3 months before
Date: ______________________
Order wedding cake. If you haven’t already.
Attend your shower. (It may be earlier, depending on when your hosts decide to have it.)
Groom: Rent the men’s formalwear.
Hire wedding day transport: limousines, other cars. Look into transportation sooner if you’re considering renting streetcars or over-the-top travel.
Finalize the menu and flowers. You’ll want to wait until now to see what will be available since food and flowers are affected by season.
Order favors if desired. Some safe bets: monogrammed cookies or a treat that represents your city or region. If you’re planning to have welcome baskets for out-of-town guests, plan those now too.
Make a list of the people giving toasts. Which loved ones would you like to have speak at the reception? Ask them now.
Finalize the readings. Determine what you would like to have read at the ceremony—and whom you wish to do the readings.
Purchase your undergarments. And schedule your second fitting.
Finalize the order of the ceremony and the reception.
Print menu cards, if you like, as well as programs. No need to go to a printer, if that’s not in your budget: You can easily create these on your computer.
Send your event schedule to the vendors. Giving them a first draft now allows ample time for tweaks and feedback.