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where you can list anything extra you want to do while you
are on your honeymoon, such as: spa treatments, tours,
romantic dinners, etc.
It works just like a gift registry, only your guests give
you portions of your dream honeymoon. The perfect,
unforgettable gift.
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Wedding Websites
Get a simple website for free, or a
full service website for as low as $7.95 a month.
Wedding Websites
Get a simple website for free, or a
full service website for as low as $7.95 a month.
Honeymoon
Planning
Are you ready to plan your
honeymoon? If so, click here
for helpful information and tips.
Do you want more information on
planning your destination wedding? If so, we have put
together a list books, and magazines
that will help you with your plans.
Wedding Planning Checklist
Modern brides and grooms are
following an exciting trend: getting married at unique and
exotic locations. Whether you have your heart set on the
Bahamas, Bermuda, Fiji, or Hawaii, it's important to plan
early. The following checklist will help you and your
spouse-to-be cover all the bases of your destination wedding.
Keep in mind that these are general recommendations and may
need to be adjusted to fit your particular plans.
Six to Eight Months Before the
Wedding
Decide on a budget.
Determine the style (formal,
informal), size (wedding party, guests), and setting
(church, garden, beach) for the ceremony.
Target a wedding date.
Select a destination - Our
travel agents are skilled at helping you with this
decision
Create a file for contracts,
notes of conversations, and other wedding-related
information.
Research the marriage license
requirements of your destination. If possible, request an
application ahead of time from the foreign consulate,
chamber of commerce, or tourism department.
Call or send for information
on wedding sites; wedding-package details from hotels,
chapels, consulates, and tourism departments; and
consultants who can assist in legal matters and coordinate
the ceremony site, officiant, flowers, music, and other
details.
Evaluate wedding packages and
select a wedding service or consultant who can assist you
with long-distance arrangements.
Choose a maid of honor, best
man, and other attendants.
Develop an invitation list,
then send a save-the-date note.
Select wedding attire.
Sign up with a bridal registry
and select gifts.
Four to Six Months Before the
Wedding
Negotiate and finalize
ceremony and reception details with your wedding service
providers, independent consultant, or on-site coordinator,
communicating any items that will personalize your
wedding.
Make sure to collect signed
contracts that confirm the arrangements.
Finalize your guest list.
Order wedding invitations,
announcements, and thank-you cards.
Negotiate and arrange air,
hotel, and ground transportation for the wedding party.
Make additional arrangements for the honeymoon.
Confirm your arrangements with
the photographer and videographer.
Buy wedding rings and have
them engraved.
Two to Four Months Before the
Wedding
Obtain necessary legal
documents, including passports and/or visas if traveling
to a foreign destination.
Get any necessary
inoculations.
Choose gifts for the maid of
honor, best man, and other attendants.
Address and mail invitations.
Begin composing your vows (if
you want to write your own).
One to Two Months Before the
Wedding
Have your final dress and
headpiece fittings.
Have a formal wedding portrait
taken.
Send a wedding announcement
and picture to your hometown newspapers.
Shop for your travel wardrobe.
Consult with a professional
shipper if you are shipping your wedding dress.
Two Weeks Before the Wedding
Contact necessary offices for
name change forms (driver's license, social security,
etc.)
Confirm travel and wedding
arrangements.
One Week Before the Wedding
Review final details with the
hotel, photographer, videographer, florist, musicians, and
others involved in the wedding.
Arrange to meet with your
officiant before the ceremony.
Make sure everyone's wedding
attire is in order.
Plan guest seating if needed.
Upon Arrival
Visit with your consultant
and/or officiant.
Apply for the marriage
license.
Visit the ceremony site.
The Wedding Day
Concentrate on the important
things - each other - and be flexible about everything
else.
