6 - 8 Months Before The Wedding

• Purchase wedding rings.
• With your fiancée, determine the number of guests to be invited to the wedding and begin compiling addresses of your guests.
• Choose your best man & groomsmen.
• Arrange an appointment with the officiate to discuss and plan the ceremony.
• Discuss honeymoon plans with your fiancé and begin making reservations for lodging and transportation. Remember to update your passports if you will be traveling abroad.
  

4 Months Before The Wedding

• With your fiancée, select and order your wedding invitations, announcements, and other wedding stationery and reception needs
• Complete your guest list.
• With your parents, begin making plans for the rehearsal dinner.
  

2 Months Before The Wedding

• Select formal wear and schedule fittings for you and your groomsmen.
• Call your county clerk’s office for the marriage license regulations for your state. The License is usually issued the day you apply: however, restrictions such as waiting periods and blood tests may also apply. Discovering these requirements now eliminates hassles in the busy weeks before the wedding.

6 Weeks Before The Wedding

• Purchase Gifts for your attendants. Favorites include leather goods, money clips, mugs, and writing instruments. A unique idea is embroidered sweatshirts, polo shirts or T-shirts. Present the gifts to your groomsmen at the rehearsal dinner, or other occasion before the wedding.
• Purchase a wedding gift for the bride. Select a timeless gift she will treasure forever.

2 Weeks Before The Wedding

• Confirm rehearsal dinner arrangements.
• Notify your attendant of rehearsal time.
• Confirm honeymoon reservations.