The Great BIG Checklist

18 MONTHS TO GO
- Announce your engagement
- Decide wedding style/theme
- Estimate budget and costing
- Look at various venues

12 MONTHS TO GO
- Set a date
- Choose your attendants
- Compile a guest list
- Book the registrar
- Book the ceremony venue
- Start a scrapbook
- Book a photographer
- Book a videographer
- Book the entertainment
- Contact various caterers
- Begin shopping for the dress
- Find a cake maker

9 MONTHS TO GO
- Visit reception venues and reserve your favorite
- Book the Caterer
- Choose and order a dress
- Book the florist
- Order the cake
- Buy stationery

6 MONTHS TO GO
- Book transport
- Dress the bridesmaids
- Choose the men's outfits
- Book your honeymoon
- Dress fitting
- Reserve accommodation for guests
- Find a hairdresser
- Choose a make-up artists
- Select your readings

THREE MONTHS TO GO
- Buy the wedding rings
- Send out invitations
- Choose the wedding favors
- Buy wedding lingerie
- Purchase your going away outfit
- Book your first night accommodation
- Create a seating plan
- Try out table decorations

TWO MONTHS TO GO
- Choose the music for your ceremony and reception
- Check your passports are in date
- Make your gift list
- Confirm the menu with the caterer
- Confirm the registrar office booking
- Finalise your seating plan
- Remind key guests about their speeches
- Buy a guest book

ONE MONTH TO GO
- Write vows
- Copy supplier contracts and give to the venue
- Hold hen and stag parties
- Have a final dress fitting, complete with lingerie, shoes and veil
- Run through the ushers' and best man's duties with them
- Get glowing with spa treatments
- Send place cards to the printer

TWO WEEKS TO GO
- Wear your wedding shoes around the house to break them in
- Pack holiday clothes
- Order traveller's cheques
- Inform the photographer of any must-have photos
- Have a hair and make up trial
- Buy gifts for the wedding party
- Remind fiance to get a hair cut

ONE WEEK TO GO
- Make final honeymoon checks
- Confirm time and place with the photographer, videographer, make up artist, caterer, florists, cars, music and entertainment
- Reconfirm final numbers with your caterer
- Hold wedding rehearsal
- Arrange for the cake to be delivered to the reception venue

THE DAY BEFORE
- Have a manicure/pedicure session
- Help decorate church/venue
- Have honeymoon luggage sent to first night hotel
- Relax and have an early night

ON THE DAY
The best man should:
- have the rings
- collect the boutonnieres and corsages for the groom's family

The maid of honor should:
- help dress you and the bridesmaids
- collect the boutonnieres and corsages for the bride's family
- keep you calm and relaxed

(PHEW! and you thought wedding is bliss!)