- Announce your engagement
- Choose a city and season
- Start your wedding guest list
- Figure out your budget
- Plan an engagement party
- Research and hire a wedding planner
- Select a theme and color scheme
- Research officiants
- Choose your wedding party members
- Research venues with a few dates in mind
- Start collecting guest list info
- Book ceremony/reception venues; set date!
- Research and book your catering
- Start your wedding gift registry
- Create a wedding website
- Start researching photographers
- Schedule an engagement photo shoot
- Create a weather "Plan B"
- Research reception music and entertainment
- Meet with a few photographers
- Start looking at wedding attire
- Update the guest list
- Confirm your wedding party
- Book your photographer
- Create and order your save the dates
- Book your reception musician, band, DJ
- Start researching wedding party attire
- Come up with a wellness plan
- Reserve hotel blocks for your guests
- Start researching videographers
- Start looking at florists
- Research how to get married in your state
- Book your videographer
- Research decorations
- Start researching invitation designers
- Book your florist
- Research wedding rings
- Start looking at honeymoon destinations
- Make a few appointments at bridal shops
- Choose your dress and schedule first fitting
- Update your vendor team
- Schedule a bachelor and bachelorette party
- Book your officiant
- Research rentals like tents, chairs, aisle runner
- Research headpieces and veils
- Update your registry
- Confirm your honeymoon plans!
- Research cake vendors and schedule a tasting
- Send save the dates
- Order your invitations and thank you cards
- Book your ceremony musician
- Book rental, decoration and lighting pros
- Book photobooth
- Book entertainment and games
- Book transportation for you and for your guests
- Research rehearsal dinner locations
- Start researching hair stylists
- Start researching makeup professionals
- Book your cake vendor
- Prepare to send the invitations
- Book your hair and makeup professionals
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