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Six Months Before: |
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Visit your officiant or judge with your fiancé
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Buy a wedding planner, bride’s file, and memory album
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Discuss the
wedding budget with your parents. If you will be sharing expenses,
include your fiancé and his parents.
Decide on the date, location, size and style of the wedding and reception.
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Plan the
reception and make reservations |
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Choose and
order your dress and accessories |
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Select china,
silver, crystal, etc. Register gift preferences with the stores of your
choice. |
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Begin making a
guest list with the aid of your fiancé’s family |
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Begin choosing
invitation styles |
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Choose your
attendants |
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Plan your new
home, and begin shopping for it |
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Three to Four Months Before: |
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Complete your
guest list |
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Order
invitations, announcements, thank you notes, and personal stationery
(available from Ace Printing in the Wedding Centre) |
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Shop for your
trousseau |
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Order
attendants’ dresses, and confirm date of delivery for your dress |
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Select
portrait and wedding photographers |
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Plan ceremony,
music and reception details with caterer, etc. |
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Order flowers
that match your wedding color scheme |
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Make an
appointment with your doctor |
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Order groom’s
ring and buy/rent his wedding outfit |
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One to Two Months Before: |
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Mail
invitations |
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Have final
dress and headpiece fitting |
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Order
imprinted napkins, cake bags, wedding programs, and other printed items
for the reception (available from Ace Printing in the Wedding Centre)
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Have portrait
taken and finalize wedding photography |
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Choose gifts
for attendants and plan a party for them |
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Coordinate
rehearsal dinner with groom’s family |
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Make
arrangements for favors for your rehearsal dinner and your reception
(supplies are available from the Wedding Centre, with FREE assembly for
local orders!) |
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Arrange
lodging for out-of-town guests |
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Write thank
you notes for gifts received before the wedding |
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Arrange for
announcements in newspaper(s) |
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Two Weeks Before: |
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Deliver
announcements and portrait to newspaper(s) |
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Arrange
transportation to church and reception |
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Go with fiancé for
marriage license |
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Make
appointment with hairdresser |
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Double-check
all arrangements and supplies |
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One Week Before: |
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Have
announcements ready for mailing on wedding day |
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Give caterer
final estimate of guests |
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Finalize
rehearsal details |
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Begin packing
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Traditional bride's expenses: |
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Invitations
and announcements |
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Wedding dress
and accessories |
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Church,
organist and soloist |
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Flowers for
the church, reception, and her attendants |
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Gifts for her
attendants |
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All
photographs |
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Reception
costs including caterers |
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Groom’s ring
and gift |
