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Six to twelve months before the wedding __Announce your engagement.(Start with close family and then friends) __Decide on a type of wedding.(large, small,traditional, theme) __Decide on a date and time of day. __Select a budget __Select a ceremony and reception location. You will want to do this before you book photographers or DJ's because they will need the address and phone numbers of these locations.If it is an out door wedding or a wedding that is not in a church, make sure you give the phone number of the officient to the photographer.This helps the photographer know what lighting will be allowed during the ceremony. It is best for this to be handled before the wedding day. __Choose your wedding party __Select a color scheme __Find and buy a wedding dress __Find and buy a headpiece __Find and buy shoes __Find and buy attendants' gowns __Start planning your honeymoon __Start your gift registry __Start making the guest list __Find a Caterer and book them __Find a florist and book them __Find a photogrpher and book them __Find musicians and DJ's and book them. After you book your DJ and make a list of the order and times of your events, make the same list for your photographer and it it to him/her as soon as possible. __Start planning the reception __Plan to attend premarital counseling __Find and order wedding rings __Set up Engagement portrait sesion __Send in engagement announcment
	Three months before the wedding __Complete the guest list __Make doctor appoitments __Find dresses for the mothers __Order invitations __finnish planning the reception __Make reservations for your honeymoon __Confirm all dates and times with your venders __Decide on transportation for the wedding day __Order the wedding cake __Order tuxes for the groom and groomsmen __Schedule dress fittings for the bride and bridesmaids A sample wedding day schedule for a 3pm Wedding
Two months before the wedding __Mail the invitations __Finnish honeymoon plans
	One month before the wedding __Set up bridal photo session __Reserve hotel rooms for guests __Plan the wedding rehersal __Buy gifts for the wedding party __Buy a gift for your fiance __Schedule final dress fittings __Make bueaty salon appointments __Decide where guest book will go __Buy ring pillow, candles, flower basket __Get mariage licence
Two weeks before the wedding __Finnish with wedding day trasportation __Arrange name change __Confirm hotel rooms for guests __
	One week before wedding Start packing for honeymoon __Finalize number of guests with caterer __Double-check with all venders __Plan reserved seating __Confirm pictures wanted with photographer __Style your hair with headpiece __Figure out your make-up __One last fitting of wedding attire __Pick up rings and try them on __Make sure you have your mariage license __Have the rehersal. It is a good idea to have your photographer present __Arrange for photographer and attentants to arrive 2 hours before wedding for pictures __Arange for music to start 1/2 hour before wedding __Arange for mothers to be seated 5 minutes before wedding __Arange for the aisle runner to be rolled out just before start of the wedding
	On your wedding day Try to relax and enjoy yourself. Make sure you eat a large breakfast. You may not get to eat again until the reception hours later.Have your hair and make-up done 3 hours before the wedding.Start getting dressed one to two hours before the photography start time.