• Arrange for your fiancé's family to meet yours.

• Send engagement announcements, and host an engagement party.

• Post your engagement in the local newspapers.

• Select a wedding date. (Have back up dates in mind, in cases where your clergy, caterer, or church is booked for that day).  Decide whether you will have an evening or daytime wedding.

• If you choose to hire a wedding consultant, now is the time.  Make sure you call around, or get personal references from friends that may have used one.  Enchantment recommends that you research this field thoroughly.  We are Professional Wedding Accessories Consultants and can offer you free advice on the details of your wedding.  You only pay for what you buy.

• Once the wedding date is selected (and back-up dates are picked), start booking your selections.  It is recommended that you book these services at least six months out.

• Choose and book your wedding & reception site.

• Choose and book your officiant.

• Choose and book your florist. (Selecting your flowers comes later)

• Choose and book your photographer/videographer.  At this point you will need to decide whether you would want black & white photos, unobtrusive photos, etc.  This will determine your selection of the photographer.  Give the photographer a list of the shots you feel are important.  It is also recommended that you get a signed contract of who will be the attending photographer the day of your wedding.  You do not want an amateur to show up, if you originally wanted the professional owner, for example.

• Choose and book your caterer, chef, etc.  Decide what foods and/or styles of foods you will want served.  Also, whether you will be serving buffet or sit down dinner.

• Choose and book your bakery for the wedding cake, if your reception site does not provide one.

• Choose and book your band/DJ/organist, etc. Try to attend a reception where your choices will be performing, to make sure that their style is what you want.  Start to compile a list of songs you will want to play.

• Choose and book your honeymoon destination/including airline travel.

• Start looking for your dress, veil, gloves, shoes & jewelry.  Enchantment offers a wide range of bridal jewelry, gloves, tiaras, and attendant jewelry.

• Choose your best man, maid of honor, and wedding attendants.  Consider those special friends or family members that you will want to read, sing, or speak at your ceremony.

• Start to compile your guest lists & addresses.  It is recommended that you and your fiancé develop different lists and compile them together.

• If you are planning an out-of-town ceremony & reception, it is suggested that you start to compile travel info, hotel & reservation information, and directions.  Put together a small package to mail to those out-of-town guests, so they will have ample time to prepare.

• Send "Save the Date" cards for your wedding, if in fact you are having a vacation style ceremony and a lot of out-of towners will be attending.  These save the date cards are informal, just alerting your guests of the plans, and stating that a formal invitation will follow.  Call Enchantment for details - we sell many of them.

• Register for gifts.  Decide what your priorities are here.  Do you want your complete set of new china, or bathroom accessories?  Register for the items you have to have, verses registering for everything you like.  You may not receive complete sets. 

• Decide whether you will need rental equipment such as: tents, chairs, tables, table or chair covers.  If so, reserve them. 

• Select and order your wedding cake.

• Order your wedding invitations, thank you cards, wedding programs, place cards, envelope seals, etc.  Contact Enchantment to view their wide range of selections.

• Start to look for the groom's attire.  Once selected, purchase or reserve it.  Contact the groomsmen, to arrange for fittings.

• Find and order the bridesmaid's attire.  Schedule fittings with seamstress.   Arrange for shoes, hose, and or accessories that you want to coordinate with the bridesmaids.

• Choose and purchase your wedding rings/bands.  Get the engraving finished.

• Once your invitations arrive, book your calligrapher.

• Book your room for your wedding night.  Book family member rooms if necessary.

• Choose your flower arrangements, colors, and attending bouquets.  It is recommended that you get a written contract, stating number of buds, blooms, flower styles, etc. per bouquet.  You want to get what you pay for.

• Choose and purchase all the gifts for the attendants, family members, and each other.  Contact Enchantment for ideas.  We pride ourselves in the uniqueness of our products.

• Reserve the accommodations for the out-of-town guests, if they have not done so.

• Discuss and finalize all the details with the caterer and/or reception facility.

• Discuss and decide the details of the ceremony with the officiant.

• Buy the special undergarments that your dress requires.

• Choose the readings and verses for your ceremony.  Decide the special readings for your speakers.  Distribute copies to the speakers to allow for proper practice.

• You and your fiancé need to determine your vows.  If you are not using traditional vows and are writing your own, you should start this immediately.

• Schedule rehearsal dinner and celebration afterwards.

• Your invitations should be stuffed and addressed by now.  Prepare for mailing.

• If your state requires blood tests, do so now.

• Have the programs printed.

• Mail the invitations. (The time you allow will depend on how soon you need confirmed numbers.)

• If you are going to have a name change, complete the proper documents now.

• Announce your wedding date with the local newspapers.

• Arrange for your hairstylist to style you the day of the wedding.  If you are going to use him/her for the bridesmaids, schedule that as well.

• Apply for your marriage license.

• Have your final dress fitting.  Arrange for your bridesmaids to do so as well.

• Make sure you bring your shoes and special lingerie.

• Arrange for the seating of your guests.  Have your calligrapher write the table numbers to place in special frames and the placecards for seating your guests.    Enchantment offers a wide range of these frames with matching place card holders.

• Notify all the proper services with the final counts.  Caterers & your favor source.

• Have your best man finalize the toast for the reception.  Write the toasts for the rehearsal dinner.

• If you are sending wedding announcements to those people who were not invited, address those now.

• Start to break in your shoes, "scuff" up the bottoms to prevent slipping.

• Give your parents their special gift.  Maybe, a meaningful letter for them to read during the ceremony.

Enjoy the biggest day of your life!
Congratulations and best wishes.
Compliments of Enchantment
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