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(From 10 to 12 months)

• Announce your engagement to family and friends! Plan an engagement party 
Planning

• Start researching venues 

• Schedule an engagement photoshoot 

• Start your guest list 

• Explore our Ideas section and Real Weddings for advice and inspiration! 

• Figure out your budget 

• Research and book a wedding planner 

• Research religious officiants, celebrants or registrars 

• Choose a theme and colour scheme 

• Download the Hitched App 

• Select your wedding party 

• Research venues with a few dates in mind 

• Start your registry 

• Start collecting guest list information 

• Book your venue and set the date! 

• Reserve your catering 

• Create your wedding website 

• Research and meet a few photographers 

• Create a weather "Plan B" 

• Research music and entertainment for your reception 

• Meet with a few photographers 

• Start looking at wedding outfits 

• Revise your guest list 

• Confirm your wedding party 

• Book your photographer 

• Create and order your save the dates 

• Book your reception musician, entertainer, band and/or DJ 

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(From 7 to 9 months)

• Start researching wedding party attire 

• Come up with a wellness plan 

• Reserve hotel rooms for your guests 

• Start researching videographers 

• Start looking at florists 

• Contact your local registry office 

• Book your videographer 

• Research decorations for your ceremony and reception 

• Start researching invitation designers 

• Book your florist 

• Research wedding rings 

• Start looking at honeymoon destinations 

• Make appointments at wedding boutiques and/or suit shops 

• Choose your wedding attire and schedule your first fitting 

• Update your supplier team 

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(From 4 to 6 months)​

• Meet with your religious officiant, celebrant or registrar 

• Research rentals like marquees, place settings, chairs, and aisle runners 

• Research headpieces and veils 

• Create a gift list 

• Confirm your honeymoon plans 

• Research cake makers and schedule a tasting 

• Send save the dates 

• Order your invitations and thank you cards 

• Book your wedding musician(s) 

• Book rental, decoration and lighting professionals 

• Book transportation for you and for your guests 

• Research rehearsal dinner locations 

• Start researching hair and makeup suppliers 

• Book your cake maker 

• Prepare to send the invitations - confirm guests' addresses! 

• Book your hair and makeup professionals 

• Use your wedding website to collect information from your guests (RSVPs, meal selections, etc.) 

• Begin the first steps to legally get married 

• Buy or hire male wedding party suits 

• Book accommodation for your wedding night 

• Arrange the wedding rehearsal 

• Make sure your wedding party has ordered their outfits 

• Order your wedding favours 

• Think of wedding ring engravings 

 

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(From 2 to 3 months)

• Purchase outfit accessories 

• Address and send your wedding invitations 

• Purchase your guest book 

• Purchase your wedding rings 

• Research/book a day-of-coordinator 

• Check on passports, vaccines and visas! 

• Think of a signature cocktail 

• If you want a hair cut, go now! 

• Purchase a wedding gift for your spouse-to-be 

• Think of something unique! 

• Sit down with your photographer again 

• Decide on hair and makeup styles 

• Double check with your transportation 

• Order any wedding party accessories 

• Check in with your religious officiant, celebrant or registrar and give notice 

• Confirm meal selections and notify caterer and dessert suppliers of any food allergies 

• Book a bartending or alcohol service, if not included in your venue or catering 

• Hair and makeup trial! 

• Finalise your wedding songs 

• Make a packing list for your wedding/honeymoon 

• Create your ceremony and reception timelines 

• Order your place cards, menus and orders of service 

• Make sure your wedding party knows the timeline 

• Buy wedding party gifts 

• Start thinking of your vows and speeches 

• Double check your orders of service and place cards 

 

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(The last month)

• Pick up your rings Review the guest list and call guests that haven't RSVP'd 

• Finalise vows 

• Have another dress or outfit fitting 

• Confirm wedding rehearsal 

• Finalise and share the seating plan with your reception venue 

• Make sure the speeches are ready 

 

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(2 weeks)

• Start practising for your first dance 

• Pamper yourself! 

• Confirm your witnesses 

 

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(Last week)

• Pick up you and your partner's wedding outfits 

• Confirm details with wedding party 

• Confirm final details with all your suppliers and send last payments 

• Pack for your honeymoon 

• Write a sweet note to your partner 

• Pull together any last-minute essentials 

 

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(Last day)

• Drop off decorations to the venue(s) 

• Smile. You're finished! 

 

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(After the wedding)

• Submit your Real Wedding 

• Review your suppliers leaving your thoughts and experience

• Send out thank you messages/cards

• Connect with your photographer to review your images

• AND BREATH !!!!!