Start Your Wedding Planning Timeline

You’ll want to write down in the checklist all the specific and important dates that pertain to your wedding. Just like with any big task or project, you have to give yourself deadlines and action steps to get it all completed in time. Be sure to add key milestones to ensure you keep yourself on pace. 

A few important tips:

Allow Extra Time

With every item on your wedding checklist, add extra time. If the date to actually mail the invitations is March 15, put an item on your list to have the invitations ready for mailing March 8, one week prior. That gives you some extra time should something go awry with the invitations or if you are behind schedule for another reason.

Include Reminders

It is not enough to write “sign contract with caterer” on your checklist and then check off the box when completed. You will need to make sure that the caterer has received a copy of the contract and has returned a signed copy to you as well. So for every big item, you add to your checklist, include a reminder. For example, “Follow up with caterer re: contract.” Add another, later reminder that reads “Received signed contract from caterer.” It is not uncommon to tackle a task and consider it done when it really was only completed on your side.