Your exclusive Wedding Day Countdown is finally here! See where you are in the planning process, and get ready for your perfect day! How many more days until your wedding?
8-12 Months Before
- Begin your guest list
- Book your future meeting dates for invitations, details, and final meetings, along with the 90-day prepayment due date
- Decide on your possible color schemes and wedding themes
- Select your photographer, minister, and any other outside vendors
- Decide on your attendant(s) and their attire
- Begin searching for the ideal dress
5-8 Months Before
- Check requirements for marriage license
- Select a florist or decorator if one is not provided in your Wedgewood Weddings package
- Register your gifts at your choice of wedding gift retailer(s)
- Start shopping for the men's attire
- Begin searching for the invitations and related stationary needs with the information provided in your “invitation” section
- Order your invitations
3-5 Months Before
- Decide and order your favors
- Contact your baker and florist to select your cake and floral arrangements
- *Help mothers with attire
3 Months Before
- Make sure your account with Wedgewood Weddings is 50% paid as scheduled (90 days from your event date)
- Finalize your guest list and start addressing invitation envelopes
- Have engagement portraits taken
- Place an announcement in the local newspaper
- Consider a hairdresser and/or makeup artist and book the appointment
- Finalize all honeymoon plans
2 Months Before
- Meet for your scheduled Details Meeting with Wedgewood Weddings to go over details including menu selections, floor plans, wedding day timeline and rehearsal date and time.
- Arrange your rehearsal dinner once you have confirmed your rehearsal date and time with Wedgewood Weddings at your 6 week Details Meeting
- Mail out invitations
1 Month Before
- Have your final wedding dress fitting
- Submit your Wedgewood Weddings Music Information sheet
- Obtain your marriage license
- Layout a timeline of events for the wedding day
2 Weeks Before
- Pick up your wedding rings
- Contact the guests who have not responded to your invitations
10 Days Before
- Meet for your Final Meeting with Wedgewood Weddings to confirm final head count, menu, floor plans, and give final payment
1-7 Days Before
- Make sure you have all pertinent documents/items together for event (i.e. marriage license, contracts, etc.)
- Purchase travelers checks, confirm honeymoon
- Have your wedding ceremony rehearsal
- Delegate wedding day responsibilities to your wedding party (i.e. taking cake knife, toasting glasses, guest book, presents from the room after the reception)
- Confirm your personally contracted vendors to make sure they will be on time
- Have your rehearsal dinner
Your Wedding Day
- Relax, enjoy yourself, and remain calm!! We are here to help with your special day!
- Start dressing about 2 hours before your wedding (A dressing area may be provided for you and your bridal party, if available, at a minimum of 1 hour prior to start time)
- Allow plenty of time to apply your makeup and style your hair (If you are having a professional do your hair and makeup ask them in advance how much time they will need)
- If photographs are to be taken before the ceremony, allow yourself extra time (to be arranged with your photographer and the Wedgewood Weddings)
- Remember to bring the rings and marriage license
- Take a deep breath, don’t worry, SMILE and HAVE FUN!!