6+ Months

• Nail a style (i.e., big and casual? Small and fancy? Totally secret with a postelopement party?)
• Set your spending limits
• Make a guest list
• Collect addresses
• Pick the date and place
• Assemble your wedding party
• Send save-the-dates
• Hunt down gown, shoes, and accessories
• Plan the honeymoon
• Start a gift registry

4+ Months

• Bring in the pros: officiant, caterer, florist, photographer/videographer, entertainment, hairstylist/makeup artist
• Block out rooms for out-of-towners
• Order invites, thank-you notes, and other custom paper pieces
• Hire calligrapher
• Buy wedding bands
• Sort out the groom’s getup
• Decide on attendants’ attire
• Book wedding-night accommodations

2+ Months

• Write vows, toasts, and anything else you want scripted
• Start dance lessons
• Select gifts for wedding party, the perfect lingerie
• Start welcome gift bags for out-of-towners
• Order guest favors

1+ Months

• Prep documents if you’re changing your name
• Run through hair and makeup looks
• Have final dress fitting
• Take final guest count
• Finalize catering plan
• Find out where everyone’s staying
• Start wearing your wedding shoes around the house

1 Week to Go

• Confirm seating plan, sort out place cards
• Delegate absolutely everything you can (i.e., passing out boutonnieres, mailing announcements, pet sitting)
• Get your hands on your dress
• Pack for your honeymoon
• Gather all travel docs in one place

1 Day to Go

• Start day with deluxe mani/pedi
• Confirm wedding day transportation
• Sort out payments and set aside vendor tips
• Do a play-by-play of the wedding day
• Have rehearsal dinner or welcome reception
• Say your thanks and hand out gifts (you may not have time tomorrow)

The Big Day

• Have fun!

Good morning dearest readers! We have a quite lovely treat for you to start off the week. So lovely in fact that we’re inspired to start every week off with a perfectly styled summer wedding shot by the very talented Marisa Holms .The details and flowers were simply fabulous thanks to the bride’s wonderful [...]

Liz and Paul’s wedding happened last summer.We love love the cheerful orange ivory and green colors … simple and joyful just like the bride Liz herself
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photo:Roger Taylor
Dear Annette:  I didn’t get a chance to thank you for the lovely
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Fresh summer wedding colors for festive bouquets and decorations.
It’s easier than you think to brainstorm your summer wedding color scheme. Summer is one of the most colorful seasons of the year. With flowers in full bloom and dreamy sunsets, the colors of summer are perfect for a wedding. But which ones?
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You can’t go wrong with an abundance of flowers at a summer wedding. There are so many varieties in season, you may have a tough time narrowing your choices down! Fill the scene with bright and cheerful flowers such as roses, sunflowers, red and yellow calla lilies, dahlias, gerber daisies, cosmos, mums, and zinnias. Bright [...]