Wedding season is well and truly upon us, with the majority of weddings taking place between now and mid-September. We thought it might be timely to share our checklist for the period shortly before your wedding, 1 month and 1 week beforehand.
1 month before
- Arrange the final fitting of your wedding dress.
- Have the hen and stag do (preferably 10 days ahead of time to allow for any bruises to fade!)
- Finalise your seating plan and provide to whoever is creating your table plan for you (or make it yourself). This also needs to be passed to the caterer.
- Prepare table placenames and pass to stationer to prepare.
- Arrange a date for your wedding rehearsal, if necessary.
- Contact any guests who haven’t replied to your invitation (rude people!)
- Organise a date to collect the wedding party outfits.
- Write the wedding speeches for the groom, best man and father of the bride. Doing it well in advance gives you a little time to practice and get over any nerves.
- If it isn’t giving anything away, wear-in your wedding shoes so you’re comfortable on your big day.
- Reconfirm arrangements for:
- your reception venue.
- the caterer.
- the florist.
- the photographer.
- any wedding transport.
- your entertainment.
- your honeymoon.
- If you haven’t already done so, it’s not too late to sort out your photo guest book…
7 Days before
- Have your wedding rehearsal.
- Run through the order of the day with everyone involved. Give the best man a list of contact details for everyone involved in your big day and ensure that they have his number also
- Prepare your emergency brides handbag containing: makeup, tissues, paracetamol, blister plasters and cooling leg spray. Chance are you won’t need all of this, but better to be prepared!
- Give your ‘order of service’ sheets to the minister.
- Pack for your honeymoon. Most importantly put your passports and tickets in a safe place alongside your suitcases – you can replace anything else you might forget
- Order any foreign currency you’ll need.
- And remember, it’s STILL not too late to arrange your instant photo guest book as we can have a package with you in 48 hours!
Next week, we’ll update you with your final checklist for the day before and the big day itself!
