Wedding Countdown
Wedding Countdown and Management Services
18 Months to go
- Announce your engagement
- Set a budget
- Open a wedding account
- Choose your ceremony type
- Look at various venues
- Begin a fitness regime
12 Months to go
- Organise wedding insurance
- Set a date
- Choose your attendance
- Compile a guest list
- Arrange the wedding licence
- Hire a wedding planner
- Book the registrar
- Book the ceremony venue
- Start a scrapbook
- Book a photographer
- Book a videographer
- Book the entertainment
- Contact various caterers
- Begin shopping for your dress
- Find a cake maker
9 Months to go
- Visit reception venues and reserve your favorite
- Book caterer
- Choose and order a dress
- Book the florist
- Order the cake
- Buy stationery
- Take care of your hair
6 Months to go
- Book transport
- Dress the bridesmaid
- Choose the men's outfits
- Book your honeymoon
- Have a dress fitting
- Reserve accommodation for guests
- Find hairdresser
- Choose a make-up artist
- Select your readings
Three months to go
- Buy wedding rings
- Send out invitations
- Choose the wedding favours
- Have a make-up and hair rehearsal
- Test-drive fake tans
- Buy wedding lingerie
- Purchase your going away outfit
- Book you first night accommodation
- Create a eating plan
- Try out table decorations
Two months to go
- Choose the music for your ceremony
- Check your passports are in date
- Make your gift list
- Confirm the menu with caterer
- Confirm the register office booking
- Finalise your seating plan
- Remind key guests about their speeches
- Buy a guest book
- Choose the music for the reception and wedding breakfast
One month to go
- Write vows
- Copy supplier contracts and give to the venue
- Hold hen and stag parties
- Have final dress fitting, complete with lingerie, shoes and veil
- Run through the ushers' and best man's duties with them
- Get glowing spa treatments
- Send place cards to the calligrapher/printer
Two weeks to go
- Wear your wedding shoes around the house to break them in
- Pack holiday clothes
- Order travellers' cheques
- Inform the photographer of any must-have photos
- Have a hair and make-up trial
- Buy gifts for the wedding party
- Make sure the best man has arranged for the hired outfits to be returned on time
- Remind your fiancé to get a hair cut
One week to go
- Have a spray on tan
- Make final honeymoon checks
- Confirm time and place with the photographer, caterer, florist, cars, music and entertainment
- Reconfirm final numbers with your caterer
- Hold wedding rehearsal
- Arrange for the cake to be delivered to the reception venue
The Day Before
- Have a manicure and pedicure
- Help to decorate the venue/church
- Have honeymoon luggage sent to first night hotel
- Relax and have an early night
On the Day
The Best Man Should:
- Have the rings
- Be ready to take any hired suits back on time
- Pack up the wedding presents
The Maid of Honour should:
- Help dress and arrange your veil
- Keep you calm and relaxed!
- Take your dress away to be cleaned
Planning & Management Services
The Wedding Centre specialises in wedding planning and management to ensure your wedding day is one of the most memorable days of your life. The Planning & Management Service is for couples who may not have the time to plan and check all those essential little details that make or break your big day. If time is often your enemy, why not let The Wedding Centre assist in part or fully co-ordinate and plan your wedding?
The Planning & Management Services are offered as follows:
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
Gold Service
From our initial meeting, we will work with you at all times to ensure you have a perfect Wedding Day. We will take care of the hard work and organise ALL aspects of your day.
This is a complete A-Z service, tailored to your specific requirements, where we book, liaise, confirm, theme, decorate and organise all the details for you.
We will also be with you on your Wedding Day, ensuring everything behind the scenes runs smoothly, ensuring you have a wonderful, stress free day.
Silver Service
Our partial planning service for couples who have many aspects of their day in place, but who require a little help pulling everything together. We will oversee any remaining issues, reconfirm your booked suppliers, issue a time plan, visit your venues and offer assistance where required.
Additionally, we can be with you on your big day, to ensure every aspect of your Wedding Day works as you want it to.
Bronze Service
We offer this free service which includes a list of our in house recommended suppliers and our Wedding Planner guide, with useful tips and time guidelines, enabling you to plan your own wedding.