Decide whether to open a separate checking account to handle all the wedding expenses. |
Look into ethnic or cultural traditions you might want to include in your wedding. |
Look into ethnic or cultural traditions you might want to include in your reception. |
Decide whether you need to organize lodging for guests from out of town. If not, you can delete the tasks in this category related to lodging.
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Interview several photographers, look at their work (you can often do this online), compare packages and other costs, and select one.
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Decide whether you would like live or pre-recorded music for the wedding (this may be determined by your choice of officiant or wedding site). If so, click here to see the list of related tasks the wedding software can add to your tasklist. |
Decide whether you would like live or pre-recorded music for the reception (this may be determined by your choice of Reception site). If so, click here to see the list of related tasks the wedding software can add to your tasklist.
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If your wedding date is several months in the future, it's helpful to tell people who live out of town about the wedding early enough for them to plan for it. If you don't need to do that, you can delete the "Save-the-Dates" task category. |
Decide whether to mail save-the-date notices or call (or email) your out-of-town guests.
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If you're going to call your out-of-town guests instead of sending save-the-date notices, start calling!
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If you're going to send written save-the-date notices, choose a card or stationery design and order or buy it. |
Have an engagement photo taken, if you want to send one to the newspaper.
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Announce your engagement in the newspaper(s).
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Reserve a block of rooms at one or more hotels for out-of-town guests.
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You might want to cut out and save a copy of the engagement announcement when it appears in the newspaper. |
Address and mail the save-the-date notices as soon as you buy them or receive them from the printer. |
Send hotel information to out-of-town guests.
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