Now that you’ve shared the big news of your engagement with family and friends, it’s never too early to get started on your wedding preparations. If you’ll be holding your nuptials in the summer of 2015, Nanina’s in the Park is ready and willing to help you create the wedding of your dreams! Of course, there is plenty that you’ll have to do on your end to ensure that your wedding is a rousing success. Here is a handy checklist of some of the most important tasks you’ll need to accomplish before your big day!
Immediately after your Engagement Announcement
1. Sit down with your significant other to design the ideal wedding and come up with a wedding budget.
2. Compile your guest list
3. Arrange specific dates when the ceremony will be hosted and research potential venues
4. Ask your friends/family members to be bridesmaids or groomsmen
One Year Before the Wedding
1. Book your wedding venue!
2. Send out your save the date notices (and finalize your guest list!)
3. Wedding dress research and fittings
4. Choose the entertainment for the ceremony (band, DJ, etc.)
5. Look into photographers, videographers and calligraphers
6. Investigate wedding services like florists, caterers, makeup artists, etc. that fit in your budget
7. Begin looking into wedding décor options and themes
Eight Months Before the Wedding
1. Book your entertainment, caterers, photographers, etc
2. Research and order wedding cake
3. Look into wedding accommodations and shuttles
4. Book musicians/DJs
5. Order Groomsmen’s Suits
6. Contact Décor companies for decoration rentals, tents, tables.
Six Months Before the Wedding
1. Choose Bridesmaid Dresses
2. Pick out your wedding invitation stationery
3. Begin planning the readings, speakers and other aspects of the wedding ceremony
Three Months Before the Wedding
1. Send out your invitations!
2. Choose wedding rings
3. Book your hairdresser/makeup artists
One Month Before the Wedding
1. Finalize the head count for the wedding/reception
2. Finalize wedding programs, welcome baskets and other accommodations for guests
3. Coordinate with suppliers/entertainment for any last-minute changes
4. Create your table plan and print out placecards
This checklist just scratches the surface of all you’ll need to do before your wedding day, but it can help you cover the major aspects of your ceremony to give you the freedom to make any necessary changes as they arise. Your Summer 2015 wedding is just around the corner, so use the experienced professionals at Nanina’s in the Park as your go-to resource to create an unforgettable wedding ceremony your family will be talking about for years to come!
