| 6
Months |
Choose
your best man. Decide how many ushers you'll need and
select them - it is recommended one usher per fifty
guests.
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Meet
with officiant to discuss ceremony.
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Start
your guest list.
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Discuss
wedding expenses and budget with fianceé and
all parents.
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Select
gift registry
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| Discuss
honeymoon plans. Traveling abroad? Get all documents
ready (passport, visas, etc). |
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| 3
Months |
Give
to fianceé your completed guest list.
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Order
wedding TUXEDOS for yourself, best man, ushers and fathers.
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Arrange
transportation (limousines, etc.).
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Complete
honeymoon plans: buy tickets, arrange hotel, etc.
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Order
wedding rings and engraving.
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Arrange
to pay for bride's bouquet and going-away corsage; order
boutonnieres for men, and corsages for mothers.
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| See
your doctor for exams and blood test if required. |
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| 6-8
Weeks |
Plan
rehearsal dinner with your parents.
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Consult
with fianceé and arrange lodging for relatives
and ushers from out of town.
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Select
gifts for best man and ushers.
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Choose
bride's wedding present. It is traditional to give something
personal, like fine jewelery or a watch.
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Make
sure all documents are in order (legal, insurance, financial,
medical, and religious).
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Attend
bachelor party, and have some fun :)
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Pick
up wedding rings, check engraving.
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| Help
fianceé with thank-you notes. |
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| 2
Weeks |
Make
a date with your fianceé to get the marriage
license.
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Arrange
for transportation from the reception to the airport
or train.
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| Double
check honeymoon reservations and hotel for wedding night. |
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| 1
Week |
| Give
the officiant's fee (in a sealed envelope) to the best
man, so he can hand it after the ceremony. |
|
Get
your going-away clothes ready so you can change after
the reception.
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Pack
for your honeymoon.
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| Remind
best man and ushers of the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
details. |
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Present
gifts to attendants at rehearsal dinner.
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Arrange
for rental returns.
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Be
sure you and your bride sign the wedding certificate
and see that it is safely put away before leaving on
your honeymoon.
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| Have
best man send a thank-you telegram to your bride's parents
the next day saying how lovely both the wedding and
reception were. |
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