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MEANINGS
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HAIR ACCESSORIES
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VIDEOGRAPHER
Discuss with your fiancee and family how much you want to spend.
Assemble your wedding guest list and discuss it with both families.
Pick a reception venue and make the necessary reservations (hall, caterer, etc)
NOTE: Some popular banquet halls are booked up to two years in advance, especially on Saturdays in summer.
Shop for your wedding dress and veil.
NOTE: Several fittings are usually required.
If required, select china, crystal, and silverware patterns and register them in the Wedding Gift Registry at your favourite store.
Select your bridemaids.
Set the date to order dresses for the bridemaids and attendants.
Pick a Honeymoon destination and check if passports are expired or not.
NOTE: You should renew them now if needed, since it can take a very long time to obtain new passports.
Hire a photographer.
Finalize your guest list.
Order your invitations and announcements.
Note: They should both be mailed four weeks before the wedding.
Order your personal stationary and thank-you notes.
Decide on a colour scheme for your wedding and inform your mother and your fiancee's mother so they can find compatible coloured dresses.
Choose your florist and remember to tell him/her what your colour scheme is for the wedding.
Confirm the delivery date of your gown and make the final selection of the attendants' dresses and/or suits.
If desired, make an appointment for your bridal portrait.
Arrange the transportation for all members of your wedding party to and from the ceremony.
Order your wedding cake, if it's not to be made by the reception caterer.
Discuss the details of your receptions with the caterer and/or hotel manager. If you'll be renting any equipment, reserve it now.
Mail the invitations.
Have the final fitting for your gown and confirm the date for your bridal portrait.
Select and order gifts fot the attendants.
Note: Bridesmaids usually receive the same gift. The maid or matron of honour gets something a little more special.
Make necessary reservations for out-of-town attendants.
Discuss plans for the rehearsal dinner with the hosts.
If you decided to exchange gifts, choose a present for your groom.
Go with your fiancee to fillout the necessary forms for your mariage license.
Plan with your hairdresser for a wedding hair-do. Bring your headpiece and veil, and make an appointment if you want your hair done the day of the wedding.
If you are changing your name, arrange to change your name and address on official documents (bank account, health policies, etc).
Start your honeymoon packing.
Schedule your rehearsal for one or two days before the wedding. Inform participants of the exact time and place.
Give your gifts to your attendants at the rehearsal dinner.
Inform the caterer of the exact number of confirmed guests at the reception.
Go over the final details of the ceremony and reception with all the parties involved (florist, photographer, etc).