Wedding Planning Basics
12-18 months
Set your budget
Choose and book your venue
Set your date!
Put together your guest list
Decide on a church or civil ceremony
Book your church or registrar
Take out wedding insurance
9-12 months
Choose bridesmaids, best man and ushers
Send out your Save the Date cards
Choose and book your photographer and videographer
Get your transport and entertainment booked
Book your caterers and decide on your menu
Start looking at wedding dresses and work out what you like
6-9 months
Choose and book your florist and cake maker
Start shopping for your wedding dress and get it ordered!
Buy your shoes, underwear and accessories
Order or start making your wedding favours
Book hair and make-up
3-6 months
Choose bridesmaids dresses and get
grooms wear sorted
Buy your wedding rings
Book your honeymoon and wedding night accommodation
Choose readings, poems and hymns
Agree your order of service with your vicar or registrar
Set up your gift list
Start writing your vows
0-3 months
Send out invitations
Have your dress fittings
Start wearing in your wedding shoes at home
Buy gifts for your bridal party
Write speeches and thank yous
Trim your hair (nothing drastic!) and have a hair trial
Trial run of bridal make-up
Final week
Confirm numbers with venue and caterers
Brief your bridesmaids, ushers and best man on your plans and give them emergency numbers
Confirm all your timings with suppliers!
Pay final balances
Collect grooms wear if you’ve hired it.
Collect your wedding dress from Willow Bridal Boutique
Get some beauty sleep!
