| If you're planning to get married soon, you can't do | | | | ceremony and reception. Get input from your fiance |
| without a wedding planning list. This checklist gives you | | | | and from any friends and family members who are |
| an ordered list of things that have to get done in order | | | | helping you plan. They may be able to help you decide |
| to make your dream wedding a real success. Ignoring | | | | what should go on the checklist and when it should be |
| this kind of checklist puts you in danger of forgetting | | | | scheduled. |
| something important. How many brides have gotten | | | | Every checklist should include information about the |
| caught up in their dress and the catering, but forgotten | | | | ceremony, the reception, transportation and the |
| to check with the venue until too close to the | | | | invitations, as well as catering, flowers and decorations. |
| wedding? It happens more than you'd think. | | | | Remember to arrange elements in the planning list by |
| Weddings are complicated, expensive, and confusing. | | | | date, so you don't place some orders too early, and |
| They get overwhelming pretty quickly, and it can be | | | | others too late. There's no point in setting up your |
| extremely difficult to keep track of everything that's | | | | wedding cake six months in advance, and ordering |
| going on. That's why creating your own wedding | | | | gowns a month before the wedding could be a |
| planning list, or downloading one to use from the | | | | disaster. Timing is everything when it comes to having |
| Internet is such a good idea. You can also find wedding | | | | a successful wedding day. |
| check lists in books about planning your wedding and | | | | Once you've put your wedding planning list together, |
| some magazines targeted toward brides. Most of | | | | make sure to retain a copy on your computer or in a |
| them are based on an eighteen month time frame and | | | | file cabinet. You may need to edit it. It's also a good |
| traditional wedding, so you may need to make a few | | | | idea to give copies to anyone you have helping you |
| alterations. | | | | plan the wedding. If you check off tasks as you finish |
| After all, generic templates don't work for every | | | | them, keeping track of your wedding planning will get a |
| wedding. Making a few changes to an existing | | | | whole lot easier. Wedding planning can be pretty |
| checklist can help bring it into line with what you really | | | | confusing, but a good check list can help you avoid |
| want out of your wedding experience. Think about the | | | | problems. Stay organized with a wedding planning |
| size of your wedding and what traditional elements | | | | checklist so everything gets done, and you'll have a |
| you're using. Remember to keep track of themes, | | | | much better time on your special day. |
| colors, and other elements that'll affect the entire | | | | |