Your Ultimate Wedding Planner!

Congratulations!  It's Wedding Planning Time!   Wedding planning doesn't have to be overwhelming.  Planning a wedding can actually be a lot of fun!  Take control of the wedding planning process, and you will eliminate the stress.  Wedding planning is all about taking baby steps that lead up to the happiest day of your life.  Your Ultimate Formal Wedding Planner takes a minimum of six months to arrange.  Our wedding planner checklist below will assist you in following a time-line and crossing off every detail on your to-do list.  Enjoy using this free wedding planner checklist when planning your New Jersey wedding!

The Wedding Planner Checklist Countdown -

Six Months Before: 

• Buy a wedding planner and memory album.

• Discuss your wedding budget with your parents; if you'll share wedding planner expenses, include fiancé and his parents.

• Together decide on the wedding style - all your wedding services from wedding favors to your wedding cake.

• Decide on wedding ceremony and wedding reception site.

• Determine the number of guests you can accommodate at both sites.

• Plan color scheme for wedding and reception.

• See clergy member or wedding officiant with fiancé.

• Plan reception, make reservations.

• Choose and order your wedding dress & accessories.

• Select and register china, silver, etc.

• Begin guest list, have fiancé do his.

• Choose your wedding attendants.

• Read informative wedding articles. 

• Plan a new home, begin shopping for it.

• Send money for honeymoon brochure; consult a travel agent for wedding planner honeymoon ideas.

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The Wedding Planner Countdown -

Three Months Before: 

• Complete your guest list.

• Order wedding invitations and announcements (allow four weeks for printing). Start addressing them upon receipt.

• Mail your wedding invitations.

• Shop for trousseau with a wedding planner.

• Set date to order attendants' dresses, rent tuxedos & confirm delivery date for your dress.

• Purchase gifts for your attendants & out-of-town guests.

• Select a wedding photographer & wedding videographer.

• Make your honeymoon reservations.

• Plan ceremony, reception details with organist, caterer, etc. Have a trial meal.

• Get wedding dance lessons.

• Consult with florist and order wedding flowers that match wedding color scheme with a wedding planner.

The Wedding Planner Countdown -

One Month Before: 

• Buy groom's wedding gift.

• Contact invited wedding guests that have not responded.

• Have final dress and headpiece fitting with your wedding planner.

• Have a wedding portrait taken.

• Choose gifts for your attendants.

• Order groom's wedding ring.

• Arrange lodging for out-of-town guests.

• Plan your bridesmaids' luncheon.

• Make plans for the rehearsal dinner.

• Write thank-you notes for gifts.

• Arrange for wedding announcement in newspaper.

The Wedding Planner Countdown -

Two Weeks Before: 

• Go with your fiancé to obtain a marriage license.

• Write your personal wedding vows.

• Arrange to transport attendants to church. Hire a limousine.

• Send announcements to newspapers.

• Make an appointment with hairdresser.

• Buy luggage; reconfirm honeymoon reservations.

• Give your wedding planner a final head count for the caterer.

• Give your wedding planner a final table count for the florist.

• Make final payments to all wedding vendors.

The Wedding Planner Countdown -
One Week Before: 

• Begin your honeymoon packing.

• Finish writing your announcements to mail on your wedding day.

• Give your wedding planner a final estimate of the number of reception guests to the caterer.

• Give and/or attend bridesmaids' luncheon.

• Arrange the wedding rehearsal with your wedding planner & tell the wedding party.

• Have your wedding planner reconfirm final details with florist, caterer, photographer, wedding musicians, etc.

• Attend the wedding rehearsal.

• Get a manicure & pedicure and a massage.

• Get ready to relax and enjoy your big day!

• Arrange to move belongings to new home.

• Keep up with wedding gift acknowledgements.

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