Wedding Blog

This is the timeline of when I booked each wedding vendor. It’s something I’m doing for my website, but I thought that it might be helpful to some brides out there. Keep in mind that we had 6 months to plan the wedding and had an off season wedding so it was a lot easier to get the vendors we wanted. We got engaged on May 7, 2004 but didn’t start planning the wedding until after I moved to New York on August 22, 2004. Our wedding was on March 5, 2005.

This is just the big stuff. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask!

Late August - booked venue.

9/15/04 - bought wedding dress (dress arrived on 12/21/04 and I had 3 subsequent fittings)

10/19/04 - mailed save-the-dates

10/20/04 - ordered bridesmaids dresses (dresses arrived on 2/1/05)

11/15/04 - booked photographer

11/17/04 - ordered invitations (1/7/05 - mailed invitations)

12/6/04 - booked florist

1/3/04 - ordered favors

1/11/05 - hired day of wedding coordinator

1/18/05 - booked band, dj, and ceremony musicians (all thru same company)

1/22/05 - booked officiant

1/24/05 - ordered programs and menus

2/7/05 - booked groomsmen’s suit rentals

2/7/05 - bought Mr. Bee’s suit

2/15/05 - bought wedding bands

2/15/05 - got marriage license

2/16/05 - ordered guestbook scroll, seating chart, place cards, and table cards

3/1/05 - purchased liquor

3/5/05 - wedding day!

I found the timelines in magazines and elsewhere were overly generous. No one really sticks to them. By having an off season wedding though, we saved some $$$ and we didn’t have to compete for vendors. It was definitely worth it.