S2E16: BONUS: 6 Month Out Check List/ Check In
Listen to this episode when you are 6 months out from your wedding day.
Checklist:
For Couples with less than an 8 month engagement
- Announced and celebrated your engagement
- Brainstormed desires for your wedding (See Season 1 Episode 1)
- Determined your Budget
- Built a Guest List
- Researched and Booked a Venue
- Asked friends to be Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
- Considered who you want for an officiant, flower girls, and ring bearers
- Begun wedding dress shopping
For Couples with more than an 8 Month Engagement
- (all the items above)
- Researched and Book as many vendors as you can:
- Wedding Planner/ Coordinator
- Rentals: tables & chairs, wedding arch, plates, dishes, linens, etc.
- Catering
- Beverages
- Cake or desert
- Photography
- Videography
- Florist
- Music (DJ and/or Band)
- Hair and Makeup artist
- Photobooth
- Portable Restrooms (if needed)
- Shuttle Service (if needed)
- Valet Parking (if needed)
- Wedding Rings (wedding bands for both couples)
- Wedding Outfits for Groomsmen and Bridesmaids
- Wedding Dress and/or Suit for the couple
- Any additional decor
- Research and Book Honeymoon
- Look at 6 month out calander to plan peripheral events such as bachelorette/ bachelor party and bridal showers
- block off 4 weekends leading up to wedding for 1 month out planning
- Think about wedding weekend as a whole for any of the events that apply (rehearsal ceremony, rehearsal dinner, welcome drinks, day of schedule, and send off party/ next day brunch)
- Plan out when invitations will be created
- Fill in or create wedding website, registry, travel details before sending invitations
Great to To Together as a Couple after this episode:
- Revisit your initial brainstorm / do a brainstorm together as a couple (See Season 1 Episode 1)
- Fill out wedding worksheet (linked below)
- Create a Mood Board- Just For Fun! (see Season 1 Episode 10)
