ENGAGEMENT PLANS
- Organise a date and venue for engagement party
- Organise guest list for engagement party
- Organise invitations for engagement party
- Organise any catering and beverages for the engagement party
- Organise an engagement registry if you feel necessary (through department stores, online or at travel agents for example)
WEDDING PLANS
- Pick date for wedding
- Discuss the type of wedding you want to have and where with your partner
- Discuss a budget and who will pay for the wedding
- Make sure you have a diary to keep track of appointments and your to do list
- Make a guest list to work out how many people you need to cater for
- Look at venues for the ceremony
- Choose your bridal party
- Choose a venue / church for ceremony
- Organise Celebrant / Priest / Rabi / Minister
- Organise any marriage preparation meetings with your Celebrant / Priest / Rabi / Minister
- Organise your marriage licence
- Organise visas or passports if you are having your wedding overseas
- Organise venue for the reception
- Organise catering for the wedding
- Organise drinks and alcohol for the reception
- Organise a gift registry (through department stores, online or at travel agents for example)
- Check for accommodation and travel requirements to get to your ceremony and reception so that you can indicate this on the invitations
- Design and send out invitations to your guests around 10 weeks before your wedding
- If you can’t organise the invitations in time send out ‘Save the date’ cards to your guests in advance
- Photographer and any permits needed for venue
- Videographer and any permits needed for venue
- Florist for bouquets and wedding decorations
- Organise music – book band / string quartet / DJ etc.
- Determine colour scheme
- Wedding dress trials and order your wedding dress
- Bridal shoes
- Bridal lingerie
- Bridal Jewellery
- Book bridal hair trial and final for the day of your wedding
- Bridal make-up trial and final for the day of your wedding
- Groom and Groomsmen suits / tuxedos
- Bridesmaids and flower girl dresses
- Bridesmaid and flower girl shoes
- Bridesmaids and flower girl hair
- Bridesmaids and flower girl makeup
- Assist Mothers and Fathers of the bride and groom with appropriate attire
- Organise wedding rings for bride and groom
- Organise date for wedding rehearsal with bridal party and ceremony venue
- Book transportation for the bridal party
- Plan your honeymoon
- Organise any gifts you wish to give to your partner, wedding party, parents etc.
- Choose and order wedding cake
- Choose any readings for your wedding and who will read them
- Organise ceremony booklets
- Organise ushers to hand out your booklet and greet guests
- Pick an MC for your reception to help introduce activities during the night
- Organise a kitchen tea or bridal shower (bridesmaids typically assist with this)
- Purchase a notebook to keep track of RSVP’s to your wedding and any gifts you receive so that you can send thank you cards
- Purchase any guest books, glasses, garters, pillows for the rings etc. that you wish for the ceremony and reception
- Choose something old, new, borrowed and blue to wear on your wedding day (traditional)
- Organise bridal table and guest table decorations
- Bomboniere / Wedding presents for your guests
- Design seating plan for your guests
- Organise dates and requests for the the hens and bucks days/nights (bridemaids and groomsmen should typically organise this)
- Book in any treatments you wish to have before your wedding: facial, waxing, manicure, pedicure etc.
- Organise times for dress trials and to collect your final dress
FINAL CONFIRMATIONS PRIOR TO WEDDING:
- Wedding ceremony details with your Celebrant / Priest / Rabi / Minister
- Venue for the ceremony
- Venue for the reception
- Floral bouquets and arrangements
- Photographer
- Videographer
- Make-up artist
- Hair stylist
- Band / DJ
- Transport for bridal party
ON THE DAY:
- Pack of your honeymoon
- Eat a good breakfast
- Attend your hair and makeup appointments
- Drop of all wedding accessories to the ceremony and reception locations
- Bring any payments you need to make in envelopes
- Check your bridal party have the rings
- Make sure you have your marriage license and any permits with you
- Put your engagement ring on your right hand