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Wedding Timeline
12 Months:- Choose Your Wedding Date & Send Announcement to Local Paper
- Set A Budget (keep in mind # invited, venue, gown)
- Book Your Venue & Caterer
6-9 Months:- Refine guest list & choose maid of honor, best man, attendants
- Reserve Florist, photographer, transportation & order wedding cake
- Shop for wedding dress
- Plan Honeymoon
4-6 Months:- Shop for wedding rings
- Finalize the guest list & Send “Save the Date” cards
- Choose wedding invitations, reception cards, programs
- Check with your state for marriage license and blood test requirements
2-4 Months:- Set your rehearsal/rehearsal dinner date, book venue
- Plan the bachelor/bachelorette parties!
6-8 Weeks:- Mail the invitations
- Set appointments with hairdresser/makeup consultant
- Prepare a wedding announcement for the local newspaper
4-6 Weeks:- Select your wedding day & reception accessories & music
- Fit attire for bridesmaids’ and groomsmen
- Select the music
2-4 Weeks:- Obtain your marriage license and any required blood tests.
1 Week:- Finalize reception seating arrangements & head count to caterer, write place cards
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Is It Wrong to Email Wedding Thank You Cards?
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Save the Date Product Ideas
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Great Spring Wedding Products
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Do-it-yourself Wedding Accessories Ideas
One of the most fun and rewarding aspects of a do-it-yourself (DIY) wedding is to make and provide your guests creative wedding accessories. Do it yourself wedding favors are a way to say thank you to your guests and a … Continue reading
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Wedding Program Wording: What to Include
Wedding programs are incredibly unique–the layout, the adornments, and the content for every wedding program is different. And since many people keep wedding programs as a “souvenir” of the special day, it’s important to have a beautifully crafted, professionally worded … Continue reading
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Wedding Thank You Note Etiquette
Writing wedding thank you notes may seem like a daunting task, but it’s a necessary one. Wedding thank you note etiquette experts will suggest various and numerous tips for sending out thank you notes after your wedding, but if you … Continue reading
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