FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING

• Start shopping for each other's wedding gifts.
• Reserve rental items needed for ceremony & reception.
• Finalize guest list.
• Select and order wedding invitations, announcements and other
  stationery such as thank-you notes, wedding programs, and
  seating cards.
• Address invitations or hire a calligrapher.
• Set date, time and location for your rehearsal dinner.
• Arrange accommodations for out-of- town guests.
• Start planning your honeymoon.
• Select and book all miscellaneous services, i.e. gift attendant, valet
  parking, etc.
• Register for gifts.
• Purchase shoes & accessories.
• Begin to break-in your shoes.


TWO TO FOUR MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING

• Select bakery and order wedding cake.
• Order party favors.
• Select and order room decorations.
• Purchase honeymoon attire & luggage.
• Select and book transportation for wedding day.
• Check blood test and marriage license requirements.
• Shop for wedding rings and engrave them.
• Consider having your teeth cleaned or bleached.
• Consider writing a will and/or prenuptial agreement.
• Plan activities for your out-of-town guests both before and after the
  wedding.
• Purchase gifts for wedding attendants.


SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE WEDDING

• Mail invitations. Include accommodation choices and a map to assist
  guests in finding the ceremony and reception sites.
• Maintain a record of RSVPs and all gifts received. Send thank-you notes
  upon receipt of gifts.
• Determine hair style and makeup.
• Schedule to have your hair, makeup and nails done the day of the
  wedding.
• Finalize shopping for wedding day accessories such as toasting glasses,
  ring pillow, guest book, etc.
• Set up an area or a table in your home to display gifts as you receive
  them.
• Check with your local newspapers for wedding announcement
  requirements.
• Have your formal wedding portrait taken.
• Send wedding announcement & photograph to your local newspapers.
• Change name & address on drivers license, social security card,
  insurance policies, subscriptions, bank accounts, memberships, etc.
• Select and reserve wedding attire for groom, ushers, father of the bride
  and ring bearer.
• Select a guest book attendant. Decide where and when to have guests
  sign in.
• Mail invitations to rehearsal dinner.
• Get blood test and health certificate.
• Obtain marriage license.
• Plan a luncheon or dinner with your bridesmaids. Give them their gifts at
  that time or at the rehearsal dinner.
• Find "something old, something new, something borrowed, something
  blue, and a six pence (or shiny penny) for your shoe."
• Finalize your menu, beverage and alcohol order.