you do no have one; if you have a passport, be sure it's still valid
- Obtain a visa if your destination requires one
- Obtain translations for your documents if required
- Shop for wedding rings (or earlier if there's sale)
- Research cake designers
4 months
- Order your wedding invitations
- Order your wedding cake
- Order your wedding rings
- Make arrangements for wedding day transportation
3 months
- Address your wedding invitations
- Begin writing your wedding vows, if you're a Christian
- Begin designing wedding programme if you intend to have one
2 months
- Send out your wedding invitations
- Begin deciding on your hairstyle and try different hair do's
- Purchase gifts for attendants, parents & each other
- Purchase items for gift baskets
- Prepare a packing list for travel to your destination and honeymoon
1 month
- Have your final dress fitting
- Check in wth bridesmaids to be sure their alterations are on schedule
- Finalise the order with your florist
- Meet with your photographer to discuss the pictures that are important to you
- Contact your ceremony and reception musicians to finalise the music that will (and will not!) be played
2 weeks
- Call guests who have not returned their rsvp
- Bride: get your hair trimmed and coloured
- Prepare your reception seating chart
When you arrive at your destination
- Meet with your wedding coordinator to go over last minute details
- If you do not have a wedding coordinator, contact each of the wedding vendors to confirm all arrangements
- Get your marriage license
- Have your dress pressed
- Get manicure and pedicure
- Meet with your hairstylist if you're having one; usually the make-up artist is your hairstylist
Source: Destination I do & Honeymoons Too Spring 2009
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