The perfect "I Do": Our essential guide to a stress-free wedding

Things to do as soon as you become engaged

• Share your good news with your immediate family and friends {Framily}

• Arrange a family meeting involving both sets of parents

• Start marriage counselling

• Start saving extra and set a wedding budget

• Allocate tasks and who is responsible for it

• Arrange a first meeting with your Sheikh or Imam, minister or priest, registry office or civil venue to set a date for your wedding

• Send ‘Save the date’ notifications all guests

• Make appointments with bridal boutiques and suit couture

• Decide with your partner your witnesses, bridesmaids and groomsmen.

12 months before the big day

• Announce your engagement to your extended framily

• Optional: set a date for your engagement {or traditional} party

• Think about the type and size of of wedding you'd like and create a guest list 

• Start looking at venues and options

• Think about wedding theme and colours

• Select your bridesmaid and groomsmen

• Send out save the date cards, messages or emails to guests

10 months before the big day

• Decide on your venue and pay deposit

• Book your Imam, registrar or cleric

• Purchase wedding insurance if you need one

• Consider hiring a wedding planner or assistant if you need one at BeJustFab1

• Set up a messaging group to keep your friends up to date about your wedding

• Decide and book photographer (and videographer)

8 months before the big day

• Order your wedding suit and dress as well as accessories

• Order your brides maid and groomsmen outfits and accessories

• Decide and book a wedding caterer, florist, transport, cake maker and honeymoon

• Contact BeJustFab1 if you need them to hire furniture or linen

6 months before the big day

• Decide where to book accommodation for your & your guests wedding night

• Order wedding favours from BeJustFab1

• Set up a gift list or Aso ebi

• Decide and order stationery, rings etc

• Keep an eye on your diet and weight

• Sort out your honeymoon arrangements if you are having one

4 months before the big day

• Order bespoke dressing gowns from BeJustFab1

• Plan your stage do and hen night

• Decide and order gifts for each other, your parents and anyone else in the wedding party you'd like to treat

• Purchase or make your decorations from BeJustfab1

• Book your transport

3 months before the big day

• Go for your first wedding dress fitting

• Have a meeting with your videographer & photographs and discuss your must-have shots

• Meet your Caterer to plan the wedding menu

• Send out your wedding invitations & reminder messages

• Arch out your order of service details

• Start drafting your speech and vows

2 months before the big day

• Have more marriage counselling

• Double check your priorities with your partner about your future plans. i.e when to start a family, careers, housing etc

1 month before the big day

• Book a house sitter to take care for your plants, pets or children while on honeymoon

• Have another gown/suit fitting and arrange a collection date for your wedding it

• Finalise details with your vendors so that they know what they're delivering, where and what time.

• Send your order of service/programme of event to printer or hire BeJustFab1 to do

• Reply wedding gifts with thank you cards

• Order a wedding guest book or sitting plan for display

• Finalise seating arrangements and design place cards or hire BeJustFab1 to do

• Confirm head count with caterer

• Take your pre-wedding photo shoot

• Try on your wedding accessories before the big day

• Have a wedding rehearsal

• Finalise your song lists with your DJ or wedding musician

3 days before

• Confirm wedding day transport

• Treat yourself to a manicure and pedicure

• Arrive at your hotel with your wedding party

• Ensure parents and close family stay has checked in too

• Have a spa day

• Pray a lot

• Run through programme and expectations with your wedding party

• Communicate with your partner, diffuse any last minute nerves

2 days before

• Run through roles and responsibilities with your wedding party (e.g. greeting and seating guests, checking vendors)

• Make sure all wedding wears are packed or laid out

• Confirm arrival time with hair stylist and makeup artist

On the day

• Allow plenty of time to get ready

• Ensure photographer and videographer are with you and your partner

• Immerse yourself in the day, enjoy every moment and relax

• Carry your partner along

After the wedding

• Post your thank you cards and messages

• Stay in touch with your photographer and/or videographer as they work on finishing your videos, photos, album and/or DVD

• Pray a lot

• Reminisce on your day of joy with your partner

• Open your wedding gifts

• Get ready and go on your honeymoon

After the honeymoon

• Have a thanks giving service if you want one

• Have your wedding outfits cleaned and preserved

• Call and thank all/most family and friend that attended your wedding

• Arrange to change the surname on your driving licence, passport, bank etc, if necessary.

• Review and receive your shoots and clips with your videographer and photographer

• Arrange a watch party with your wedding guests

• Carry on with marriage counselling

• Practice positive attitude always

• Go on dates

• Fall in love over and over again

• Stay in love

• Attend marriage seminars with your partner

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