From twelve months
Decide the date
and place of wedding
Once this decision is reached:-
Book reception venue
Book photographer
Book videographer
Book transport
Book toastmaster, if required
Book reception entertainment
Decide on number of guests and make a list
Order invitations
Book honeymoon and if necessary, apply for passports
Decide on bridesmaids, best man and ushers
Order wedding cake and bonboniere
From six months
Compile wedding
present list
Choose wedding dress and veil
Choose bridesmaids dresses and head-dresses
Once colour scheme is decided, order flowers for
bouquets,church and reception, if required
Bridegroom, best man, father and ushers should
arrange hire of suits
From three months
Send out invitations
Arrange outfits for mums
Choose hymn and choice of music
Minister to approve - once done, arrange for the
‘Order of Service’ sheets to be printed
Arrange calling of banns
Choose wedding rings
From six weeks
Confirm travel
and hotel bookings
Choose presents for bridesmaids
From four weeks
Make hairdressing/beauty
salon appointments
Give florist total number of buttonholes and addresses
for flowers to be delivered
Confirm details with photographer, car hire etc.
Last minute buys for trousseau and honeymoon
Write thank you letters for presents as they arrive
and make note of “who sent what” for
future reference
Final fitting for wedding dress
From 10-7 days
Practise make-up
Take head-dress to hairdresser to decide hairstyle
Meet with the best man, bridesmaids and ushers
to finalise arrangements
Give best man money for fees and tipping
Give ‘Order of Service” sheets to
vicar
Start packing for honeymoon
From one day
Delegate as much
work as possible
Have your ‘beauty’ treatments
Final packing for honeymoon
Lay out ‘wedding’ ensemble and ‘going
away’ ensemble
The day of the wedding
Assuming a 2.00pm
wedding, the bride’s timetable will run
something
like this:
8.00 Shower or relaxing bath
8.30 A good breakfast
9.00 Polish nails
9.30 Hairdresser
11.00 Best man arrives to collect luggage/greeting
cards
11.30 Bridesmaids/pageboys arrive
12.00 Make-up
12.30 Bride and bridesmaids dress
1.00 Photographer arrives
1.30 First car takes mother and bridesmaids to
church
1.45 Second car takes bride and father to church
2.00 The Ceremony