Some Helpful Wedding Planning Tips

A wedding is one of the biggest events in a person’s life. It shouldn’t be the most stressful event but sometimes it turns out to be. The following is a set of wedding planning tips that are in a timeline form, to help you know when the best time to take care of each aspect of the wedding is. This should keep things from piling up at once, it’s much less hassle to gradually space planning out. If you are in need of some wedding planning tips, then you have come to the right place. Below, we are going to give you the same tips we gave our friend this past month when she had her wedding…

How much time before the wedding and what needs to take place:

12 Months -  Book Ceremony and Reception Venue

10 to 11 Months – Book Caterer, Musicians, Photographer, and Videographer

8 to 9 Months -  Book Florist, Cake, and Transportation

6 to 7 Months -  Book Rentals; chairs, tables, etc.

6 Months – Review Contracts for Vendors

5 Months -  Order Invitations and Flowers; Provide Music to the Musicians

4 Months – Order Wedding Cake;  Meet with Caterer and get additional wedding planning tips

3 Months – Provide Menu to Caterer;  Book Beauty Appointments; Check on Invitations;  Meet with Officiant to Review Ceremony

2 Months -  Confirm Arrangements with Vendors; Make Necessary Payments

1 Month -  Consult with Photographer on Photo Choices;  Confirm Music, Transportation, Flower Arrangements, and Rental Needs

2 Weeks -  Confirm with All Vendors Again

1 Week -  Make Sure Caterer has Final Numbers for Reception;  Pay Vendors Final ChecksDay Before;  Oversee Decoration of Ceremony and Reception Area

Hopefully, following these wedding planning tips will make things easier for you. There is so much to do and the time to do it all in seems to fly right by. Having a plan that is written out should make things easier. Also, don’t be afraid to ask for help. There’s only so much you can do on your own without making yourself frazzled.