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MONTHS BEFORE YOUR WEDDING
Mail out your wedding invitations and announcements.
Send bridal portrait and wedding announcement to newspapers for publication.
Finalize the music selections that will be played during your wedding ceremony.
Meet with musicians who will provide entertainment during your reception
and orchestrate precisely what you want and when you want it played.
Plan your rehearsal dinner and a brunch or fun activity for out-of-town guests
to enjoy on the day following your wedding.
Purchase special accessories for your wedding-day attire.
Plan a luncheon for your bridesmaids.
Make appointments for a hairdresser, makeup artist and manicurist.
Finalize honeymoon plans. If you're traveling overseas, check again
that your passports are current and that you have any necessary visas.
Gather necessary birth or baptismal certificates you may
need for your wedding license.
1
MONTH BEFORE YOUR WEDDING
If you plan a formal dinner for your reception,it's time to
draw up a seating plan and make up place cards.
Check with your florist to confirm dates and times of flower deliveries.
Review your wedding-day transportation plans and make sure drivers
are clear about addresses, times and number of passengers.
Make name or address changes official on documents, including driver 's
license, Social Security forms and financial accounts. Fill out
change-of-address forms at the post office.
Meet with your photographer to specify the formal shots you want taken
of the bridal party, as well as specific, candid shots you'd like taken
during the reception.
Review the video plans with your videographer.
2
WEEKS BEFORE YOUR WEDDING
Keep writing those thank-you notes for wedding gifts!
Pick up your wedding rings. Make sure any special
engraving appears precisely as you wished.
Begin packing for your honeymoon.
Wrap gifts for bridal attendants and have them ready for
the rehearsal dinner.
Purchase travelers' checks and reconfirm honeymoon travel and hotel plans.
See that checks are written and ready to be handed out to
vendors at the agreed-upon time.
Inform your caterer of the final number of guests.
Confirm that out-of-town guests are set with hotel
accommodations, transportation and wedding-day
directions.
THE DAY BEFORE YOUR WEDDING
Take time to relax and enjoy a massage, manicure and pedicure.
Traditionally, this is the day for your rehearsal ceremony and rehearsal dinner.
Have fun!
YOUR WEDDING DAY
Allow plenty of time for dressing, makeup and hair styling.
If you plan on photography before the ceremony, allow ample time
so you're not rushed.
Enjoy! It goes so fast.
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