9-12 months before the wedding:
- Announce your engagement to friends and family. - done
- Arrange for parents to get together and meet each other if they haven't already.- done
- Pick a special date to begin your lives together.- done
- Discuss what your budget will be and who'll be contributing what to the event.- done
- Interview wedding planners if you're using one.- done
- Pick the ceremony site and meet with the officiant.- done
- Work on the guest list to get a rough head count.- still doing it..hehe..
- Visit reception sites and reserve one.- done
- Begin shopping for your wedding gown.- rent it.. :s
- If you want to drop a few pounds for the wedding start now.- i think i gain more pounds ade la kot...
6-9 months before the wedding:
- Choose the members of your wedding party.- done
- Select a caterer.- done
- Order your wedding gown.- rent it
- Shop for bridesmaids dresses.- errmmm...drg bli sendrik kot..hehe.. :p
- Pick a photographer and videographer.- done
- Hire a florist.- ni time nikah nye belum lagi...hehe
- Start thinking about where you'd like to go for your honeymoon.- done...done...done
4-6 months before the wedding:
- Order wedding stationary (place cards, thank you cards, etc.).- belom lagi..!!! :O
- Shop for the perfect wedding cake.- belom lagi..!!! :O
- Hire your wedding-day transportation (carriage, limousine, etc.)- pakai kembara je kot..huhu...
- Book your favorite hair stylist and makeup artist.- nikah punye belom lagi..!!! :O
- Check on hotels for any out-of-town guests.- belom lagi..!!! :O
- Finalize the guest list.- belom lagi..!!! :O byk keje lain kene buat...eheheh
- Get definite plans for your honeymoon, make airline and hotel arrangements.- done..!!! :D
2-4 months before the wedding:
- Purchase the marriage license from your cities county clerk.- april
- Order tuxedos for the groom and groomsmen.- sewaan ja pakk..
- Meet with the caterer to go over menus, wine selections, etc. - jumpe dah..stiap kali jumpe stiap kali tu la depa tukaq menu tuh...tak phm btoi..hehe..
- Order the wedding cake.- it's included...
- Select wedding ceremony and reception music.- belom lagi..!!! tgh mencari2 lagi music yg romantik gedik-gedik...haha..
- If you plan on writing your own vows start writing them now.- biarlah rahsia...antara kau dan aku...wuishhh...naik bulu roma..haha
ok setakat ni je...nnt update lagi yg bawah ni...hehehe..
4-8 weeks before the wedding:
- Mail wedding invitations 6 to 8 weeks ahead of your wedding date.
- Do a hair and make up run through with your wedding veil on.
2-4 weeks before the wedding:
- Work on the seating arrangements for the reception.
- Confirm details with the photographer, florist, and other vendors.
- Have your final wedding dress fitting.
- Write your rehearsal-dinner toast.
- Purchase gifts for the wedding attendants.
- Compile a list of all of the wedding vendors and wedding party. Carry this list with you everywhere you go just in case.
1 week before the wedding:
- Place any amounts due on the wedding day in envelopes for easy distribution.
- Give the caterer a final head count.
- Find a trustworthy person to take the cake knife, toasting glasses, etc. to the reception.
- Get final beauty treatments (manicure, facial, massage, waxing, brow shaping, etc.).
- Pack for the honeymoon.
The day before the wedding:
- Get something old - symbolizes continuity with the bride's family and the past.
- Get something new - means optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead
- Get something borrowed - an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride.
- Get something blue - to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity.
- And a silver sixpence in her shoe - represents wealth and financial security. For optimum fortune, the sixpence should be in the left shoe. These days, a dime or a copper penny can be substituted.
The day of the wedding:
- Relax and remain calm.
- Remember to eat something. You may be so busy with things that you forget.
- Allow yourself at least two hours to get dressed.
- Enjoy yourself at this once in a life time event!
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