Chicago Wedding & Party Resource 2018 Spring / Summer

WEDDING PLANNER

90 | SPRING 2018

CHICAGO WEDDING & PARTY RESOURCE

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4-6 Months before your wedding:

Select music for your ceremony and reception.

Choose any readings for your wedding and/or write your wedding

vows.

Finalize all plans for your ceremony.

Meet with officiant and discuss your ceremony plans.

Make appointments for gown fittings.

Double check all contracts and arrangements. Be sure everything is

complete with all of your service providers.

Officiant/Ceremony

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Phone: _____________________ cell:____________________________

Contact Person:_ ____________________________________________

Email:_ ____________________________________________________

3 Months before your wedding:

Select a special stamp for your invitations and reception response

cards at the post office.

Address invitations or take them to the calligrapher for addressing.

Prepare directions and easy to follow maps to help guests find their

way to the ceremony and reception.

Secure all your honeymoon arrangements incuding passport and

vaccinations.

Select any welcome packages you want to put together for out-

of-town guests. Include information on things to do in the area

including local restaurants. Include snacks, bottled water, fruit juice,

fresh fruit, nuts, candy and any other items you feel they may enjoy.

Make arrangements with the hotel to hand these out when the

guests check in.

Select gifts for attendants and groomsmen.

Select gifts for each other.

Select rehearsal dinner invitations and thank you notes.

Shop for your trousseau: beautiful new lingerie for your wedding

night and honeymoon, as well as any clothes you may need for the

type of honeymoon you’ve planned.

Double check attendant’s attire/accessories and see that they have

made appointments for fittings.

Make a date with your photographer for any formal portraits you

desire.

Schedule an appointment to meet with your hairdresser to discuss

how you will wear your hair on your wedding day. Be sure to bring

your veil and/or head-piece.

Calligrapher

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Phone: _____________________ cell:____________________________

Contact Person:_ ____________________________________________

Email:_ ____________________________________________________

Hairdresser

_ _______________________________________________

Phone: _____________________ cell:____________________________

Contact Person:_ ____________________________________________

Email:_ ____________________________________________________

2 Months before your wedding:

Mail out invitations to your wedding including response cards with

pre-addressed and stamped reply envelopes.

Write thank notes for any shower gifts you have received.

Schedule a Spa Day for yourself and your attendants

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a day of

beauty before the wedding with hair styling, manicures, pedicures,

massages, facials, and makeup sessions.

Make appointments for mothers’ hair appointments.

Plan a luncheon or party for your bridesmaids.

Gather necessary birth and baptismal certificates you may need for

your wedding license and/or your passport if traveling out of the

country for

your honeymoon.

Reconfirm date with all vendors.

Finalize menu with caterer.

Menu

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Spa

(Nails/Facial)____________________________________________

Phone: _____________________ cell:____________________________

Contact Person:_ ____________________________________________

Email:_ ____________________________________________________

1 Month before your wedding:

Mail out invitations to the rehearsal dinner to your attendants, fam-

ily and out-of-town guests.

Complete all documents for changing your name.

Get your wedding license.

Have a final fitting of your gown.

Check with each attendant to make sure they have their dresses fit-

ted and accessories purchased.

Keep track of wedding gifts as they arrive.

Draw up seating charts for guests at the reception, number the

tables and discuss with the florist how the numbers will be dis-

played on the tables (SAMPLE SEATING CHART ON PAGE 104).

Have your calligrapher add the table numbers to the place cards for

reception guests and rehearsal dinner.

Confirm locations for coat check, handicap accomodations, guest-

book, gifts, group photographs, etc.

Confirm date and time of floral delivery with florist.