For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked. Bill Cosby, Love and Marriage
What is on Your Wedding Planning Checklist?


What have you included on your wedding planning checklist? For a stress and hassle-free wedding day, you'll either need a lot of lists or one central wedding planning checklist. You can do this in a notebook or on the computer. The important thing is to get organized and stay organized.

If you're having bridesmaids, that will take some of the burden off of you as bridesmaids are to perform certain duties. If you're not sure what these are, you can consult wedding planning software or look it up on the internet.

First, you'll need a master wedding planning checklist listing all the details you need to take care of and then you can work on the finer points of each one. For example, at least a month before the wedding, check with the county clerk to see what the marriage license requirements are in your state. You'll definitely need a valid driver's license or state ID and some states require birth certificates and social security cards as additional proof of identity and age.

If you do have to order any documents, do so as soon as possible and check the status of these once a week. This is an extremely important wedding planning checklist and you'll want to stay on top of this.

You'll want to have lists for flowers, the photographer and the caterer on your master wedding planning checklist. What flowers have you chosen and on which date do you order them? Have you discussed food with the caterer? If friends or family are providing the food, have you decided on the menu? Make a list of everything you will be serving, who will be making what and when and which ingredients to buy.

In fact, you may want to incorporate into your master wedding planning checklist a list of all the things you need to buy, from the wedding dress to a new punchbowl set.

When you send out the invitations, you'll want to keep track of who has RSVPd and who has declined. You can do this on your master wedding planning checklist. It's important that you know how many guests for which to plan.

Your master wedding planning checklist will be your best friend during the coming months. It will make your life so much simpler if you're able to quickly locate the status of many of the important details of the most important day of your life.

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