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Before we start discussing on how you can easily plan your dream wedding within 24 months, I want to first say a huge congratulationsssss!! Now that you are engaged it is time to start your wedding planning for your big day with the love of your life.
If you were thinking about having a 2 year long engagement, then this is the best checklist for you.
But if you were planning on having a shorter engagement like 6 months or 12 months then you can go read my other posts which will better help you to prepare for your wedding.
As you start your wedding planning for your big day, this can be a very stressful time since there is so much for you to remember and to get done before your wedding day comes.
However, that is why checklists are the best for planning literally anything because as you complete a task off of the list you can just check it off and move on to the next one.
To help make sure that your wedding planning is as stress free as possible, down below you will find a 24 month wedding planning timeline that you can write down and use as reference to make sure that you do not forget anything when planning your dream wedding day!
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24 Month Wedding Planning
18 – 24 Months Before
~ Start a Pinterest board for wedding inspiration and ideas.
~ Create a wedding budget with your fiancé and family.
~ Decide on where you want to have your wedding.
~ Pick your wedding date.
~ Start researching ceremony and reception venues in the area that you want to have your wedding at.
~ Decide on what you want your wedding colors to be.
~ Start figuring out who all you want to invite to your wedding (If you are having trouble deciding whether you should invite someone or not, then you can ask yourself these questions to help you decide if they should receive an invite or not).
~ Start researching and scheduling tours at your wedding venue(s).
12 – 18 Months Before
~ Book your reception and ceremony wedding venues.
~ Start creating your wedding website (If you want to create a wedding website but don’t know what all you should include on it you can read here to find out).
~ Start looking at wedding photographers or videographers in the area where the wedding will be held.
~ Finish creating your guest list.
~ Order the save the date cards.
~ Pick the people that you want to be in your wedding party.
~ Book your wedding photographer or videographer.
~ Start looking at flower bouquets for inspiration.
10 – 12 Months Before
~ Book your caterers.
~ Start creating your wedding registry (Amazon, Target).
~ Buy your wedding attire.
~ Have your partner buy their wedding attire.
~ Book your florist and decide on how you want your bouquet, your bridesmaid’s bouquet, and your groomsmen’s boutonnieres.
~ Book your DJ or your band.
~ Send out your save the date cards.
8 – 10 Months Before
~ Book your baker for your wedding cake and for your dessert menu.
~ Start looking at where you and your fiancé want to have your honeymoon.
~ Book musicians for your ceremony and for the cocktail hour.
~ Start researching hair and makeup ideas.
~ Order tables and chair rentals if your venue does not already provide them.
~ Book your officiant.
6 – 8 Months Before
~ Have everyone in your wedding party get everything they need for their wedding attire.
~ Book your rehearsal dinner venue.
~ Book the place that you will be staying at for your honeymoon and if you are flying to get there go ahead and book your plane tickets.
~ Order your wedding invitations.
~ Buy you and your fiancé wedding rings.
4 – 6 Months Before
~ Purchase the wedding favors.
~ Buy any extra stuff for the ceremony.
~ Buy any extra stuff for the reception.
2 – 4 Months Before
~ Send out your wedding invitations (If you would like to learn how to properly address your wedding guests on your wedding invitations you can read here).
~ Purchase gifts for the wedding party and for both of the parents.
~ Finalize the wedding cake and dessert menu with the quantity needed.
~ Create your seating chart along with assigning the table numbers.
~ Finish the program for the ceremony.
~ Create a song playlist for your reception (If you need ideas on what songs you should add to your wedding reception playlist to make sure everybody dances the night away you can read it here).
1 Month Before
~ Get your marriage license.
~ Finish writing up your vows for each other.
~ Create a day-of emergency kit for your wedding day.
~ Pack for your honeymoon (Whether you are going to the beach or a cabin in the mountains for your honeymoon you can click here to get a packing list to make sure that you do not forget anything for your trip).
~ Create your dinner menu cards.
~ Mail your rehearsal dinner invitations.
~ Make sure all vendors and caterers have been paid.
~ Put money aside to tip your vendors.
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