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NINE TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING

Purchase engagement and wedding rings; arrange for engraving

Select wedding date and time

Announce your engagement and wedding date

Discuss and create a preliminary budget with all involved

Determine your wedding theme or style

Check with your officiant to determine premarital requirements

Choose your color scheme

Determine the size of the guest list

Start compiling names and addresses of guests

Reserve your reception site

Reserve your ceremony location

If you plan to have your ceremony/reception outdoors make alternate plans for bad weather.

Interview party planners, DJ or band, florist and videographer

Select a soloist, organists, musicians for ceremony

Select your dress and order if necessary

Select your headpiece

Select bridemaids' dresses and order if necessary

Select and order your invitations, matches, napkins, thank you notes and programs. Start planning honeymoon

Prepare maps and directions to include with your invitations

Register with bridal registries


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