Ten to Twelve Months Before the Wedding:
- Discuss the style of the wedding and the budget with your fiancee and both sets of parents
- Assist in the selection of your wedding invitations
- Along with your fiancee, select your minister
Six Months Before the Wedding
- Choose your best man
- Decide how many ushers you will need and select them. It is recommended that you have one usher per every 50 guests.
- Meet with the minister to discuss the ceremony
- Start your guest list
- Select a gift registry
- Discuss honeymoon plans. If you plan on traveling abroad, get all documents required for travel (passports, visas, etc.)
Three Months Before the Wedding:
- Give your fiancee your completed guest list
- Order wedding attire for yourself, the groomsmen, fathers and ring bearer
- Arrange transportation to the ceremony and reception (limousine, carriage, etc.)
- Complete honeymoon plans (buy tickets, book hotel, etc.)
- Order wedding rings and have them engraved
- Arrange to pay for the bride’s bouquet and going-away corsage
- Order boutonnieres for men, and corsages for mothers
- See your doctor for exams and blood test if required
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