Wedding Check List

6 - 12 months before the big day
Decide on a date
Make an appointment with Clergyman / Officiant Determine a budget.
Compose a guest list.
Set time, location of Ceremony, Rehearsal & Reception Venue.
Choose Professional Photographer / Videographer / DJ
Shop for wedding gown: Several fittings will be required.
Obtain Floral & Music estimates; book services if possible.
Register with gift registry.
Select bride maids.
Pick a honeymoon destination: (renew passports & inoculations if required.)
Begin selection of a Caterer.
Set a date to order dresses for bridesmaids.

5 months before the big day
Finalize guest lists.
Order invitations & announcements.
Order personal stationary & thank you notes.
Plan reception.
Choose florist.
Men choose attire.
Make honeymoon plans.
Choose caterer.
Confirm delivery of bridal gown.
Make appointment for bridal portrait.
Order wedding cake and or grooms cake.
Arrange transportation for all members of bridal party to & from ceremony & reception locations.
Go over details of reception with caterer / hotel manager.
If you are renting any equipment, reserve it now. (tent, chairs, arch, floral, pillars etc.)

2 months before the big day
Inform clergyman of all the details of your ceremony.
Keep a gift diary - send thank you notes as gifts arrive.
Fine tune guest list.
Plan rehearsal dinner.
Select attendants' gifts, grooms gift.
Check all services.
Make moving arrangements.
Final gown fitting.
Bridal portrait setting.

1 month before the big day
Choose wedding bands.
Mail invitations.
Make room reservations for out of town guests.
Check wedding party apparel.
Confirm music arrangements & check selections.
Make reservations for bridesmaids' luncheon.
Discuss rehearsal dinner with hosts.
Attend showers.
Marriage license.

2 weeks before the big day
Plan your wedding day hair style. (bring headpiece & veil).
Schedule hair appointment for day of wedding.
Final check on bridal party clothing.
Check with caterer / reception venue with any last minute changes.

1 week before the big day
Remind rehearsal dinner guests of time / location.
Start honeymoon packing.
Wrap groom's & attendants' gifts.
Check wedding announcements, stamped & ready to mail day after wedding.
Bridesmaids' luncheon.
Schedule rehearsal for 1 - 2 days prior to wedding.
Remind wedding party of exact time & place.
Go over final details of ceremony & reception with all parties involved.

1 day before the big day
RELAX !
Have manicure & pedicure done.
Attend wedding rehearsal & dinner.
Give ushers guest list.
Wedding Day
Eat!
Hair and make-up.
Check wedding dress. (pressing / steaming)
Appoint family member to check ceremony & reception for left behind items.
Change of clothes. (if leaving for honeymoon).
Breath ! Enjoy your day.

Helpful hint:
Make an emergency kit: Include. . .
Make-up, extra panty hose, bobby pins, safety pins, clear nail polish, comb, hair spray, hanky or tissues, needle & thread (white), aspirins, saltine crackers, band aid, toothpaste & brush,  dental floss, breath mints. Sounds funny, but stranger things have happened....... Congratulations!

Congratulations!
This is the moment you have been dreaming of since you were a little girl. You are probably feeling very excited about your wedding right now, and so you should. You want your big day to be perfect, of course. The perfect wedding does require some planning, though.... and this can be a very daunting task! It's not uncommon for excitement to fade away under the seemingly endless list of tasks that need to be dealt with. This is where we can help. Our goal is to make your wedding, and the months leading up to it, as hassle free as possible. Here at New Beginnings Wedding Ceremonies of Phoenix we have all the tools and advice to make your dream come true. This should be the happiest day of your life - and with our help it will be.

The Art of Marriage

The little things are the big things.

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.

It is never going to sleep angry.

It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.

It is standing together facing the world.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,but in the spirit of joy.

It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an angel.

It is not looking for perfection in each other.

It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is finding room for the things of the spirit.

It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual
     and the obligation is reciprocal.

It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.