| - Reserve your ceremony and reception site(s) at | | | | enjoy the day before or after the wedding. |
| least one year ahead of time if you are planning a | | | | - Schedule an appointment with your dentist if you'd |
| May or June wedding. Getting married in less popular | | | | like to have your teeth whitened before the wedding. |
| months such as January and November will save you | | | | - Avoid falling in love with a wedding gown that is too |
| money on venues and hotels. | | | | short or too long because it will add the most expense |
| - Hire a wedding planner even if it's just to coordinate | | | | to the overall price of the gown. |
| the wedding day events, so that everyone in the bridal | | | | - Include some aspect of your and your |
| party will know where to stand and when to make | | | | fiancé's heritage into the wedding ceremony. |
| their entrance and exit. | | | | - Remember deceased loved ones at the bottom of |
| - Choose one or several bridal registries. The most | | | | your wedding program. |
| popular are Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Crate and | | | | - Delegate jobs such as carrying wedding gifts, mailing |
| Barrel, Pottery Barn, William Sonoma, and Tiffany's. | | | | invitations, making wedding favors and arranging |
| Select items in various price categories. | | | | centerpieces to family and friends. |
| - Print out directions to the ceremony, reception, | | | | - Verify that you have all necessary travel documents |
| rehearsal dinner and hotel(s) for out of town guests. If | | | | including passports and visas at least 6 months before |
| you live in a resort area, include brochures of good | | | | your honeymoon. |
| restaurants and local attractions for your guests to | | | | |