A wedding in the family can be one of the most joyous and exciting times. With relatives, friends, and loved ones coming over, glitz and glamour ruling roost, and music, dance, and fun taking over – this is just the right time to make perfect memories. However, planning a wedding and getting the wedding prep going can be quite stressful.
So let us look at some of the top tasks to accomplish in a timeline.
Engagement
“Will you marry me?” This beautiful question brought your partner and you together in a bond of eternal love. Now it is time to move on to the practicalities of planning a wedding. It is best to set a date at least six months into the future to ensure all arrangements are done in time and give the guests time to make travel arrangements. Here’s what you need to do at this time.
- Set the date: Consult the families and pick a date suitable for your partner, you, and most of the guests.
- Fix a wedding budget: Be realistic without going overboard but do allow some room for excesses.
- Start exploring the venue: This is the right time to get the question of wedding venues out of the way. If you are working with a wedding planner, he/she may be able to suggest a place to your liking.
- Create a guest list: This is also a good time to get an approximate headcount for each ceremony and look through invitation designs.
Five months to the wedding
- Book all the venues for different ceremonies.
- Finalise your wedding card and get it to the printers. Send them out as soon as you can.
- This may be a good time to start looking at vendors like caterers, entertainment groups, florists, photographers, and decorators and settle on the ones who are just right for you.
- You must discuss the honeymoon destination and plan with your partner.
Four months to the wedding
- By this time, you should have decided on each of the ceremonies and enlisted friends and family to help with each of these. You may also want to discuss the religious rituals with your family.
- Finalise the menu for each of the ceremonies with the caterers. You and your partner may want to go food tasting or cake tasting before you make a choice.
- This is the perfect time to plan your wedding trousseau. This includes looking up for latest wedding bridal designs from some top designers like Anita Dongre. Now you need to decide whether to order the lehenga through their web stores or make an appointment at one of their offline stores. Do not miss out on shopping for accessories to go with all the outfits in your trousseau.
- This is also the right time to get your jewellery shopping underway.
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Three months to the wedding
- It is time to shop for wedding favours.
- Plan the apparel for the families – this is the time to get Nehru jackets, kurta sets, sarees, and all the wonderful apparel your families would like to dress in. Do not miss planning matching safas or headgear.
- Get your honeymoon travel arrangements underway.
Two months to the wedding
- Reconfirm all the arrangements with the vendors.
- Start your wedding beauty plan.
- Book accommodation for the out-of-station guests and transport/car rentals for all occasions.
One month to the wedding
- It is time to delegate all your responsibilities to friends, family, and the wedding planner. Make each person responsible for getting the things required for each event or ceremony.
- Finalise the makeup look you want and go in for trials. You may also want to go for the final fitting of your wedding lehenga with the designer before picking it up.
Two weeks to the wedding
- Start the trousseau packing. Pack the wedding favours. Pack the outfits, accessories, makeup and jewellery for the wedding venue separately.
Now that the planning is all done, it is time to sit back, relax, and enjoy your special day.
