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Helping You to Plan Your Day

Organising your wedding needn't be stressful - nominate someone else and just turn up on the day!

However for some more practical and useful advice:

Set a date and book with your place of worship/registrar.

Check out venues and confirm your booking.

If your wedding is to be on a weekend between Easter & October or in December you will need to book many of your services below well in advance to ensure that the ones you want are available (this is not how most guide sheets advise but, if you want your first choice, trust me on this one).

Many will require deposits to secure your booking so you do need to budget for this early, but it's less to pay out later:


ASAP:	Church/Registrar [ ] Photographer [ ] Videographer [ ] Outfit Hire [ ] Transport [ ]	Save the Date cards [ ] Entertainment [ ] Caterers [ ] Venue [ ]
6 Months to go:	Wedding Dress [ ] Honeymoon [ ] Invitations [ ]	Bridesmaids Dresses [ ] Flowers [ ] Rings [ ]
3 Months to go:	Send Invitations [ ]	Gift List [ ]
6 Weeks to go:	Presents for attendants [ ] Order of Service [ ] Hen Night [ ]	Place Cards [ ] Stag Night [ ] Menus [ ]
2 Weeks to go:	Confirm all arrangements with suppliers [ ]
1 Week to go:	Dress rehearsal [ ]
On the Day:	All your plans & hard work have come to fruition - smile and enjoy the day! [ ]

Timings. The figures below are based on average times but will give you a good idea when it comes to planning your day.

20 mins	Travel to Ceremony location
30/60 mins	Ceremony
20 mins	Travel to venue
90 mins	Wedding photographs
90 mins	Wedding breakfast
30 mins	Speeches
240/300 mins	Evening entertainment

You will also need to allow some time in-between each of the above (an additional 120 minutes over the whole day) This planner is designed specifically for brides in Northern Ireland to help them plan their wedding with the minimum of stress. It takes into account the differences between NI and other regions, especially in regard to booking the various professional services required to make your day the best it can be.