Wedding Planning Timeline

6 to 12 Months Before the Wedding

1. Announce engagement to family and intimate friends;


2. Select a wedding date and time;


3. Select type (size, formality and setting) and location of wedding;


4. Consult a priest or an officer;


5. Build a preliminary list of guests and attendants;


6. Select wedding dress and headpiece, set a date for fittings and delivery;


7. Select and rent the broom's wedding attire;


8. Select your professional photographer and shop for caterer, consultant, music and entertainment, florist (BOTANICA - Flowers, Balloons & Gifts, of course), etc. Have engagement pictures taken and sent to family and friends.

4 to 6 Months Before the Wedding

1. Come by BOTANICA to discuss your color schemes, budget and type of floral arrangements and bouquets during ceremony and reception;


2. Finalize menu and budget with caterer;


3. Choose musicians and/or disc-jockey;


4. Come by BOTANICA to select and organize printing of invitations, thank you notes, access maps and other related stationary needs;


5. Select wedding rings;


6. Review list of guests and attendants;


7. Submit wedding list, gift registry and gift choices;


8. Honeymoon: travel agent, budget and destination;


9. Review contracts and written agreements with BOTANICA - Flowers, Balloons & Gifts, caterer, photograph, musicians, tailor, dressmaker, etc.;


10. Select, best man, lady-in-waiting, bridesmaids, attendants, etc.;


11. Rent attire if necessary for grooms, attendants, ushers and witnesses;


12. Finalize guest list.

3 Months Before the Wedding

1. Meet with priest or religious officiant;


2. Select music with musician, organist or solist;


3. Honeymoon: passports, visas, vaccines, insurance;


4. Decide upon rehearsal date;


5. Choose and order wedding cake and floral ornaments if any;


6. Bar: budget, wine selection and quantity;


7. Transportation: book limo or other transport;


8. Transportation and accommodations for attendants and guests if necessary;

2 Months Before the Wedding

1. Mail out invitations and announcements with confirmation notice 30 days before wedding;


2. Confirm arrangements taken with priest or officiant.

1 Month Before the Wedding

1. Plan wedding rehearsal with dinner or cocktail the day before wedding (Groom's mother);


2. Choose gifts for groom and attendants;


3. Final wedding dress fitting, final fitting for attendants;


4. Acknowledge received gifts and send thank you note;


5. Pick up wedding rings;


6. Appointment with hairdresser and/or makeup artist (Bring headpiece and accessories);


7. Honeymoon: finalize hotel and ticket reservations; plan for clothes and accessories;


8. Honeymoon night: book an hotel room;


9. Transportation: confirm arrangements with drivers.

2 Weeks Before the Wedding

1. Reconfirm everyone's task and responsibilities;


2. Phone guests that have not replied to the wedding invitation;


3. If necessary, change address and/or name on ID and credit cards, etc.;


4. Last minute shopping for wedding and honeymoon;


5. Pick up wedding dress and accessories.

1 Week Before the Wedding

1. Prepare the payment envelop for church;


2. Draw a plan of top table and arrange guests or attendants' parties;


3. Review attendants' attire;


4. Purchase traveler's check and foreign currencies;


5. Reconfirm rehearsal day.

1 Day Before the Wedding

1. Pack you baggage for your honeymoon;


2. Confirm: hairdresser and makeup artist;


3. Have your wedding ceremony rehearsal and rehearsal dinner;


4. Give the gifts to attendants;


5. Give the best man the amount the professionals are to be paid on the day of the wedding;


6. Go to bed early!

Your Wedding Day!

1. Hairdressing/makeup;


2. Delivery by BOTANICA of the bride's bouquet, the corsage for the attendants and the floral arrangements for the ceremony locations and reception;


3. Bride's dressing ( two hours before ceremony);


4. Photograph session (allow at least an hour);


5. Departure for the church or town hall (the bride should arrive five minutes before ceremony);


6. Arrival of the groom and of his best man 20 minutes before wedding;


7. Arrival of the mother of the bride and the best maid (five minutes before the bride);


8. Arrival of the bridesmaids (five minutes before the wedding);


9. Arrival of the bride and her father (immediately after the bridesmaids);


10. Ceremony and reception...