Example Wedding Planning Checklist
1 to 2 weeks before the wedding:
Call the Reception caterer to confirm your final head count, menu choices, time and place to set up, and appropriate attire for servers. |
Verify the time and location of the wedding and rehearsal with your officiant. |
Bride and Groom: If you need travelers' checks for the honeymoon, get them at the bank. |
Ask two people to be witnesses. |
Bride and Groom: Consider getting manicures -- people will be looking at your hands a lot, and the photographer might want a close-up photo. |
If there are any specific photos you want the photographer to take, give them a list when you confirm location, date, time, and appropriate attire for the Wedding & Reception. |
Confirm times, dates, and locations with the transportation vendor (in writing), and verify that the staff will be dressed appropriately for the Wedding & Reception. |
If you think you'll receive any gifts at the reception, ask a friend or family member to keep track of them and take them to a safe place afterwards. |
Assemble an "emergency kit" for the wedding day, and ask someone to bring it with them on the day of the wedding. |
If possible, deliver the wedding decorations early to one of the people who will be doing the decorating. |
If possible, deliver the Reception decorations early to one of the people who will be doing the decorating. |
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