Wedding Planner Ticklist: Your Complete Timeline and Budget

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BRIDAL PLANNING COUNTDOWN

The 12-Month Wedding Planning Roadmap

A milestone-by-milestone bridal suite designed to keep your wedding planning elegant, stress-free, and on budget.

12–10 MONTHS

Vision & Foundations

  • • Establish realistic overall budget
  • • Draft preliminary guest headcount
  • • Tour and lock in ceremony & reception venue
  • • Book primary wedding photographer
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9–7 MONTHS

Attire & Key Vendors

  • • Wedding dress shopping & lead times
  • • Reserve caterer & bar services
  • • Book DJ or live wedding band
  • • Launch wedding website & registry
Vendor Interview Guides →
6–4 MONTHS

Stationery & Design

  • • Order & mail formal invitations
  • • Florist consultations & mockups
  • • Cake tastings & dessert menus
  • • Bridal party attire fittings
Printable Stationery Checklists →
3–2 MONTHS

Logistics & Details

  • • Menu tastings & final dietary counts
  • • Hair & makeup bridal trials
  • • Final dress alterations & bustle check
  • • Order wedding rings
Alterations & Ring Checklists →
MONTH-OF & DAY-OF

The Final Countdown

  • • Assemble bridal emergency kit
  • • Finalize minute-by-minute day-of schedule
  • • Vendor payment packets & tip envelopes
  • • Rehearsal dinner & walk-through
Day-Of Schedule Template →
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