Finest Wedding Preparation Checklist

  Reserve the date with your florist, photographer, videographer and disk jockey
  Set the date and time of the wedding
  Reserve the location
  For church and synagogue weddings, visit appropriate clergy members.
  Establish the wedding budget
  Choose attendants, honor attendants and ushers
  Order your wedding invitations and announcements
  Pick out the Bride's gown and headpiece
  Shop for attendant's attire and accessories
  Establish a color scheme
  Order your wedding rings
  Register for china, silver and crystal patterns and other home gifts

  Meet with your florist to order your wedding flowers. (Bring a sketch or photo of your dress and color swatches of your bridesmaids' dresses.)
  Address all wedding invitations and announcements
  Plan rehearsal dinner
  Arrange lodging for out-of -town guests and attendants
  Select music and meet with disk jockey, videographer and photographer
  Have your wedding portrait taken
  Order the wedding cake

  Contact your florist for an appointment to review your order
  Send "thank you" flowers to the hosts of your pre-wedding parties
  Mail your wedding invitations
  Have the final fitting of your gown
  Meet with the photographer, videographer and disk jockey to update them on the details
  Arrange special transportation for the wedding party
  Select the groom's gift
  Prepare seating chart for reception guests
  Write thank-you notes for shower gifts and wedding gifts as they arrive
  Place announcement in local newspapers

  Make final check with your florist. (Double check delivery times and locations.)
  Order "thank-you" flowers to be sent to parents after the wedding
  Obtain the marriage license
  Make name changes on bank accounts and official documents
  Keep a list of wedding gifts and their senders as they arrive
  Finalize seating chart for reception guests

  Give the final guest count for the reception to the reception coordinator
  Arrange pick up of guests and attendants arriving at airports
  Enjoy the benefits of good planning and a have a beautiful wedding day!!