Planning your wedding whether two years or two months in advance can be stressful. If you are like us, who like to make endless lists only to forget them minutes later, then our Ultimate Wedding Checklist is for you. This checklist is a general countdown of all the main things you need to do. Let’s face it, wedding planning can be a bit of a headache; coordinating all the different bits and pieces, so we created a full task list of all the usual things you will need to do, from dress shopping to organising the rsvp list and flowers, cake, invitations, guest book… We’ve thought of everything that should be on your wedding to-do list. Use our template or customize it to your own personal needs. Our free wedding planning checklist encourages you to create your own path.

      12-18 months:

• Set your budget
• Choose and book your venue
• Set your date!
• Put together your guest list
• Decide on a church or civil ceremony
• Book your church or registrar
• Arrange a marquee if you need one
• Take out wedding insurance

 

 

 

      9-12 months:

• Choose bridesmaids, best man and ushers
• Send out your Save the Date cards
• Choose and book your photographer and videographer
• Get your transport sorted
• Book your DJ and/or band
• Book your caterers and decide on your menu
• Start looking at wedding dresses and work out what you like

      6-9 months:

• Book extra entertainment such as a magician or fireworks
• Choose and book your florist
• Choose and book your cakemaker
• Start shopping for your wedding dress and get it ordered!
• Buy your shoes, earrings, handbags, wedding gloves, petticoats, veils, and headpieces.
• Order or start making your wedding favours
• Book hair and make-up
  
  

      3-6 months:

• Choose bridesmaids dresses
  
• Choose mother of the bride dresses and flower girl dresses
• Get your groomswear sorted
• Buy your wedding rings
• Book your honeymoon
• Book your wedding night accommodation
• Choose readings, poems and hymns
• Agree your order of service with your vicar or registrar
• Set up your gift list
• Start writing your vows

 

0-3 months:

• Send out invitations
• Have your dress fittings
• Start wearing in your shoes at home
• Buy gifts for your bridal party
• Write speeches and thank yous
• Trim your hair (nothing drastic!) and have a hair trial
• Trial run of bridal make-up

 

Final week:

• Confirm numbers with venue and caterers
• Brief your bridesmaids, ushers and best man on your plans and give them emergency numbers
• Confirm all your timings with suppliers!
• Pay final balances
• Collect groomswear if you’ve hired it (don’t forget to arrange someone to return hired items too!)
• Collect your wedding dress from your boutique
• Have a manicure and pedicure
• Get some beauty sleep!

Memo: Don’t expect perfection. Something wil go wrong, but no-one will notice except you. Just decide that you are going to relax and savour all of it. This is your once-in-a-lifetime moment. Know what to do, and when, to plan a wedding that’s totally you.