Suzanne The Party Girl
love is a small word. we make it BIG. TM
| Paper | Draft wedding program information. |
| Rehearsal | Schedule your wedding rehearsal with officiant and bridal party. Have everyone who is going to walk down the aisle, stand with you or participate in the ceremony attend. Notify Suzanne of your rehearsal date. |
| Rehearsal | Decide whether or not you want a receiving line after your ceremony or at your reception. |
| The Dress | Attend first dress fitting. Bring your undergarments with you and wear them when you fit your dress. |
| Honeymoon Attire and Wedding Night Lingerie | Shop for wedding night lingerie. Shop for attire that will suit the season of your honeymoon destination. Remember to look online for items that you cannot find. |
| Rehearsal | Plan rehearsal dinner: book space and order invitations. (Or lighten your load and we can help you!) |
| Decor | Purchase guest book/vessel for guest notes. |
| Decor | Purchase or make guest envelope box. |
| Decor | Purchase frames and gather photographs for placement on guest book table or on your cake table. |
| Ceremony | Finalize ceremony items and purchases. |
| Decor | Reception items: Do you want to purchase or rent toasting flutes, a cake knife and server, etc. |
| Bar | Plan your reception cocktails. Decide and communicate how to handle the bar tab. Will you host a full bar for the entire evening, or a partial bar? We recommend hosting some sort of bar because your guests have made it a priority to attend your wedding and it is the mark of a good host to provide them with something to drink. It can be a dry bar with sodas, iced tea, coffee and water. It may include those items plus only wine and beer. But whatever you do, provide drinks and an option to upgrade. Please. Show your guests some love. |
| Bar | Research signature drink options. Cute idea: one drink named after the groom and one after the bride. Coordinating them with your colors or theme is even more fun! |
| Bar | Decide if you will be serving beverages before the ceremony, especially if your wedding will be during a season that is hot. |
| Caterer | Schedule a tasting with your caterer and confirm reception menu. Consider your guests. Are they vegetarian, vegan or Kosher? Do they have any food allergies? Will children be attending? Finalize all of your food and meal choices. Send Suzanne a copy of your final choices. |
| Reception | Contact your reception venue and review your BEO (Banquet Event Order). Check to see if equipment you may need (ask your DJ/Band) is available such as: PA system, microphones, projector, etc. Also ask if your venue will help set up table decorations and light candles. Anything that they will not do, ask your florist and coordinator for help. Forward Suzanne your final BEO. |
| Organization | Request time off from work for your honeymoon. |
| Flowers | Finalize flower arrangements for ceremony, reception and personal flowers. Discuss with your florist the final design of floral items. Keep in mind that guests often take the centerpieces and your coordinator will need to remove key arrangements for your suite or the next day if you want them to not be taken by guests. Forward Suzanne a copy of your final floral design. |
| Flowers or To Purchase | Arrange for florist to create something (such as a small box topped with a pillow made from flowers) to place rings on for your ring bearer, if having. You can also purchase a ring pillow. |
| Paper | Order wedding programs, ceremony seating cards, escort cards, and any other needed paper items. |
Wedding Checklist a 3 Months Out:
| Coordinator | Send Suzanne an update of your wedding checklist so we can admire your progress! |
| Invitations | Double-check and purchase postage for invitations and response cards. Weigh a completely assembled invitation at the post office prior to purchase. (We can provide this service for you.) |
| Invitations | Mail wedding invitations. (We can provide this service for you.) |
| Invitations | Keep a record of rsvp cards that you receive. (Update with Suzanne using online form or we can provide this for you.) |
| Health & Beauty | Book your wedding day beauty, makeup artist and hair stylist. Schedule a makeup and hair trial. Forward Suzanne a copy of your contract/agreement with beauty team and their contact information. |
| Gifts | As a token of appreciation for your bridal party, parents and those helping you with your wedding (doing a reading, singing, greeting guests, etc.), it is a nice gesture to select gifts for them. |
| Bridal Party | Attend bridal shower. |
| Gifts | Write and mail shower thank-you notes. |
| Ceremony | Start drafting your wedding vows, if writing your own. |
| Misc. | Send wedding announcement to local newspaper, if desired. |
| Location | Decide where your wedding party will be getting dressed (on-site or in hotel rooms) and where your officiant will be dressing if at a unique location. Communicate to your Hair and Makeup team where the bridal party will be and how many they will be styling. |
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