Wedding Checklist

Planning your wedding can be a huge headache if you do not have a set plan. It is very easy to leave out important details (You forgot the wedding cake? Oh no!). Having a list of what you need might just ease that headache and save you from forgetting essential services, people or items.
Here is a general guide to see what you have already have covered and what you still need for your big day.

• Planning

  • Date of Your Wedding
  • Engagement Announcement
  • Bridesmaids
  • Ceremony Site Location
  • Flower Girls
  • Flower Arrangements
  • Groomsmen
  • Honeymoon Arrangements
  • Music Coordinator
  • Officiant
  • Place Cards
  • Reception Cards
  • Reception Location
  • Reply Cards and Envelopes With Stamp
  • Ring Bearer
  • Save the Date Cards
  • Wedding Invitations

• Ceremony

  • Bouquets
  • Boutonnière
  • Candles
  • Chairs
  • Corsages
  • Decorations
  • Dressing Room Area For Bridal Party
  • Dressing Room Area For Groomsmen
  • Flower Girl Basket
  • Gratuities
  • Guest Book Table
  • Kneeling Bench
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Marriage License
  • Music
  • Officiant Fee
  • Parking Area
  • Pen & Guest Book
  • Permits (Special Occasions, Photography etc.)
  • Photographer
  • Picture Stand
  • Pillars/Pedastal
  • Programs
  • Ring Pillow
  • Transportation
  • Unity Candle/Holder
  • Unity Sand (If having a sand ceremony)
  • Videographer
  • Wedding Rings

• Reception

  • Bartender
  • Cake Knife
  • Cake Topper/Decoration
  • Candles & Holders
  • Centerpieces
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Decorations
  • Dinnerware
  • DJ/Live Band/Sound System/Music
  • Drinks/Lemons/Sweeteners
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Guest Favors
  • Hors d'hoeurves
  • Ice
  • Napkins
  • Place Cards
  • Punch Bowl
  • Serving Staff
  • Tables & Linens
  • Tent If Outdoors
  • Throw Away Bouquet
  • Caterer
  • Toasting Glasses
  • Parking Area
  • Pitchers of Water
  • Wedding Cake/Groom's Cake