Wedding Planning Timeline | Three Month Mark

In-between six months, and three months before the wedding, there tends to not be much to do. You got all the big things- the venue, food, photographer/videographer, DJ, wedding planner/day of coordinator, florist, and dress -handled, and at the three month mark it’s time for all the little details! 

1. Start looking at wedding bands for you and your fiancé, and order them so they can be in, and sized in time. 

2. Finalize your guest list, and get your wedding invites ready to be sent out in the next couple of weeks. 

3. Schedule your cake tasting, and order your wedding cake (or another dessert if you’re not doing cake). Side note: it is normal for bakeries to charge for tastings! 

4. Set up the tasting with your venue/caterer and finalize the food, and drink selection. 

5. Book your rehearsal dinner location! The earlier the better with this if you’re getting married in “wedding season”!

6. Start your wedding registry! Go prepared with a list, and give yourself a whole day! ENJOY! This is one of the funnest parts of the planning process!

7. Decide on your hair and makeup artist, and schedule your trials. It’s normal for there to be a charge for this, too!

Check out my other posts in my wedding planning timeline series! 

xo, Val 

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Wedding Planning Timeline: One Year Mark pt. 2.

Hi Everyone!!

When you're a year out from your wedding, in addition to determining budget, guest list and the overall feel of your wedding, there are a few other things you need to start thinking about.

Deciding on your bridal party is something that should be done as soon as possible.  Like your fiancé and yourself, your bridal party is going to need time to prepare and save money as well.  Asking someone to be in your wedding is a big commitment.  They may need to travel from out of town, so giving them time to make arrangements is best.

via: the knot.

Something else to do a year out from your wedding is hire your wedding planner. Weather you're having someone to help with every aspect of your wedding or just a day of coordinator, finding them at the beginning of the planning process is a good idea.

Having an engagement party is also something that happens right after the engagement. Not everyone has one, but it's a good way to celebrate your recent engagement.

This is also a good time to start trying on wedding dresses.  You need around eight months to have your dress ordered, so having extra time to try on dresses will be great. This will give you time to figure out what you like and what looks good on you before you decide on the right dress.

Jim Hjelm. Picture via: the knot.

You should also start looking at photographers and videographers.  Try to decide what style you prefer, and ask friends and family for recommendations. 

Trying to get most of the big details of your wedding out of the way in the beginning is a great idea, but not necessary.  If things kind of fall into place a year out from your wedding you're very lucky.  Don't think you have to have everything done right away, though. Really think about what you want, and enjoy the planning of your wedding! 

I hope this helped! 
XO. Val

Is it worth it? videographer.

Hi everyone!

I wanted to start a new installment on my blog called "is it worth it?".  It's going to be talking about certain things that you're unsure of while planning your wedding. i.e. real flowers, a five tiered wedding cake, hiring a videographer, renting a tent for your outdoor wedding, etc. 

Today I'm going to talk about hiring a videographer for your wedding day. Having a videographer goes on the list of something people wish they had, and something people think is unnecessary. Finding an experienced videographer is going to be expensive, but having your cousin in the ninth row of the ceremony record it, will probably be disappointing. 

Having a videographer is growing in popularity every day. When it comes to anything with your wedding it's all about what's important and what's worth spending part of your budget on.  

Having pictures is great and absolutely necessary, but they can't show you every detail of your special day.  Being able to sit down and watch your video is such a great experience. You get to watch your wedding day- because you know it's going to be a BLUR that day.

So in my opinion, find a great videographer that is a great match for you and your fiancé, and work it into your budget.  When you get to watch a high quality video of your wedding 5, 10, even 20 years from now, you'll be very happy you spent the extra money. 

Hope you found this helpful! I'll be back next week with another installment of "is it worth it".

XO Val