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Weddings! What to do 6-12 months out??

Brides and Grooms!

Congratualations on your recent engagement! We are so excited for you!

If you're just getting started on your planning, this blog post is going to be a great help for you. perfect-wedding-day.com compiled a great 6-12 Months Wedding Checklist for you, we modified it a little bit :) Enjoy!

6 - 12 Months Wedding Checklist

  • Announce your engagement to family and close friends.

  • Publish your engagement in the local newspaper.

  • Select engagement ring with fiancé. (Hopefully you've done this already)

  • Decide on the wedding date.

  • ​Spring-Fall is the most expensive time of the year for a wedding

  • Decide on a morning, afternoon or evening wedding.

  • Book wedding reception or wedding venue as soon as you have set the wedding date.

  • Will you be married in a church or register office?

  • Reserve the location for the wedding ceremony.

  • Book your minister, rabbi, or officiant.

  • Attend pre-marital preparation classes.

  • Make arrangements for your wedding license.

  • Buy a wedding planner! [Recommended]

  • Buy wedding planning software. (ZOLAR Entertainment can show you how to make your own!)

  • Set a tentative wedding budget.

  • Discuss expenses, financial responsibilities, and budget with finance and parents.

  • Decide how expenses will be shared, who pays for what?

  • Discuss wedding budget with bridal consultant, wedding planner or co-ordinator.

  • Shop for wedding bands/rings. (Bling Bling!)

  • Decide on the size of you bridal party.

  • Choose bridal party; best man, groomsmen, matron of honour, bridesmaids, flowergirl, pageboy etc.

  • Secure a date with your bridal party to enure their availability for your wedding.

  • Determine your wedding style, formal or informal?

  • Decide on colour scheme and your wedding theme.

  • Tie in the colour scheme and theme with the bridal floral arrangements, bouquets, decorations, bridal accessories and bridal party attire.

  • Shop for bridal gown with female bridal party.

  • Shop for bridesmaids and flowergirls bridal attire.

  • Shop for bridal accessories; bridal headpiece, tiara, bridal veil, shoes, jewellery etc.

  • Set dates for bridal gown and bridal party fittings.

  • Shop for grooms attire.

  • Shop for bestman and groomsmen attire or wedding formalwear hire.

  • Book the caterers, if the catering is not supplied by wedding venue.

  • Select professional wedding cake bakery, (size of cake depends on guestlist).

  • Book wedding cars to take you to and from the wedding.

  • Decide on the maximum number of guests, including the bridal party.

  • Draw up a guest list, consult with both bride and grooms families.

  • Collect names and addresses for guest list, to stay organised.

  • Send out Save-the-Date cards

  • Organise a bridal gift registry.

  • Choose a reputable bridal registry for easy accessability for your guests in each town, ie; David Jones, Myer, Target etc.

  • Select and book a professional wedding photographer.

  • Select and book a professional wedding videographer.

  • Select a florist, preferrably local.

  • Decide on style of wedding bouquets and button holes and how many.

  • Decide on wedding ceremony flowers, the size and how many.

  • Decide on wedding reception flower arrangements and how many.

  • Select and book reception entertainment.

  • Book ZOLAR Entertainment as your Wedding DJ (Click here to get started)

  • Select rental equipment for ceremony and reception ie; how many chairs and chair coverings depend on the guestlist count, etc. (ZOLAR Entertainment can help you with this! Click here now)

  • Organise to have a wedding website. Keeping your guests informed with any changes and perfect for displaying your wedding photo's.

  • Sort out wedding insurance! ( This is new, ask us how this works!)

  • Start planning your honeymoon, ask your travel agent about peak season destinations and affordability and get some brochures for ideas.

Credit: http://www.perfect-wedding-day.com/wedding-timeline-6-12-months-checklist.html

I know that was alot! Whew!

Ask your ZOLAR Entertainment team about planning your perfect Wedding!

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