Sarah's Ultimate To Do List
I put together to do lists from knottie's bios, online lists, and added my own. Here is what I have so far. Another tip is to put your list monthly when it gets closer. I'm keeping it this version for you all, but the one I work off of is monthly. I divided the expenses up per month so I wouldn't be making decisions in one month and buying everything else in one month.
Things to Book For Maui Wedding:
Flight accommodation ♥
Condo accommodations ♥
Hotel accommodations for first night ♥
Transportation
Wedding coordinator ♥
Ceremony site ♥
Ceremony musician ♥
Photographer ♥
Videographer ♥
Officiant ♥
Florist – pick bouquets and leis ♥
Marriage license appointment ♥
Schedule ceremony rehearsal ♥
Make up and Hairstylist ♥
Welcome dinner venue ♥
Brunch reception venue ♥ Need to send in final count
Luau dinner
Day after wedding brunch venue ♥
Honeymoon details ♥
Things to Book for AHR:
Reception venue ♥
Food menu
Cake ♥
Florist
DJ ♥
Photographer ♥
Hair appointment ♥
Nail appointment ♥
Make-up appointment ♥
Dance Lessons
Hotel block for guests ♥
AHR Venue:
Sign contract and make initial deposit ♥
Set up menu tasting
Make final food selections
Payment #1 to Venue ♥
Payment # 2 to Venue ♥
Finalize seating arrangements and hall design
Send in final numbers
Make final payment
AHR Photography:
Sign contract and make initial deposit ♥
Forward must-take shot list to photographer
Forward day-of timeline to photographer
Make final payment
DJ / Entertainment:
Sign contract and make initial deposit ♥
Make final selections for major songs/events
Set up must-play/please play/no play lists with DJ
Set up day-of timeline with DJ/MC
Make final payment
Attire to Order/Buy:
Wedding dress ♥
Veil ♥
Hair comb ♥
Wedding day panties ♥
Shoes for the walk to the ceremony site ♥ and for the AHR reception ♥
Wedding jewelry - Earrings ♥ & Bracelet ♥
Fake Eyelashes for AHR
Hairstyle supplies (pins, hairspray, product, etc.) ♥
Satin robe to get ready in
Groom’s attire ♥
Bride’s wedding ring ♥
Groom's wedding ring ♥
Bridesmaid dresses ♥
Groomsmen attire ♥
Flower girl dresses ♥
Ring bearer outfits
Garters ♥
Wedding Perfume ♥
Bachlorette party outfit ♥
Bridal shower outfit ♥
Welcome Dinner outfit ♥
Day after brunch outfit ♥
Honeymoon clothes ♥
Bride and Just Married shirts ♥
Airport clothes ♥
Newlyweds and Mrs. ***** bikini (DIY) ♥
Bridal party gifts – Groom, BM’s♥, GM’s, FG’s, and RB’s.
Parents gifts - mine (partly ♥) and FI
Bridal Shower host's gift
Things to Order/Buy:
Maui:
Print DW invitations and supplies (including full sheet wrap around labels) ♥
Photo share cards (for AHR too)
OOT bags/supplies - decided to give money to go towards the luau ♥
Postage ♥
Silica gel to put on wedding bouquet in Hawaii (Michaels)
A steamer for dresses
AHR:
Print AHR invitations and supplies (including full sheet wrap around labels) ♥
Guestbook ♥
Guest book pens
AHR favors - foam plumeria♥, leis, koozies ♥
Cake topper
Cake serving set ♥
Champagne flutes
Centerpiece supplies – candles ♥, mirror tiles, brown & white sugar, chocolate molds ♥, chocolate
Picture frames for AHR tables
Card box ♥
Things to Make:
Maui:
Guest list ♥
Wedding websites – DW ♥ and planning bio ♥
Invitations ♥
Save the dates (decided not to do this because it's just a few people going) ♥
Monogram ♥
Scavenger hunt (decided not to do this because it's a short weekend for people) ♥
OOT bags, tags, welcome letter, wedding stay itinerary and local attractions (decided not to do) ♥
Honeymoon itinerary
Wedding day emergency bag
Folder to take with all vendor, travel info, contracts, phone numbers and reservations
Put final payments and tips in marked envelopes (give to designated family member to distribute on wedding day)
Make packing list – include jewelry cleaner and box to hold bouquet in for flight back ♥
Make list of must-take pictures for photographer
AHR:
Guest list ♥
Wedding website ♥
Invitations ♥
Make music play list
To-do list of what needs to be done when we get back from the HM before AHR
Wedding slide show (not doing this anymore) ♥
Things to Do for Wedding:
Pre-marital classes (we're doing it by the books) ♥
Guest list ♥
Call airlines about traveling with the dress (I'm folding it and putting it in a carry on) ♥
Engagement pictures ♥
Get guest addresses ♥
Write vows ♥
Register ♥
Clean rings - I bought a ultra sonic jewelry cleaner so I can do this all the time :)
Pick a hairstyle ♥
Schedule hairstyle trial when the veil and haircomb comes in ♥
Find make-up look ♥
Schedule and attend dress fittings
Confirm final payment amounts and due dates with vendors (see helpful file tab)
Call guests who have not yet responded at rsvp deadline
Give final head count to WC, rehearsal dinner and brunch venue, and AHR venue
Schedule and confirm hair appointment for AHR ♥
Confirm delivery locations, times, and final arrangement with florist for AHR (I'm making my own bouquet now) ♥
Get chewy doggie sat while on honeymoon ♥
Things to Do Personally:
Get in shape – getting there!!
Teeth whitening - already started!!
Tanning two months prior to wedding ♥
Facial appointment 6 weeks before wedding ♥
Teeth cleaning 1 week before wedding
Waxing 1 week before the wedding
Hair cut & highlights saturday before wedding
Manicure & pedicure appointments day before leaving
Things to Send Before the Wedding:
Wedding STDs (decided not to do) ♥
DW invitations ♥
AHR invitations ♥
Thank-you notes for bridal shower
Things to Send After the Wedding:
Thank-you notes for DW
Thank-you notes for AHR
Thank-you notes for vendors
Things to Decide:
Bridal shower and bachlorette party dates ♥
Something old ♥, new ♥, borrowed♥, and blue ♥
Cake design ♥ gave my mom my ideas, she will run with it J
DIY List:
(not doing most of these because it's just our parents and a couple other people going now)
Luggage tags (I bought them instead) ♥
Flower baskets (don't have to do, FG's aren't not coming anymore) ♥
Ring bearer coconuts with colored ribbon for rings (same thing) ♥
Door hangers ♥
Scavenger photo hunt
Crossword puzzle ♥
Word search ♥
Bridal mad libs ♥
Personalized welcome note
Map of the island ♥
Wedding ceremony directions & contact cell phone number in case of getting lost
Itinerary for the wedding including what activities we'll be doing while we're there from arrival to when we leave for our honeymoon
Scavenger Hunt of things to get from around the island, whoever brings everything back to us first, second and third gets a prize ♥
Things to Order off of Etsy or Ebay:
Personalized hanger for WD ♥
Names Written in the Sand Image ♥
Surfboard ♥
Garters ♥
FI's and my luggage tags ♥
Things to After the Wedding:
Change name paperwork & list of place to change name (DL, SS, CC’s, Insurance, employers)
New bank accounts
Get dress altered into cocktail dress for one year anniversary celebration
Put up for sale bio
Things to Book For Maui Wedding:
Flight accommodation ♥
Condo accommodations ♥
Hotel accommodations for first night ♥
Transportation
Wedding coordinator ♥
Ceremony site ♥
Ceremony musician ♥
Photographer ♥
Videographer ♥
Officiant ♥
Florist – pick bouquets and leis ♥
Marriage license appointment ♥
Schedule ceremony rehearsal ♥
Make up and Hairstylist ♥
Welcome dinner venue ♥
Brunch reception venue ♥ Need to send in final count
Luau dinner
Day after wedding brunch venue ♥
Honeymoon details ♥
Things to Book for AHR:
Reception venue ♥
Food menu
Cake ♥
Florist
DJ ♥
Photographer ♥
Hair appointment ♥
Nail appointment ♥
Make-up appointment ♥
Dance Lessons
Hotel block for guests ♥
AHR Venue:
Sign contract and make initial deposit ♥
Set up menu tasting
Make final food selections
Payment #1 to Venue ♥
Payment # 2 to Venue ♥
Finalize seating arrangements and hall design
Send in final numbers
Make final payment
AHR Photography:
Sign contract and make initial deposit ♥
Forward must-take shot list to photographer
Forward day-of timeline to photographer
Make final payment
DJ / Entertainment:
Sign contract and make initial deposit ♥
Make final selections for major songs/events
Set up must-play/please play/no play lists with DJ
Set up day-of timeline with DJ/MC
Make final payment
Attire to Order/Buy:
Wedding dress ♥
Veil ♥
Hair comb ♥
Wedding day panties ♥
Shoes for the walk to the ceremony site ♥ and for the AHR reception ♥
Wedding jewelry - Earrings ♥ & Bracelet ♥
Fake Eyelashes for AHR
Hairstyle supplies (pins, hairspray, product, etc.) ♥
Satin robe to get ready in
Groom’s attire ♥
Bride’s wedding ring ♥
Groom's wedding ring ♥
Bridesmaid dresses ♥
Groomsmen attire ♥
Flower girl dresses ♥
Ring bearer outfits
Garters ♥
Wedding Perfume ♥
Bachlorette party outfit ♥
Bridal shower outfit ♥
Welcome Dinner outfit ♥
Day after brunch outfit ♥
Honeymoon clothes ♥
Bride and Just Married shirts ♥
Airport clothes ♥
Newlyweds and Mrs. ***** bikini (DIY) ♥
Bridal party gifts – Groom, BM’s♥, GM’s, FG’s, and RB’s.
Parents gifts - mine (partly ♥) and FI
Bridal Shower host's gift
Things to Order/Buy:
Maui:
Print DW invitations and supplies (including full sheet wrap around labels) ♥
Photo share cards (for AHR too)
OOT bags/supplies - decided to give money to go towards the luau ♥
Postage ♥
Silica gel to put on wedding bouquet in Hawaii (Michaels)
A steamer for dresses
AHR:
Print AHR invitations and supplies (including full sheet wrap around labels) ♥
Guestbook ♥
Guest book pens
AHR favors - foam plumeria♥, leis, koozies ♥
Cake topper
Cake serving set ♥
Champagne flutes
Centerpiece supplies – candles ♥, mirror tiles, brown & white sugar, chocolate molds ♥, chocolate
Picture frames for AHR tables
Card box ♥
Things to Make:
Maui:
Guest list ♥
Wedding websites – DW ♥ and planning bio ♥
Invitations ♥
Save the dates (decided not to do this because it's just a few people going) ♥
Monogram ♥
Scavenger hunt (decided not to do this because it's a short weekend for people) ♥
OOT bags, tags, welcome letter, wedding stay itinerary and local attractions (decided not to do) ♥
Honeymoon itinerary
Wedding day emergency bag
Folder to take with all vendor, travel info, contracts, phone numbers and reservations
Put final payments and tips in marked envelopes (give to designated family member to distribute on wedding day)
Make packing list – include jewelry cleaner and box to hold bouquet in for flight back ♥
Make list of must-take pictures for photographer
AHR:
Guest list ♥
Wedding website ♥
Invitations ♥
Make music play list
To-do list of what needs to be done when we get back from the HM before AHR
Wedding slide show (not doing this anymore) ♥
Things to Do for Wedding:
Pre-marital classes (we're doing it by the books) ♥
Guest list ♥
Call airlines about traveling with the dress (I'm folding it and putting it in a carry on) ♥
Engagement pictures ♥
Get guest addresses ♥
Write vows ♥
Register ♥
Clean rings - I bought a ultra sonic jewelry cleaner so I can do this all the time :)
Pick a hairstyle ♥
Schedule hairstyle trial when the veil and haircomb comes in ♥
Find make-up look ♥
Schedule and attend dress fittings
Confirm final payment amounts and due dates with vendors (see helpful file tab)
Call guests who have not yet responded at rsvp deadline
Give final head count to WC, rehearsal dinner and brunch venue, and AHR venue
Schedule and confirm hair appointment for AHR ♥
Confirm delivery locations, times, and final arrangement with florist for AHR (I'm making my own bouquet now) ♥
Get chewy doggie sat while on honeymoon ♥
Things to Do Personally:
Get in shape – getting there!!
Teeth whitening - already started!!
Tanning two months prior to wedding ♥
Facial appointment 6 weeks before wedding ♥
Teeth cleaning 1 week before wedding
Waxing 1 week before the wedding
Hair cut & highlights saturday before wedding
Manicure & pedicure appointments day before leaving
Things to Send Before the Wedding:
Wedding STDs (decided not to do) ♥
DW invitations ♥
AHR invitations ♥
Thank-you notes for bridal shower
Things to Send After the Wedding:
Thank-you notes for DW
Thank-you notes for AHR
Thank-you notes for vendors
Things to Decide:
Bridal shower and bachlorette party dates ♥
Something old ♥, new ♥, borrowed♥, and blue ♥
Cake design ♥ gave my mom my ideas, she will run with it J
DIY List:
(not doing most of these because it's just our parents and a couple other people going now)
Luggage tags (I bought them instead) ♥
Flower baskets (don't have to do, FG's aren't not coming anymore) ♥
Ring bearer coconuts with colored ribbon for rings (same thing) ♥
Door hangers ♥
Scavenger photo hunt
Crossword puzzle ♥
Word search ♥
Bridal mad libs ♥
Personalized welcome note
Map of the island ♥
Wedding ceremony directions & contact cell phone number in case of getting lost
Itinerary for the wedding including what activities we'll be doing while we're there from arrival to when we leave for our honeymoon
Scavenger Hunt of things to get from around the island, whoever brings everything back to us first, second and third gets a prize ♥
Things to Order off of Etsy or Ebay:
Personalized hanger for WD ♥
Names Written in the Sand Image ♥
Surfboard ♥
Garters ♥
FI's and my luggage tags ♥
Things to After the Wedding:
Change name paperwork & list of place to change name (DL, SS, CC’s, Insurance, employers)
New bank accounts
Get dress altered into cocktail dress for one year anniversary celebration
Put up for sale bio