One checklist that carries you from engagement to honeymoon — what to do and when, with nothing forgotten.
The best way to keep planning under control is a single list you keep coming back to. Here's a month-by-month checklist — adjust it to your own dates, but the order holds for almost any wedding.
12+ months before
- Agree the budget and a rough guest count.
- Choose a date (or a few options).
- Book your wedding venue — the most popular ones fill up a year ahead.
9 months before
- Book the key vendors: photographer, catering and music.
- Choose your wedding party and closest helpers.
6 months before
- Choose the dress and suit (leave time for alterations).
- Design and order invitations.
- Arrange the florist, cake and decor.
3 months before
- Menu tasting and final catering details.
- Send invitations and start collecting RSVPs.
- Draft the seating plan and the flow of the day.
Last month and week
- Confirm the final head count and finish the seating plan.
- Align the timeline with every vendor.
- Hand out tasks to helpers so you can simply enjoy the day.
Keep the list alive
A checklist works best when it lives in one place and reminds you of deadlines. Wedding Pulse keeps your checklist, budget, guest list and vendors together — so nothing stays stuck in your head or on a scrap of paper.