1. Wedding Plan Calendar

Please note that the following are just guidelines that work for Anthony and I. These are entirely our opinion, and not meant to advertise nor out down anyone. Just to help you. We have less than 6 months to prepare, so don't worry if you have fewer than 6 months. Just ENJOY Yourself!!! Drop me an email or private message to get the excel format of the calendar. =)

(include plans for Church Wedding on the same day)


6 or more months to go

1. Set Date for wedding. Some people are more particular about the dates. For couples who need to follow the lunar calendar, it is recommended to choose 1 year in advance.
2. Set Budget. Work out your budget and set priorities with your loved ones. All of us want a dream wedding, including me. But I certainly do not want us to be broke after the wedding.
   
3. Compile Guest List. This is just a draft gauge of the number of guests that you have so that you can shortlist the hotel venues.
   
4. Evaluate the banquet venue. Visit www.singaporebrides.com. Good place to start.
5. Check Church availability. Heard that Christian churches require very advance booking. Mine is OK. I book 1/2 year in advance, together with the hotel.
   
6. Confirm the banquet venue. Once you find a suitable date, you can tentatively book the banquet venue and check your church availabilty. Tentative booking does not require any downpayment. It just gives you priority booking for a period of time (typically 2 weeks). The salesperson will need to check with you there is another couple who is interested on the same date. You will be given 2 days to consider if you want to confirm the booking. You need to pay a deposit upon confirmation. Remember to book the Church too!!
7. Marriage Preparation Course. There are prerequisitesin some churches to attend the course before you can receive the sacrament of marriage. In any case, it will be goo dto attend a marriage preparation course even if you are not of any religion.
8. Choose your bridal studio. I strongly recommend that people check out the singaporebrides forum after you shortlist a few bridal studios (BS). There are the high end (>$8k), mid range ($4k-6k) and taiwanese style ones ($2k - $4k, typically in-house photographers). Checkout their reviews. I will elaborate the differences in later "chapters". Once you have decide your BS, they will plan the rest for you. Typical made-to-measure (MTM )gown require 1 month.
   
9. Decide and book make-up artist. Decide and book your makeup artist early, especially if yours is not included in the package.
   
10. Choose your studio/outdoor photographer. Decide and book your studio photographe if they are not included in the package. Typically they need 2 months to prepare the finished album.
    
11. Choose your Actual Day photographer and videographer. There is really a wide range of photographers and videographers to choosee from. Some photography house provide both services. Personally, I prefer those with spare equipment and backup camera man.
    
12. Decide on flowers and florist.
13. Plan and book honeymoon. (of course, this is not that urgent. :p We decided to push our honeymoon a month after after actual day).

4- 6 months

1. Buy wedding bands. (NOTE: need minimum 3 months to custom-made if they do not have your size!!!)
   
2. Plan Church Programme. Plan your program and get quotations from vendor. Personally, I made a mass booklet and invite my choir to sing for us. :) Saint Vincent De Paul has one of the best choir (haha...cos it is our choir group).
   
3. Book Caterer. Not so urgent. But you might want to start looking before everything start to be urgent. You can start to book and confirm your menu with the caterer.
   
4. Arrange transport for wedding day. Same as above.
   
5. Select and order wedding favours.
6. Buy or reserve Groom's suit.
7. Choose attendents and inform them.
8. Organise Entetainment programme.
9. Order wedding stationery. Guest book, Thank you notes, invitation cards.

2 - 4 months

1. Food/wine tasting. Go food tasting and confirm the menu and liquor.
   
2. Buy stocking or special lingurie. For the bride, you may want to buy special lingurie for you gown or whatever. :) Never hurt to be always on a lookout. Especially, you have already confirmed your gown.
3. Prepare wedding vows. You can start preparing your wedding vows!!!!
4. Confirm menu with caterer.
5. Arrange for Trial Make-up. Confirm that the gown will be ready in time.
   
6. Studio/Outdoor Photoshoot. Remember they need minimum 2 months to finish the album.
   
7. File notice of marriage. This is only applicable for couples solemnising on the actual day. Check out this website for more details: http://app.rom.gov.sg/
   
8. Renew baptism certification.
   

2 months

1. Printing. Print program booklet, mass booklet and invitation cards.
   
2. Mail invitation. Finalise Guest list and mail invitation.
3. Write speeches for toast.
   
4. Church rehearsal. Schedule Church rehearsal and inform attendants.

1 month

1. Final dress fitting with shoes, jewellery and lingerie.
2. Finalise seating plan. Plan and finalise seating for dinner guests and prepare place cards.
3. Finalise makeup and hairstyle. Note: For those who choose their own make-up artists.
4. Delegate jobs. Assign responsibilities to wedding helpers.
5. Prepare AngBaos. Prepare AngBaos for officant, sisters and brothers and helpers.
6. Confirm music and photography. Confirm transportation if the bridal car is not included in the package.
   

2 weeks

1. Church rehearsel. Run through day's duties with attendents.
2. Obtain marriage license and certfied copies. This is only applicable for couples solemnising on the actual day.
3. Collect wedding gown.
4. Confirm reception / dinner details with caterer/hotel.
5. Honeymoon arrangement. Confirm and prepare honeymoon arrangement.
6. Confirm transportation. Confirm transportation arrangement for the ceremony.

1 week

1. Finalise all minor arrangements.Pass rings to best man and Give payment to best man to pay the respective people.
2. Rehearse ceremony.
3. Spa treatment. Have a relaxing spa treatment, including manicure and pedicure.
   

WARNING: My actual day is on the 1 Jan 07. SO.......This is my plan. Doesn't mean it work. :) But I compiled it after studying several wedding plans and checklist. So I am still quite comfortable with this. Do WARN me if I am wrong or heading into trouble.