Countdown to the Perfect Wedding

4 Months Before Your Wedding COUNTDOWN O Book your rehearsal dinner and day-after brunch reservations to the O Attend cake tastings and order your cake Make hair and makeup appointments, and consider doing trial runs with a few stylists PERFECT WEDDING O Pick the music, deciding on songs for special dances and do-not-play songs O Have your first dress fitting-you will need at least three total 9 Months Before Your Wedding (at least!) 3 Months Before Your Wedding O Start your wedding binder-this will be your wedding master plan O Finalize your wedding day timeline and notify all of your vendors of your schedule O Purchase your wedding rings, leaving ample time for resizing O Decide on a budget and how/if your families will contribute O Agree between you if you want a large or small wedding party, and ask people to participate O Send your invitations with the RSVP deadline about 3 weeks before the wedding O Pick your date and venue-venues fill up fast, so book as soon as you can O Talk to your photographer and explain the shots you want to be sure to have 8 Months Before Your Wedding 1 Month Before Your Wedding O Interview and hire wedding service providers, including the caterer, photographer, and entertainment O Get your marriage license, giving yourself plenty of time for processing O Have your final fitting, and make an appointment for just before the wedding just in case O Buy a dress-you will want plenty of time for fittings O Confirm your hair and makeup-now is a good time for a final cut and color O Register for gifts at 3 stores with a variety of prices O Book blocks of hotel rooms at 3 hotels with different prices near your venue The Final Countdown: Your Wedding Week O Launch your wedding website with info about travel, the event schedule, and registries O Confirm all vendors O Assign wedding day tasks JUST MARRIED 6 Months Before Your Wedding O Write checks for vendors and put tips in envelopes O Distribute your welcome baskets O Buy your invitations, and consider hiring a calligrapher to make addressing easier O Send your save-the-date cards, and note that formal invitations will follow Provided by: O Meet with your officiant and decide the de tails of your ceremony GLASS Hire a florist and choose flowers in your wWW.GLASSHOUSESEVENTSPACENYC.COM wedding colors Sources: www.realsimple.com/weddings/weddings-planning/wedding-planning-checklist www.theknot.com/content/12-month-wedding-planning-countdown