Wedding Checklist: What To Take Care Of Two Months Before The Wedding

Here is a checklist of items to take care of two months before your wedding.

No doubt your engagement seems like it happened only yesterday. For months you have been researching and planning and booking and finalizing all kinds of arrangements for the perfect photographer, perfect caterer and perfect florist. Your wedding gown has been picked and you are spending your days daydreaming about the day you get to finally wear it as you walk down the aisle toward your anxious groom. With only two months to go before your actual wedding day, you are on the home stretch as far as planning goes. Here is a checklist of items you need to take care of at the two-month mark.

* If you haven't done so already, begin sending out your invitations. Be sure to include an RSVP in the invitations, so you can give your caterer a final headcount a few weeks before the wedding. Create a computer spreadsheet (a notepad will also work just fine) that has one column listing all of the invited guests, one column where you can put a check for "accepted" and one column where you can put a check for "declined." Keep count of how many people RSVP, so you have a running total of your final headcount.

* Plan a meeting with your caterer to finalize your menu. While you do not have to give a headcount until a few weeks before the wedding, you will want to get a definite per-head charge so you can keep within your budget.

* You and your fiancé may have decided to stick with the traditional vows that are read at a wedding. If so, plan to meet with your officiant to go over the details of what will be said and any responses you may have to make. On the other hand, if you and your fiancé have decided to brave the waters and write your own vows, start brainstorming your vows at this time. It is better to start early than to procrastinate and end up writing them a few hours before the wedding.

* The night before the wedding, you will probably be hosting a rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. If you are not planning on hosting the rehearsal dinner at your home or a friend's home, start looking at the availability of your favorite restaurants so you can host the dinner there. Be sure to book a room at your favorite restaurant as soon as possible so you get the date you want.

* Some brides choose to go ahead and do their own makeup and hair; however, if you have chosen a salon to do your makeup and hair for that day, go in and do a test run of what you will be doing the day of your wedding. Sure, that up-do you cut out from your favorite magazine looks nice on the model, but you will want to know how it looks on you before your actual wedding day.

* Enjoy the wedding showers that are being thrown for you this month by your friends, co-workers and families.

* Have a meeting with your photographer to go over the specific shots you want him/her to take at your wedding. More than likely, she already has a list of pivotal shots that she usually takes at a wedding (the cutting of the cake, for example), but if you have special shots you would like for her to take (for instance, one with you, your mother, your grandmother and great-grandmother), let her know. If you will be posing for a bridal portrait, this is the month you will probably want to do it.

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