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Show WecLctirig Preparations Timetable corsages, grandmothers, fathers, other men, special guests. 3. Make reservations for wedding brunch or rehearsal dinner - location, menu, centerpiece for head table (optional), (op-tional), place cards (optional). 4. Honeymoon - travel arrangements, reservations for lodging, luggage. TWO TO FOUR WEEKS: 1. Make future living arrangements. 2. Take marriage announcement and picture to local paper. 3. Mail invitations (about 2-3 weeks before wedding in this area). 4. Get marriage license. 5. Write thank you notes for gifts as they arrive. ONE WEEK BEFORE : 1. Double check all previous arrangements. 2. Purchase and prepare food if doing your own catering. 3. Gather all materials and decorate reception facility if necessary. 4. Check to determine final guest count and give same to caterer (for brunch andor reception). 5. Prepare personal belongings ready to move to new living accomodations. excerpt from soon to be published "Planning the Perfect Wedding," by Schonwald Terrace This timetable has been prepared as a guide. It does not have to be adhered to strictly. Adapt it to fit your needs. But, remember, the faster things are attended to, the less pressure you will be put under. THREE TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING: 1. Set your wedding date. 2. Decide how much can be spent for the wedding, whether it will be formal or informal, small or large, where it will be held and how many guests to invite. 3. Decide where the ceremony will be held. With your fiance, call on the judge, clergyman or bishop who will officate at the wedding to discuss plans (or interview with bishop for temple recommend) . 4. Select location for reception to be held and reserve same. 5. Select theme andor color scheme. 6. Begin shopping for wedding gown (allowing plenty of time for bride's gown to be specially ordered or made) . 7. Choose attendants' dresses. Select and invite attendants to par-ticiapte par-ticiapte in the wedding. 9. Decide how men in the line are to be dressed. TWO TO FOUR MONTHS: 1. Schedule marriage ceremony. 2. Engage photographer - glossy for newspaper, formal bridal, formal wedding wed-ding groups, candid marriage ceremony, candid wedding reception, arrange for easel to display formal portrait. 3. Order printing - invitations, napkins, thank you notes andor personal stationary. 4. Order flowers - groom's boutonniere, bridesmaids, guestbook attendants, special guests, centerpieces for serving tables. (The groom traditionally pays for bride's bouquet and others listed below) 5. Engage caterer or arrange for: menu for reception, serving trays, cups, silverware, etc.; individual serving tables, candelabra andor floral centerpiece, cen-terpiece, linens, napkins, servers, kitchen help and cleanup crew. ' 6. Order traditional wedding cake -display table, table skirting, knife, caketop. 7. Prepare guest list and address invitations in-vitations if possible (do not mail yet). 8. Arrange for andor reserve to rent decorations for reception facility (if necessary) - backdrop, plants, greenery or bouquets, special lighting,. divider posts and ribbons, exterior sidewalk lights. 9. Select and purchase guest book -guest book table, cover or skirting, quill pen, hostess at book. 10. Arrange for gift display -- book to record gifts, gift display tables and covers, hostess to arrange unopened gifts, helpers to receive gifts (not necessarily children). 11. Arrange for trousseau display (if applicable) - tables, quilt stands as needed, (a few special things attractively displayed such as quilts, place setting of china or stoneware, special family gifts, etc.). 12. Arrange for background music for reception. 13. Have mother choose their gowns. The groom traditionally makes arrangements for and pays for the following: however, the bride is usually involved in their choice. 1. Formal wear - groom, bestman, bride's father, groom's father, special. 2. Flowers - bride's bouquet, mothers' |
