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Before we start discussing how you can easily plan your wedding within 6 months, I want to first say a huge congratulationsssss!! Now that you are engaged, it is time to start planning your dream wedding with the love of your life.
If you were planning on having a short engagement, then this is the best checklist for you.
However, if you were planning on having either a 12 month long engagement or you were planning on having a 24 month long engagement then you can go read my other posts which will better help you to prepare for your wedding!
When it comes to planning a wedding, it can be a very stressful time since there is so much for you to remember and to get done before your big 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 6 month wedding planning timeline that you can write down and use as a reference to make sure that you do not forget anything when planning your dream wedding day!
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6 Month Wedding Planning
6 Months Before
~ Start a Pinterest board for wedding inspiration and ideas
~ Create a wedding budget with your fiancé and family
5 Months Before
~ 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)
~ Began researching and scheduling tours at your wedding venue(s) or if you already know which venue you want, go ahead and book it
~ Start looking at wedding invitations / save the date cards and try to add your wedding colors into the design of the invites
~ 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)
~ Book your reception and ceremony wedding venues if you haven’t already
4 Months Before
~ 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 or wedding invitations
~ Pick the people that you want to be in your wedding party
~ Book your wedding photographer or videographer
~ Book your caterers
~ Start creating your wedding registry (Amazon, Target)
3 Months Before
~ Send out your save the date cards or wedding invitations (If you would like to learn how to properly address your guests on your wedding invitations you can read here to find out)
~ Start looking at flower bouquets for inspiration
~ Book your baker for your wedding cake and for your dessert menu
~ 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
~ Start looking at where you and your fiancé want to have your honeymoon
2 Months Before
~ Start researching hair and makeup ideas
~ Have everyone in your wedding party get everything they need for their wedding attire
~ Book musicians for your ceremony and for the cocktail hour
~ Order tables and chair rentals if your venue does not already provide them
~ Book your officiant
~ Book your rehearsal dinner venue
~ Send out invitations for your rehearsal dinner
~ 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
1 Month Before
~ Buy you and your fiancé wedding rings
~ Purchase the wedding favors
~ Buy any extra stuff for the ceremony
~ Buy any extra stuff for the reception
~ Finalize the wedding cake and dessert menu with the quantity needed
~ Finish the program for the ceremony
~ Create your dinner menu cards
~ Create your seating chart along with assigning the table numbers
~ Get your marriage license
~ Create a song playlist for your wedding 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)
~ Finish writing up your vows for each other
~ Purchase gifts for the wedding party and for both of the parents
~ 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)
~ Make sure all vendors and caterers have been paid
~ Put money aside to tip your vendors
Wedding Planners & Wedding Checklists
Super helpful wedding planners and checklists that are already made for you, have great customer reviews from other brides, and would be perfect for a bride who needs help with the wedding planning process!
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