12 Months

• Purchase a wedding planner and a date book
  
• Decide on your budget and who's contributing.
  
• Select a wedding date and time.
  
• Determine your wedding theme or style, and location.
  
• Reserve locations for your ceremony and reception.
  
• Select attendants, flower girl, maid/matron of honor, groomsmen, ushers, and best man.
  
• Hire a wedding consultant, if you will be using one.
  

9 Months

• Announce wedding.
  
• Select wedding gown and accessories.
  
• Select and meet with officiant to discuss ceremony and any marriage requirements.
  
• Start compiling names and addresses of your guests.
  
• Select a caterer or make arrangements for reception food.
  
• Select a professional photographer and videographer.
  
• Select a professional florist.
  
• Select a professional baker.
  
• Make arrangements for the music at the wedding and reception.
  
• Discuss your honeymoon plans; begin making arrangements.
  

6 Months

• Decide on your color scheme.
  
• Choose and order bridesmaids' dresses and accessories.
  
• If traveling abroad, get passports and required visas, inoculations.
  
• Register for gifts at local bridal registries.
  
• Have both mothers coordinate and select their dresses.
  

3 Months

• Complete guest list.
  
• Order wedding rings.
  
• Order invitations and personal stationery.
  
• Shop for bridal/honeymoon trousseau.
  
• Choose and order groom, groomsmen and ushers' attire.
  
• Check requirements for blood test and marriage license.
  
• Make appointments for physical exam.
  
• Reserve hotel rooms for out-of-town guests.
  
• Complete honeymoon plans.
  

2 Months

• Send wedding invitations.
  
• Plan rehearsal dinner.
  
• Finalize plans with caterer, florist, baker, photographer, etc.
  
• Order wedding cake.
  
• Plan bridesmaids' party.
  

4 weeks

• Response cards should be returned by now.
  
• Figure out the seating arrangements for Church and reception.
  
• Have final fitting for bridal gown and bridal attendants' dresses.
  
• Choose all accessories, shoes, veil, and lingerie for bridal gown.
  
• Keep a careful record of all gifts received.
  
• Begin writing your thank-you notes.
  
• Purchase gifts for attendants.
  
• Send your wedding announcements and photo to newspapers.
  
• Get marriage license.
  
• Purchase gift for fiancee, if gifts are being exchanged.
  
• Contact your photographer for your formal portrait.
  
• Arrange for transportation on your wedding day.
  
• Make sure you have all accessories, ring pillow, garter, guest book, candles, etc.
  
• Schedule appointments with hairdresser and manicurist.
  
• Pick up wedding rings.
  

2 Weeks

• Make any necessary arrangements to move to your new home.
  
• Change your name and address on all legal licenses, accounts, records, policies, etc. (if necessary)
  
• Groom should get his hair trimmed, so that it look natural on wedding day.
  
• Confirm honeymoon arrangements.
  
• Schedule rehearsal and invite guests to rehearsal dinner.
  

1 Week

• Pack for honeymoon.
  
• Pick up wedding apparel and make sure it fits.
  
• Attend rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
  
• Attend bridesmaids' luncheon.
  
• Confirm final guest count to caterer.
  
• Check final details with all professional services you have hired: florist, caterer, band, photographer, etc.
  
• Contact guests who have not responded.
  
• Finalize seating arrangements and make place cards.
  
• Review seating details with ushers.
  
• Wrap and distribute the wedding party gifts.
  

1 Day

• Give clergymember's fee in sealed envelope to the best man.
  
• Review wedding ceremony setting with ushers and wedding party.
  

Wedding Day

• Relax, don't worry and enjoy your day.
  
• Go to hairdresser.
  
• Allow yourself plenty of time to get dressed, makeup, nails, etc.
  
• Mail wedding announcements.
  
• Mail thank-you notes.
  
• Give the best man the bride's wedding ring.
  
  CONGRATULATIONS!!!