Chicago Wedding & Party Resource 2019-20

WEDDING PLANNER 34 | FALL & WINTER 2019 CHICAGO WEDDING & PARTY RESOURCE CHICAGOWEDDINGRESOURCE.COM 6-9 Months before your wedding: Select theme and colors for your wedding. Select and book a orist. Finalize oral decisions for your wedding, reception, bouquets and corsages. Check on marriage license requirements. Shop for wedding rings. Set up tasting appointments with bakers and order the cake and/ or sweet table. Assist mothers in selecting their dresses/accessories. Shop for the groom and groomsmens’ attire. Select wedding invitations and stationary for thank you notes. Order any other imprinted items you may need for the wedding, guest towels, matchbooks, etc. Decide on how your invitations will be addressed (by hand or by computer). Hand written invitations: set appointments with a calligrapher and choose the style for your invitations and reception placecards. Shop for remaining accessories you need to complete your wedding day attire. Select a hotel and reserve accommodations for out-of-town guests. Make arrangements for a morning after the brunch for out-of- town guests either at the hotel or the bride’s and/or the groom’s home. If the breakfast is scheduled at home be sure to hire a caterer and nalize a menu. Select a site for your rehearsal dinner and nalize menu and guest list. Decide on transportation for the bridal party for the ceremony and reception. At the same time, check on transportation for out-of-town guests and make any necessary arrangements. Reserve any rental items you may need: tables, chairs, tents, dishes for the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception and/or brunch the morning after the wedding. Select and order reception favors, candy, nuts and any other extras you may want such as: cameras for guests to take informal photos, rose petals to shower the bride and groom, etc. Make honeymoon arrangements. Florist ________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Cake/Dessert _________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Invitations ____________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Hotel _________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Rehearsal Dinner _____________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Transportation ________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Honeymoon ___________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Additional Rental Items _______________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Favors ________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Cell: ______________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ Notes ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________