• Select a Wedding Date and Time (and possibly a backup date)
• Announce your engagement in the paper
• Plan an engagement party with family and friends
• Talk with a bridal consultant or wedding coordinator
• Find out what bridal shows are in the area and plan on attending
• Agree on a preliminary budget
• Decide who will pay for what and how expenses will be shared
• Call your church or synagogue for an appointment with the Officiant
• Consider and ask friends and family to serve as wedding attendants
• Start a "planning system" and system of organization
• Start your wedding guest list
• Start thinking about ideas/themes for your reception and catering plans
• Determine what type of entertainment you want to have for your reception
• Decide the type of wedding you would like to have (size, formality, and setting)
• Think about your color schemes
• Explore pre-marital counseling
• Start health and fitness plan if you're not already in one!
• Select your reception location
• Select your professional photographer
• Select your videographer
• Select professional caterer (if necessary)
• Select Musician or Disc Jockey
• Select your florist
• Shop together for your wedding rings
• Select wedding dress and headpiece, and set a date for fittings and delivery
• Select your bridesmaids' dresses and accessories
• It's time to choose a honeymoon and location

Four Months Prior To The Wedding

• Check the requirements for marriage license
• Select and discuss your color schemes with the florist/decorator of choice
• Again consider pre-marital counseling
• Reserve your wedding day rental equipment
• Decide upon a gift registry and select your gift choices
• Order your invitations and related stationery needs
• Start shopping for the men's’ wedding attire
• Reserve your wedding day transportation
• Research and select readings for ceremony
• Make music selections for ceremony and reception
• Decide upon and order favors
• Select your baker, then choose your cake, and groom’s cake
• Help both mothers coordinate and find their wedding day clothing
• Review your contracts with all of your vendors and service providers (DETAILS!!)
  

Two Months Before Your Wedding

• Have engagement portraits taken
• Place your engagement announcement in the newspaper
• Mail out invitations and announcements
• Decide on the men's’ wedding attire
• Arrange and plan your rehearsal dinner
• Purchase your wedding day accessories
• Arrange attendants' parties
• Prepare accommodations for out-of-town attendants and guests
• Consider a hairdresser and/or makeup artist and book appointments
• Finalize all honeymoon plans

One Month Left!

• Final wedding dress fitting
• Final fitting for your wedding attendants
• Obtain marriage license
• Have your attendants' parties
• Purchase your going-away outfit
• Create a calendar of events for the wedding day.
• Make sure your accessories are in order (rings, pillow, garter, etc.)
  

Two Weeks Remaining!

• Finalize arrangements with the entertainer(s)
• Provide a list of music you would like played (or not played)
• Finalize music during special events such as first dance, dance with dad, etc.
• Pick up your wedding rings and make sure that the engravings are correct
• Make sure they fit!
• Contact the guests who have not responded to your invitations.
  

One Week To GO!

• If you can, take the week, or part of the week off from work!
• Make sure your marriage license is in order
• Prepare seating arrangements, if necessary
• Purchase travelers checks, confirm honeymoon reservations
• Pack your baggage for your rings and marriage license
• Seat guests as they arrive
• The groom’s parents should be seated about 5 minutes before start time
• Mother of the bride is normally seated last
• Take a deep breath, don't worry, be HAPPY and SMILE!