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Printable Wedding Planning Checklist: Month-by-Month Timeline
A free printable wedding planning checklist with a 12-month timeline, so nothing important gets missed or booked too late.
12 or more months out
- Set a total budget and decide who is contributing
- Draft a rough guest count
- Pick a season or date range
- Book the venue, since popular dates go first
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Free Wedding Planning Checklist
A 12-month wedding timeline and budget cheat sheet to print today.
Download free →9 to 6 months out
- Book photographer, caterer and music
- Send save-the-dates
- Order the dress or suit
- Book a block of hotel rooms for out-of-town guests
4 to 2 months out
- Send invitations about 8 weeks before the date
- Book hair, makeup and rentals
- Plan the ceremony and order of events
- Confirm the vendor payment schedule so final balances are not a surprise
The last month
- Give the final head count to the caterer
- Make the seating chart
- Confirm arrival times with every vendor
- Pack an emergency kit and put final payments and tips in labeled envelopes
Keep the budget next to the checklist
Most couples go over budget a little at a time. Tracking each deposit and balance as you book keeps the total honest.
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Wedding Budget Planner
Category budget, deposits, balances and due dates, all auto-calculated.
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Free Wedding Planning Checklist
A 12-month wedding timeline and budget cheat sheet to print today.
Download free →Wedding Budget Planner
Category budget, deposits, balances and due dates, all auto-calculated.
Get it →