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Wedding Planning: 3-6 Months In Advance Hero Label

Wedding Planning: 3-6 Months In Advance

What to check-off your list in the final six months before the Big Day:

  • Address and send save-the-date notices if necessary (or earlier).
  • Apply for or renew your passports if necessary.
  • Meet with your officiant to discuss the ceremony and rehearsal.
  • Address your wedding invitations and announcements; buy postage stamps.
  • Give the rehearsal dinner hosts your list of names and addresses for the invitations.
  • Make the remaining decisions about the ceremony and reception.
  • Choose gifts for your attendants and for each other.
  • Select/order your wedding rings; have the rings engraved.
  • Set the dates for your blood tests if necessary.
  • Explore babysitting options if necessary.