Today we’re going to take an in-depth look at a big wedding checklist if you’re planning to efficiently and stress-free prepare for and host the important family celebration of your life. Whether it’s a big wedding ceremony or a small ceremony in a registry office: planning a wedding is a big job. To get you thinking things through, take into consideration a proven checklist for your wedding.
It should be the most beautiful day of your life: accurate planning is important for your wedding to go smoothly. Ideally, you have at least six months to prepare for the festival of all festivals. Of course, it can also be done in a shorter period of time, but then you have more things to do at the same time.
The List for The Wedding
To have an idea of the tasks, we have created a practical checklist for your wedding by preparation period. The wedding checklist includes everything you need to think about, from a rough budget plan to the final details on your wedding day. What you don’t need for your wedding, you simply cross off ahead of time.
Checklist: Six Months Before Your Wedding
Before you really delve into the details of your wedding planning, you should clarify the general terms: what type of wedding you wish to choose, how many guests should come approximately, where you would like to get married.
• Choose the type of wedding: civil wedding, wedding ceremony, or both together.
• Set a wedding date. Tip: Be sure to check with your most important guests in advance if they can be there that day.
• Reserve a date for the marriage at the registry office or temple
• Witnesses should be chosen in advance. Talk to the witnesses if they have a desire for this status.
• Create a tentative guest list.
• Organize all the paperwork for the wedding ceremony and wedding ceremony.
• Get information about venues for the celebration.
• Make reservations with the photographer and videographer, determine with them the locations for the photoshoot and the type of wedding videography.
• Create a wedding folder with all the information.
• Adjust the budget for the family celebration.
• Apply for special leave to your employer.
• Plan and book your honeymoon.
Six months before the wedding, you can start with the details and coordinate things like photographer, catering (choice of restaurant, cafe), design, floral, and music arrangements. Start choosing a wedding presenter, by the way, a good presenter will tell you a lot about what your wedding scenario might look like. Very important: you should look for a wedding dress no later than now. So nothing can go wrong: before or after the wedding – you must regulate these formalities!
Checklist for Wedding 3-4 Months Before the Celebration
The big day is slowly approaching! The general terms are now clarified and ticked off on the wedding checklist. Now the finer details like the wedding ceremony, menu planning, and sending invitations are slowly being addressed. Order and print wedding invitations. Tip: You don’t have to, but you can create your own fancy website through which you can communicate and send out invitations, post photos, your stories, and videos, an example on this page.
• Dress up the groom – choose a groom’s suit, according to your wedding style.
• Arrange a meeting with the priest to find out the details of the wedding.
• Prepare your honeymoon: check your passport expiration date and required immunizations
• Plan the menu for your wedding
• Contact photographer, videographer, wedding host florist, and select floral arrangements, including the bride’s bouquet.
• Order wedding rings and has them engraved if needed.
• Gather the addresses of guests.
• Send invitations.
• Order the printing needed for hall decorations and menu cards.
• Buy wedding shoes, underwear, tights (including replacements).
• Reserve hotel rooms for (new) guests or make a list of possible accommodations.
• Make a list of relatives to whom you give gifts (at a Russian wedding, these are the groom’s close relatives: mom, dad, siblings, godparents, and grandparents).
Checklist: Two Weeks Before the Wedding
It’s only two weeks until the wedding! Time is running out. If you’re going on your honeymoon right after the wedding, you should think about what you want to take with you.
• Consult with your photographer, videographer, pastry chef, hairdresser, florist, musicians, host, etc.
• Your wedding script should be ready.
• Review the seating arrangements: are former partners sitting together? Are singles sitting among couples? Everyone should be comfortable at the wedding.
• Organize a hair salon appointment for the groom.
• Going on a wedding trip? Start packing.
• Organize a manicure before the wedding.
A Wedding Day Checklist
Finally! The wedding day! Take a deep breath and relax. Little things go wrong with every wedding, but well planned. Don’t let the little things ruin your day and look at the little problems with humor.
Burning Tasks:
• Pick up flowers for the bride.
• Photo and video shoot in the morning? Be prepared for that.
• Dress up the wedding cars.
• Are the rings really in place?
• Don’t forget the champagne and dessert if you have a honeymoon walk scheduled.
• At the wedding feast, trust the people in charge and have a blast!
Checklist After the Wedding
Done! You are husband and wife, the wedding is over, but you still have a little work to do. To get you thinking about everything, there’s also a checklist of all the things you need to do after the wedding:
• Pay the bills.
• Report the last name change, if necessary.
• Send a thank you – perhaps with wedding photos.
Finally, important: You don’t have to do everything yourself. Talk to the groom, parents, siblings, and groomsmen who can do some organizing. That way you’ll save yourself a lot of time and nerves!