Planning a wedding takes time, patience, and most of all, a comprehensive and detailed list! We’ve created the Ultimate White Wedding Checklist to help you stay on track leading up to your white wedding and make sure you don’t forget a thing.
Prefer to print out the checklist and fill it out by hand? No worries! You can download it as a PDF below.
- Make a Pinterest board
- Settle on your wedding budget
- Book wedding planner (optional)
- Start compiling your guest list
- Narrow down potential wedding dates to 2 or 3
- Research wedding and reception venues & wedding vendors
- Schedule engagement photo shoot
- Contact us about starting on your wedding website
- Start looking at wedding dress and wedding style inspiration
- Research and hire photographer
- Book wedding dress designer/ Start shopping for your dress
- Research second dress styles and designers
- Finalize wedding date and venue
- Start contacting hotels for discounts for out of town guests
- Choose your bridal team
- Research florist and caterers
- Finalize wedding website details
- Book wedding venue and reception
- Book desired specialty vendors
- Look for officiant
- Book desired florist, caterer and cake baker
- Create gift registry
- Finalize hotel discounts for out of town guests
- Send out save the dates
- Book officiant
- Finalize guest list
- Book second dress designer
- Choose bridesmaids dress style and accessories
- Book Bridesmaids dress designer
- Research and book DJ and MC for wedding reception
- Research and book makeup artist and hair stylist
- Order any hair accessories and jewelry
- Plan and book your honeymoon
- Decide on wedding cake style and flavor
- Research wedding favour
- Choose groom and groomsmen’s attire
- Book any transportation to and from venue
- Purchase wedding bands
- Research wedding invitation designers
- Update gift registry
- Order wedding invitations
- Order wedding cake
- Consult a wedding decorator
- Book accommodation for wedding night
- Book honeymoon flights and hotel
- Schedule dress fittings
- Decide on a playlist for DJ (including a DO NOT play list)
- Order wedding favours
- Attend premarital counselling and get health checks done
- Finalize timeline for ceremony and reception
- Finalize wedding décor (mock table etc)
- Order bridal party gifts
- Book wedding day transport
- Finalize reception menu with caterer
- Order menu cards
- Look for wedding undergarments
- Update your gift registry one last time
- Send out invitations
- Organize RSVPs from your website
- Write wedding vows (if you are writing your own)
- Review ceremony details with officiant
- Decide on content for the program
- Apply for marriage license
- Finalize seating arrangements
- Create a schedule for your wedding day and distribute to vendors
- Wedding dress first fitting
- Buy wedding under garments
- Bridesmaids dress fittings
- Second dress fitting
- Decide on bouquets with florist
- Attend final dress fitting (with lingerie and shoes)
- Pick up wedding rings
- Confirm honeymoon reservations and pack
- Check with vendors and confirm details
- Pick up marriage license
- Order thank you notes
- Pick up wedding dress
- Follow up with guests who have not RSVPd
- Give final headcount to caterer
- Make sure musicians/ DJ have playlists
- Prep hair and skin
- Have final payments and cash tips on hand for vendors
- Provide readers script for readings
- Deliver must have images to videographer and photographer
- Pick up second dress
- Pick up bridesmaids dresses
- Lay out and pack wedding day essentials (wedding dress, rings, marriage license)
- Get mani/pedi
- Attend wedding rehearsal
- Get your beauty sleep!
- Eat a healthy breakfast
- Give best man/maid of honour wedding rings and officiant fee
- Hair and makeup
- Have fun!