1. Announce your engagement in your local paper, sign up on a wedding website and email all your family and friends or go traditional with mailed announcements.
2. Decide on the theme of your wedding.
3. Set your budget and be realistic, research ways to cut costs.
4. Decide who pays for what ahead of time, to avoid disappointments and conflict.
5. Start on your guest list.
6. Select your date; it's not a bad idea to have a few dates just in case.
7. Visit and reserve your wedding and/or reception locations.
8. Hire a wedding planner if you decide to use one.
9. Select and ask your attendants, bridesmaids and groomsmen
10. Meet and book with photographer, videographer, florists, caterers, musicians ask for references, do taste testing.
11. Buy your dress and accessories
12. Shop and order bridesmaids dresses

1. Notify out of town guests with email or announcements with final dates.
2. Start planning the rehearsal dinner
3. Register for gifts
4. Select the grooms and groomsmen attire.
5. Buy your wedding rings
6. Arrange for wedding day transportation
7. Buy wedding party gifts.
8. Arrange out of town guests accommodations
9. Plan and reserve your honeymoon plans

1. Meet with photographer to discuss must have photos
2. Finalize your menu
3. Write or decide on you vows
4. Mail you wedding invitations
5. Book any hair and makeup appoints
6. Find out about how to get your marriage license

1. Apply for your marriage license
2. Final dress fittings
3. Check with bridal party about their attire
4. Contact all your vendors to firm up details and dates
5. Write or decide on wedding programs
6. Create any welcome baskets or gifts for out of town guests.
7. Begin to write thank you notes.

1. Plan the seating arrangements and make place cards
2. Get the final guest count to your caterer
3. Break in your 'wedding shoes'
4. Confirm your honeymoon travel plans

1. Relax and enjoy your family and friends.
2. Assign tasks to hand out corsages, greet guests, check on vendors
3. Rehearse and have your rehearsal dinner
4. Give your wedding party gifts

1. Enjoy any bridal pampering at your salon or spa
2. Give gifts to your parents
3. Have fun!