Dashboard : Timeline
12 months
Decide on a budget
Start guest list
Finalize date and time
Scout ceremony and reception sites
Reserve officiants
Choose wedding party
Research vendors
Decide whether to hire a wedding planner
8-10 months
Register for gifts
Enjoy your engagement party
Book ceremony and reception sites
Book caterer
Book reception music
Book florist
Book photographer
Book videographer
Meet with your officiant to discuss ceremony requirements
Research wedding insurance
Finalize guest list
She shops for her dress
6-8 months
Block hotel rooms for out of town guests
Send save the dates
Finalize your registry
Book ceremony musicians
Book a cake baker
Start planning honeymoon
Start planning rehearsal dinner
Order your invitations
She orders bridesmaid dresses
4-6 months
Book a rehearsal dinner spot
Finalize menu
Book hotel room for wedding night
Select wedding rings
Decide on groomsman attire
Reserve rental equipment
Book your honeymoon
Plan a stress-free weekend away with your bride to remember why you are getting married in the first place
3 months
Choose your music selections
Order wedding cake
Order rings
Give groomsmen formal information
Chime in on the bachelor party
Hire wedding day transportation
Shop for a gift for your bride
2 months
Mail invitations
Write your vows
Get anything you need for international honeymoon (passports, visas, vaccinations)
Purchase gifts for wedding party
Decide on ceremony readings
Send out wedding bands for engraving
Buy any accessories you need (cuff links, pocket square)
She books a makeup artist and hairstylist
Remember to tell your fiancée how much you love her
1 months
Apply for marriage license
Attend your bachelor party
Buy gifts for your bestman, groomsmen, and ushers
Send rehearsal dinner invitations
Decide on song list for the ceremony and reception
Create wedding programs for guests
Busier from here: dress and tux fittings, seating charts,deliver welcome baskets, writing checks for outstanding balances
7 days
Double check the honeymoon reservations
Pack your honeymoon bags
Pickup travelers checks
Get a haircut
Give the officiant's payment to your best man
Pick up your tux and make sure you groomsmen have done the same
Confirm rehearsal time with your officiant
Confirm arrangements with the rehearsal dinner spot
Finalize seating chart
Confirm the vendors your bride put you in charge of
Pack your wedding day essentials (toothbrush, shaving kit, cologne,mouthwash)
Steal moments alone with your bride to be
Deliver goodie bags to the hotel
