Planning Your Wedding Day
- Set a date and book with your place of worship/registrar.
- Check out venues and confirm your booking.
- If your wedding is to be on a weekend between Easter & October or in December you will need to book many of your services below well in advance to ensure that the ones you want are available (this is not how most guide sheets advise but, if you want your first choice, trust us on this one).
Many will require deposits to secure your booking so you do need to budget for this early but it's less to pay out later:
Planning Your Wedding | ||
ASAP: | Church/Registrar [ ] Photographer [ ] Videographer [ ] Outfit Hire [ ] Transport [ ] Save the Date Cards [ ] Entertainment [ ] Caterers [ ] Venue [ ] Flowers [ ] Special Requirements [ ] |
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6 Months to go: | Wedding Dress [ ] Honeymoon [ ] Invitations [ ] Send Invitations [ ] Bridesmaids Dresses [ ] Rings [ ] Gift List [ ] |
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6 Weeks to go: | Presents for Attendants [ ] Order of Service [ ] Hen Night [ ] Table Plan [ ] Place Cards [ ] Stag Night [ ] Menus [ ] |
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2 Weeks to go: | Confirm all arrangements with suppliers |
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1 Week to go: | Dress rehearsal |
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On the Day: | All your plans & hard work have come to fruition - smile and enjoy the day! | |
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Timings. The figures below are based on average times but will give you a good idea when it comes to planning your day. | ||
20 mins | Travel to Ceremony location | |
30/60 mins | Ceremony | |
20 mins | Travel to venue | |
90 mins | Wedding photographs | |
90 mins | Wedding breakfast | |
30 mins | Speeches | |
240/300 mins | Evening entertainment | |
You will also need to allow some time in-between each of the above (it is suggested you add an additional 120 minutes over the whole day) |
Your evening entertainment will be the largest 'segment' of your day so it's important! You can get in touch with local DJs in your area using this link.
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We've lots of other useful information on this site to help you to plan your whole wedding day.
We've lots of other useful information on this site to help you to plan your whole wedding day.