countdown to the wedding

12 months before

– Mark the date
– Decide on the characteristics of the ceremony: daytime, nighttime, with a party, religious…
– Choose and book the church
– Make a pre-budget with everything you want to spend
– Build a spreadsheet with all the necessary services
– Research services and ideas in magazines and with friends
– Start the guest list. Gradually confirm addresses and phone numbers
– Visit places for the party and take note of the buffets you found interesting
– Start assembling the trousseau
– Decide where to live. If the intention is to buy a new property, it is good to start looking now. After all, the process takes time.

10 to 8 months before
– Time to research the honeymoon. Choose a destination and close the package
– Your dress deserves attention. Look for models and visit stylists, stores and ateliers
– Get a health checkup and all premarital exams
– Contact photographers, videographers, musicians, decorators, graphics and car rental companies and ask for detailed quotes. Evaluate photo and video portfolios and repertoire of musicians
– Visit sweet shops and buffets. Take the opportunity to taste the dishes offered
– Define where the party will take place and what will be served
– Complete guest list, with names and addresses

6 to 4 months before

– Choose and invite bridesmaids, pages and groomsmen
– Set the songs that will play at the ceremony
– Hire the flowers for the church
– Close all necessary services: musicians or DJ, buffet, sweets, decoration, photo, film, parking and security
– Order all the stationery: invitations and cards for the couple
– Hire a calligrapher to write the invitations
– Set the wedding cake
– Buy souvenirs
– The dress fittings begin. Also choose the shoe
– It’s time for the groom to buy the rings and engrave the names

3 to 2 months before

– Determine the outfit for the bridesmaids and pageboys
– Provide the necessary documents for the wedding
– Mark the date of the civil
– Match the outfits for the groom and groomsmen
– Assemble the gift list
– Set her hairstyle, headwear and makeup
– Send invitations to people from another city
– Personally deliver invitations to godparents and parents of bridesmaids and pageboys
– Choose and order the bouquet
– Book the wedding night
– Book the bridal shower for ten days before the wedding
– Choose the car for the day

1 month before

– Deliver all invitations
– Confirm all the appointments you made: hairdresser, bride’s day, etc.
– Also confirm travel reservations – hotel and tickets
– As you open the presents, take the time to write the thank you cards. If you can’t, save all the cards that came with the gifts to say thank you later.
– If you can, start moving to your new home
– Remember to buy a special lingerie for the day and one for the honeymoon
– How about starting to break in the shoe? Use it carefully, a little bit a day

15 days before

– You can now start packing your suitcase for the trip
– Do the last dress fitting
– Check the name change in the documents
– Clean the skin
– If you’re superstitious, get “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” to wear on your wedding day. The saying goes that it’s lucky!
– It’s time for the make-up and hair test. On that day, be sure to take with you, to include in the fitting, the accessory you chose to wear on your head: the veil, the tiara, the crown or even the flowers
– Enjoy the bridal shower and have fun with your friends!