Contact Rabbi Steve A Year or More in Advance!

• Plan your budget. This should take into account typical wedding items as well as travel expenses.
• Pick a country/region you’d like to get married in. Consider wedding date and the weather of that location. Get your passports and travel visas ASAP!
• Set your date and pick a venue.
• Be sure Rabbi Steve is available before you secure your date !!!
• Create a guest list.
• Talk about marriage license options with your fiancé. Depending on your wedding location, marriage requirements greatly vary.
• Considering hiring a planner and a travel agent. Someone who knows your area of choice takes a load off your shoulders.
• Reserve your honeymoon suite if you plan honeymooning immediately after the wedding.

9–11 Months In Advance

• Pick your bridal party. Make sure they have all passports and any other identification needed to travel.
• Send out “Save The Dates.” These should be sent far in advance to give guests plenty of time to make travel arrangements.
• Create a wedding website. Include details on travel, accommodations, registry details, and more.
• Create your gift registry. But keep in mind expenses guests are already paying for travel.
• Reserve a wedding room block. Contact hotels near your venue and let your guests know of any promotional codes they’ll need to book with the discounted rate.
• Pick your wedding attire!
• Find vendors.  Try phone calls and Skype consultations to “meet” before you book them.

6–8 Months In Advance

• Purchase airline tickets.
• Take engagement photos.
• Book the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner location(s).
• Schedule your dress fitting, get the bridal party’s attire. Remember the flower girl and ring bearer!
• Order your wedding invitations.
• Book wedding-day transportation. Make sure everyone can get to the venue from the hotel easily.
• Finalize vendors. Make sure you’ve booked the officiant, photographer/videographer, florist, DJ or Band, Cake Maker, Rentals & Linens, and Hairstylist/Makeup Artist. Get everything in writing.

3–5 Months In Advance

• Finalize your guest list.
• Scheduling any informal recreational activities. T
• Purchase wedding rings and accessories. Veil, wedding shoes, undergarments, etc.
• Finalize honeymoon plans.

6–8 Weeks In Advance

• Confirm all: Flight and hotel bookings, guest RSVPs and meal choices, wedding vows and readings (with your officiant) ,shot list with your photographer/videographer, menu/beverage/catering details, rental delivery times/pickups, song list for ceremony/cocktail hour/reception (with your DJ /band/musicians), who is giving the toasts.
• Get any required vaccines and legal documents in order.
• Order wedding favors for your guests and/or welcome bags for your guests.

3–5 Weeks In Advance

• Send anything you can’t take with you on the plane to an on-site wedding coordinator.
• Pick up your wedding rings
• Final dress fitting..
• Create a packing list

1–2 Weeks In Advance

• Pick up your gown.
• Confirm flight numbers and arrival times. Especially for bridal party.
• Finalize seating arrangements.
• Speaking of emergencies: Check the weather report!
• Start packing for your wedding and honeymoon.
• Figure out tips and final payments for vendors. Tipping customs vary from country to country.

A Few Days in Advance

• Arrive at your wedding destination.
• Do final checks. This could be a walk-through of the ceremony/reception venues, meeting with vendors, applying for marriage licenses, having a tasting, a hair/makeup trial, and more.
• Have your wedding dress steamed.