Use this six-weeks-till-the-wedding master checklist if you have an extremely limited amount of time to get your wedding organized. Don't let the time frame scare you. If you have more time to spend on planning and preparation, you may be able to use the Wedding Calendar and if you have even less than the six weeks that this list assumes, just follow the order given but modify your weekly schedule. You can get it done!

Six Weeks

  • Set budget
  • Draw up guest list
  • Choose two possible dates
  • Start scouting sites
  • Call vendors and set up appointments to meet with them
  • Shop for a dress -- and buy, rent or borrow one ASAP
  • Spread the word (let guests know your wedding date so that they can save the date and start to make travel plans)

Five Weeks

  • Nail down a site for both ceremony and reception Book all your wedding professionals
  • Caterer
  • Band
  • Photographer
  • Videographer
  • Officiant
  • Order invitations that can be done in one week (you may need to pay a "rush" fee)
  • Order rings
  • Arrange accommodations (reserve blocks of rooms, call friends with guest rooms, and so on) for out-of-town guests
  • Book honeymoon (with such limited time, you may want to just book a long weekend somewhere nearby, then plan a more leisurely vacation at a later date)

Four Weeks

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