12 Months
  • Discuss all expenses with your fiancée and all involved parties.
  • Select your best man/groomsmen.
  • Decide on your ceremony and reception sites.


  • 9 Months

  • Begin to make your guest list.
  • Discuss the ceremony with the person who will officiate.
  • Consult with a travel agent about honeymoon destinations.

    6 Months
  • Make arrangements to pay for the bride’s bouquet, boutonnieres, and corsages.
  • Finalize your honeymoon plans; make hotel and airline reservations.
  • Check passports, if applicable.
  • Reserve hotel rooms for out-of-town guests
  • Make transportation arrangements for the bridal party to and from the ceremony and the reception.

    3 Months
  • Go over your completed guest list with your fiancée.
  • Order the wedding rings.
  • Plan the rehearsal dinner.
  • Discuss the wedding attire for you and your groomsmen with your fiancée, then have it ordered.

    6-8 Weeks
  • Pick up the wedding rings.
  • Buy your fiancée a gift.
  • Purchase gifts for your groomsmen.
  • Check state requirements for the blood tests.
  • Make arrangements to transport your belongings, if moving.

    2 Weeks
  • Pick up the marriage license with your fiancée.
  • Confirm honeymoon reservations.
  • Attend your bachelor party.

    1 Week
  • Give your best man the officiate’s fee in a sealed envelope, to deliver after the ceremony.
  • Pack for your honeymoon.
  • Explain any special seating arrangements to the groomsmen/ushers.
  • Purchase travelers checks for the honeymoon and/or inquire about ATMs at your honeymoon site.
  • Credits