• Select and purchase the engagement ring

• Pick a date and start to visualize your  wedding

• Set a budget.  Delegate expense responsibilities

• Select and purchase wedding bands as well as any  other jewelry

• Select a wedding consultant (if any) and secure a deposit

• Compile a guest list and determine the size of your wedding

• Select a site for your ceremony and secure with a deposit

• Select a site for your reception and secure with a deposit

• Determine your wedding party and get their sizes

• Select and meet with an officiant to plan out your ceremony

• Meet with your legal advisors

• Reserve your rehearsal with the ceremony site and dinner location

• Select and purchase your bridal attire

• Schedule fittings, alterations and pick up/delivery

• Pick your bridal party and select their attire

• Order bridesmaids attire and schedule fittings, alterations and pick up/delivery

• Begin selecting all wedding ceremony and reception services

• Select and secure a stationer

• Select and order invitations, thank you notes and other stationery

• Secure a deposit with:
          o Photographer
          o Videographer
          o Caterer
          o Florist
          o Ceremony music
          o Reception music
          o Rentals company
          o Linens company

• Make appointments for bridal and engagement portraits with your photographer

• Continue planning your wedding ceremony and reception with your wedding professionals

• Select and order Groom's attire and schedule fittings, alterations and pick up/delivery

• Select your Groom's attendants and order their attire.

•  Schedule fittings, alteration and pick up/delivery for Groom's attendants

• Begin to plan your honeymoon

• Select your gift registry

• Announce engagement to local newspapers

• Send thank you notes for gifts received

• Select and reserve (if possible) accommodations for traveling guests

• Finalize the guest list

• Select and purchase trousseau

• Continue planning the wedding with the professionals

• Finalize any orders that need to be done before the wedding

• Research legal matters such as marriage licenses

• Help your parents in selecting their formal attire

• Select day of wedding transportation

• Select a baker and schedule an appointment for sample tasting

• Begin beauty regimen

• Begin preparing invitations

• Continue with thank you notes

• Visit your hairstylist for a haircut and also reserve them for day of wedding

• Make any other pre-wedding beauty appointments for you and your bridal party (massage, spa, manicure, etc.)

• Select and reserve make-up artist for day of wedding

• Mail invitations to out-of-town guests

• Select and order accessories and party favors for the wedding and reception

• Finalize your honeymoon details, including all paperwork

• Continue planning the wedding with the professionals and finalize all ceremony details with your officiant

• Make reservations for your bridal parties' guests

• Select your wedding attire cleaning and preservation

• Select a floral company and choose you're your flowers for the wedding and reception

• Begin packing if you plan on moving

• Mail local invitations and begin RSVP count

• Schedule final fittings for entire wedding party

• Obtain marriage license and necessary health records

• Complete shopping for gifts, accessories, honeymoon, etc.

• Obtain any medications needed for honeymoon and travel

• Confirm appointments with hair stylist and make up artist

• Have bridal portrait taken and framed

• Plan and finalize rehearsal dinner

• Begin to address wedding announcements

• Finish wedding favors if not ordered or purchased

• Attend and parties the are being held in your honor

• Pick up any ordered items

• Call all unresponsive guests

• Confirm travel itineraries and accommodations for visiting guests

• Finalize menus with caterers

• Meet with the band or DJ to finalize and song lists including the couples first song

• Finalize details with photographer

• Finalize details with videographer with filming

• Meet with the baker to finalize cake details and transportation

• Finalize any details with the florist and delivery of the flowers

• Finalize any and all details with the rental and decorations company

• Meet with the reception site manager to finalize all details

• Maintain your beauty regimen making any final appointments

• Delegate post-wedding tasks to family members and bridal party

• Finalize all moving details and finish packing

• Call caterers and finalize guest count

• Confirm honeymoon travel and obtain tickets

• Confirm all accommodations for the two of you

• Confirm wedding day transportation

• Confirm the fit of all wedding attire

• Pack for honeymoon and your wedding night bag