Wedding on Budget - 12 Months Before Your Wedding Day

When planning a wedding on a budget you have to lower your requirements just a bit. For example, you can't try to have to filet mignon if you are throwing the wedding on a fish stick budget. I have broken down the various aspects of the wedding planning to the last details so that you will get a better idea of what I mean.

Ideally, you would want to have at least a year to plan the wedding, but that is not always possible or desired. For the purposes of this guide, I have set up a 12 month wedding timeline that will certainly make it a little bit easier to host your wedding.

12 months before your Wedding day - Announce the engagement - Set your wedding date - Create a budget - Hire a Wedding Coordinator (optional) - Create your guest list - Start brainstorming ideas and themes - Reserve your Ceremony spot - Book an Officiate - Make reservations for your Reception area - Book a Photographer and Videographer - Book Caterer, Florist and Music (Band, DJ, etc.) - Look for a Wedding gown and Tux, allowing time for alterations and fittings - Register for gifts - Select and call the bridesmaids and groomsmen. - Agree on a date to order bridesmaids' dresses and groomsmen's tuxes - Choose a destination for your Honeymoon - Apply for passports, if required

6 months before your Wedding day - Finalize your guest list - Decide on the timeline and details of Ceremony and Reception - Order/make invitations, and thank you notes - Make airline and hotel reservations for the Honeymoon - Choose a caterer, a florist and place an order for the wedding cake. - Book Transportation (Limo, Antique Car, Etc.) for wedding day - Shop for any Party rentals

3-4 months before your Wedding day - Mail out/hand deliver invitations - Confirm wedding details and contracts with all wedding vendors - Choose gifts for your attendants - Set a date and time for the rehearsal dinner - Help make travel arrangements for any out-of-town guests - Make final alterations and fittings for the Wedding Gown and Tux

1 month before your Wedding day - Apply for the marriage license - Buy your wedding bands - Finalize music list and no-play list with band or DJ - Attend showers - Make insurance arrangements

1-2 weeks before your Wedding day - Schedule the rehearsal a day or two before your wedding day - Make an appointment with a Beauty Salon for day of wedding - Send a wedding announcement to the local newspapers (optional) - Make necessary arrangements for name & address change, if any. - Discuss final details with the reception Site and the Caterer - Pack for honeymoon - Write out all checks needed for wedding day - Send reminders to the rehearsal dinner attendees about the location & time - Discuss final details of the ceremony and reception with family and bridal party - Wedding day or day before - Visit your Beauty Salon for manicure and pedicure - Host the rehearsal and dinner. - Make sure the ushers have the final guest list

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