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Wedding Planning Checklist
43 tasks, month by month. Tick them off as you go; your progress stays in this browser only.
What Should You Do First When Planning a Wedding?
First agree on a total budget and a rough guest count, then pick a season and book the venue, ideally 10–14 months ahead. Next book the vendors that sell out fastest: photographer, caterer and DJ or band. Florist, hair and makeup, cake and rentals usually follow 4–8 months before the wedding.
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Wedding-Day Timeline
Enter your ceremony time to turn this template into a printable schedule for your planner, wedding party and vendors.
- — Hair and makeup starts (allow about 45 minutes per person)
- — Photographer arrives: details, rings, invitation, dress
- — Getting dressed
- — First look and wedding party photos (optional)
- — Ceremony setup checked; vendors confirmed
- — Guests arrive; prelude music
- — Ceremony (usually 20–30 minutes)
- — Cocktail hour; family photos
- — Grand entrance; dinner service
- — Toasts and first dance
- — Open dancing; cake cutting
- — Send-off; vendors break down
A common template, not a rule: adjust for your photographer's and venue's advice.
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Read the full planning timeline, then use the budget calculator.