Planning timeline (6- 9 months before the wedding)

Time flies for sure and my wedding is nearing 9 months to go and I have nothing to write home about. Well I have written about the tips since the time I began writing this blog and here are some more planning tips for those who are only 6-9 months away from the D- day …

1) Catering is a must and hence book a caterer – In our case it was the one suggested by the hotel folks and hence it was to find the catering things coordinated by the hotel folks itself and it was never a pain as usually is the case with food not being proper or the catering dishes not arriving in time.
2) Wedding registry – We thought about it and said that we will go with the Amazon registry as I have always trusted Amazon for all my online shopping
3) Time for the wedding gown to be ordered – Make sure that you order the wedding gown because the wedding gown is not the important thing but it is the alterations that generally will kill your and you will get frustrated easily.
4) Finalize your shoes, veil, jewelry and other decorations. I generally buy from Amazon or eBay and you may think differently and go to local store. The aim is that you have done and completed the shopping
5) Bridesmaid Dresses – You can either get a designer to have the bridesmaid dresses made or you can make sure that each gets a dress and they can get it altered wherever they live and you will bear the expenses.
6) Select a wedding photographer and videographer- We had a tough time finding the right one with the right price and make sure that you schedule your appointments for a nice portrait. Very much needed later
7) Schedule an appointment for a wedding floral designer – I came to know about a lot things including the special silk wedding flowers as well as various wedding flower arrangements and even the special things like the blue and white flower combinations or even the fall season wedding flowers
8) Music to be played at the wedding venue is a must and that will help all of you if you have decide that in advance. Oh oph do not forget the wedding cakes designs that you want to look at and then decide the best wedding cake design.
9) Last but not the least make sure that you have the honeymoon choice narrowed down.. I had selected for myself Aruba and my husband wanted Bahamas and we finally decided on Bahamas J well he was right on this occasion. My honeymoon stories later.

Update:

I forgot to number 10 which is very much important and that is that send out the save-the-date cards for the wedding. Very important especially if you are having a destination wedding (yes new term for me) as all guests need to make arrangements for travel and lodging.