Apply for a marriage license. Check with the local clerk of court in the town where you'll be married.

Bride: Have final gown fitting. Bring your maid of honor along to learn how to bustle your dress. Have the dress pressed and bring it home.

Call all bridesmaids. Make sure they have their gowns ready for the wedding.

Make last-minute adjustments with vendors through Georgia.

Create a wedding reception seating arrangement - this takes time!

Order and plan in-room welcome baskets for out-of-town guests, if applicable.

Review final RSVP list and call any guests who have not yet sent a response.

Georgia will deliver must-have shot lists to photographer and videographer. Include who should be in formal portraits and determine when portraits will be taken. Email to Georgia please.

Georgia will deliver final song list to your DJ or bandleader. Include special song requests and songs you don't want played. Email this to Georgia too.

Bride: Get your last pre-wedding haircut and color.

Give coordinator - reception site/caterer final guest head count. Include vendors, such as the photographer or band members, who will expect a meal. Ask how many extra plates the caterer will prepare.

Georgia will supply location manager with a list of vendor requests such as a table for DJ or setup space needed by florist.

Continue to plan reception seating chart and have this done NOW if something needs to be printed.

Print place and table cards, or finalize list with the calligrapher you have hired to do so.

Georgia will call all wedding vendors and confirm arrangements.

Georgia will give ceremony and reception site managers a schedule of vendor delivery and setup times, plus contact numbers.

Groom: Get your hair trimmed, hands manicured.

Attend bachelor/ette parties.

Bride: If you need to, have your gown pressed or steamed.

Groom: Go for final fitting and pick up your formalwear.

Groom: Ask the best man to make sure all groomsmen attend fittings and pick up their outfits.

Determine wedding-party positions during ceremony and the order of the party in the processional and recessional, so you are prepared for the rehearsal. Have Georgia assist if needed.

Hand off place cards, table cards, menus, disposable cameras, favors, and any other items for setting the tables to Georgia.

Georgia will reconfirm final details with all vendors. Discuss any necessary last-minute substitutions with Georgia if needed.

Georgia will call the limousine- or car-rental company for pickup times and locations.

Arrange for guests without cars to be picked up from the airport or train station. Ask friends, attendants, or relatives to help.

Deliver welcome baskets to the hotel concierge; make sure to include names and delivery instructions. Georgia will be doing this if pre-arranged with contract.

Provide all wedding professionals with an emergency phone number to call on the day of the wedding. Give this list to Georgia.

Write checks and/or talk to wedding hosts (usually your parents, if not you) about any final balances to be paid at the wedding. Give these checks to Georgia.

Give the officiant your marriage license.

Groom: BE VAIN! Cut nose hairs, flying eye brows or ear hairs, if any are “out there”.

Bride: I know you got all these beauty fixes covered…. Sample your lipstick, put it on this day and see how long it stays with kissing, eating, drinking, etc. Walk around in your shoes for a few hours. The wedding day is no day for blisters!

Rehearse ceremony. Meet with wedding party, ceremony readers, immediate family, and your officiant at the ceremony site to rehearse and iron out details.

Bring unity candle, aisle runner, sign-in items, or other ceremony accessories to the site, Or give to Georgia.

Give your marriage license to your officiant.

Attend rehearsal dinner.

Present attendants with gifts at the rehearsal dinner. You'll want to do this especially if the gifts are accessories to be worn during the wedding.

Present parents and each other with gifts.

Give wedding bands to the best man to hold during the ceremony.

Give best man or Georgia the officiant's fee envelope, to be handed off after the ceremony.

Introduce Georgia to any family members that may need special assistance during the reception.

Relax and enjoy this day - it will be over too soon.

Groom: put a hanky or tissue in your tux pocket, you may need it for the ceremony (tears or sweat).

Bride: Pack a small pouch or purse with wedding day essentials (lipstick, mints, etc.) - give to Georgia to place under your chair at the reception.

Prearrange for someone to return any rentals.

Preplan for attendants to take the bride's gown for cleaning and return the groom's tux to the rental shop.

Write and send thank-you notes to gift-bearing guests and vendors who were especially helpful. It is best that the bride write for her friends and family and the groom write for his.