Mar 10, 2024
A month-by-month breakdown of my 6-month wedding planning method!
*Note: This plan happens after a period of enjoying your engagement, and after you’ve established your budget and vision, which is exactly what I do in the Jumpstart. You can learn more about The Jumpstart here.
And with The Wedding Edit (which includes Day-Of-Coordination) I customize this to your wedding plan with vetted vendor referrals in your price range. Then, we co-create a plan for planning with you and your partner, so that planning brings you even closer!
Month 1: around 7:30
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Committing major deposits to the vendors that matter most to you and your partner (often the photographer)
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Getting a sense of the overall budget by looking at your wedding venue + event planner + catering as approximately %50 of your budget
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If you want to learn more about wedding budgets I recommend listening to my episode on Realistic Wedding Budgets, and downloading my free, 20-minute, wedding budget workshop.
Month 2: 17:00
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VIP DAY: Venue visit with your coordinator, floor plan, timeline, and Road Map creation and delivery (here’s the link to see a sample Road Map in Trello!)
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Florist
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Invitations
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Plan your ceremony
Month 3: 19:30
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DJ, Band, Ceremony musicians
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A/V (lighting and sound!) (For more on lighting, listen to this episode!)
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Videography
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Rentals
Month 4: 22:30
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Plan out your sweet table, or order your wedding cake if you’re doing one.
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Book your hotel for the wedding night (and maybe for getting ready)
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Your hair and make up team, commonly called HMUA
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Valet
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Plan out your seating cards/chart and table numbers as well as any additional signage or printables
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Hire your month-of event manager if you haven’t already! (Commonly known by the misnomer: day-of wedding coordinator)
Month 5: 29:00
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Finish up all DIY
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All the stuff that you are totally welcome to skip like…
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Wedding favours! Listen to this episode with event sustainability expert Romina Kwong to hear us talk about what is an actual great wedding favour
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Guest book
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Ring pillows and flower baskets
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Card box
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Photo booth accessories? Are we still doing that?
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Month 6 (more like 6 weeks out): 30:00
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Get your ducks in a row (all your contracts, final floor plans, etc - complete your logistics/wedmin)
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Make a list of final payments!
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Alcohol permit
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RSVP-chasing + seating chart creation
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Shot list for your photographer
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Get all your printables completed
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Random last-minute add ons:
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Guest welcome baskets
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Bathroom baskets
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Break in your shoes! Listen to hear my super easy method.
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Write your vows
Find me on Instagram, where I answer all of my DM'S, and check out The Jumpstart and The Wedding Edit on my website!
Music is Blackout Romeo by The Spin Wires.