1.Announce your engagement and start to organise your engagement celebration.
2.Buy the engagement ring (if you haven't already got the rock on your finger!)
3.Decide on a wedding budget, and sit down with you partner to make important wedding decisions. Consider the style of wedding you would like ie black tie, lounge suit, smart casual etc and the atmosphere of the wedding day itself.
4.Decide on whether you are having a wedding close to home or a destination wedding
5.Decide on the date and time you would like to hold your wedding
6.If you plan on using a wedding planner to organise your entire wedding, book your wedding planner now
When You Have Set the Date
1.Book and confirm the wedding venue for both your ceremony and reception
2.Consider your wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses. Get the lowdown on finding the right wedding dress.
3.Choose your bridesmaids and groomsmen
4.Start looking and booking wedding photographers and videographers portfolio's
5.Look at wedding stationery designs
6.Do a rough guest list to be edited as needed to get down to the size you have planned
7.Start thinking about your honeymoon destination
First Things First - Start Booking
1.Book and confirm your wedding photographer and videographer
2.If you are having your wedding dress made (as opposed to buying off the rack), select your wedding designer and wedding dress and get started on the gown.
3.Give your overseas or interstate guests notice of the wedding date - send out a save the date card.
4.Decide on a theme and colours you would like to follow beach, moroccan, indian summer, hawaiian, medieval, white or ivory, gold or silver, lemon or lime....
And then....
July 09
1.Finish dress mockup
August 09
1.Decide on timeline for dress.
2.Choose material for wedding dress.
September 09
1.Work on dress
October 09
1.Practice bridal bouquet
November 09
2.Does Chantelle want Havaianas?
3.Practice Chantelle's hair and note time taken
2.Check out camera sales
3.Bihaku
4.Do a practice day for your hair and makeup to see if it will last out the day.
5.Get Chantelle to try on dress
6.Check if Glenn can wear his black suit
7.Make payment on rings
6.Check if Glenn can wear his black suit
February 10
3.Buy new camera
March 10
1.Will mum be able to look after wedding dress while we are off honeymooning? Or, can Chantelle take back to UK? Chantelle happy to do this.
2.Do a practice day for your hair and makeup to see if it will last out the day.
3.Finish planning your order of service for the wedding ceremony
1.Vietnam!
2.Have the suit and pocketsquares for the groom made in Vietnam
7.See if accommodation is available to book for the wedding week (not yet avail).
May 108.Confirm guests' current addresses (email sent, waiting on replies).
9.Ask planner any questions re ceremony, speakers avail for music etc
4.Decide on your gifts for the bridesmaids and groomsmen (2 nights accom, jewellery for Chantelle), mum and dad too (album).
16.Find the cheapest flights and book them.
June 10
July 10
6.Buy your wedding lingerie (printed Rob’s missus, something blue) and parasols.
7.Book accom for Glenn when he's bought his air ticket - he's cancelled.
8.Make some plans for your honeymoon, decide on Eurail pass or individual train journeys, look at places to go and stay - in progress.
7.Let the bridal party know they’ll need to attend the rehearsal for the wedding ceremony on 5th October.
10.Reconfirm flights 72 hours before
12.Practice walking in your shoes.
13.Chase RSVPs for Perth only invites
14.Book seats on flights over - 17/18th.
15.Confirm if Glenn will/will not be in Rome - will not
16.Print OOS
17.Book accommodation
18.Buy Euro cashcard
19.Organise travel insurance.
20.Check Chantelle has her shoes
19.Organise travel insurance.
3 Weeks Before (Perth)
1.Pack your bags ready for the trip. Usual stuff plus a list of wedding things.
2 Days Before (5th October)
1.Chantelle and I go to the flower markets and buy 2 1/2 dozen red and 2 1/2 dozen cream roses and some buckets.
2.Have the wedding ceremony rehearsal
3.Chantelle and I do our own pedicures.
4.Rehearsal dinner.
The Day Before (6th October)
1.Make the bridal (25 red) and bridesmaid bouquets (18 cream), boutonniere for Dad (1 cream), corsage (3 cream) for Mum, store in fridge. (25 red, 22 cream) (afternoon)
2.Chantelle and I do our own manicures
The Night Before
1.Lay out your wedding shoes (scuffed so you don't slip), jewellery, hair jewellery and pins, makeup and lingerie ready for the following day and keep your wedding dress in a safe place.
2.Get a good nights sleep.
On The Day
1.Eat! Eat! Eat! Have a healthy breakfast and lunch - we don't need to tell you what happens after a glass or two of bubbly on a stomach full of nothing but nerves - you will be needing all the energy you can get!
2.Refer to your schedules if you need to.
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