12 to 9 Months in Advance of Your Wedding:

¨ Review marriage laws and meet with the Officiate who will be presiding over your ceremony.

¨ Select your wedding attendants:

s Bridesmaids

s Groomsmen

s Maid or Matron of Honor

s Best Man

s Ushers

s Ring-bearer

             s Flower girl(s)

¨ Meet with family to determine your wedding guest list. Be sure to inform your family of the size of the

    wedding you want. This is your special day and it should be exactly how you want it.

¨ Select a location for the wedding reception. Many churches have fellowship halls available for the 

    reception, but, be sure to tour it first, to make sure that it’s up to your standards. If not, your options

    are numerous. Local country clubs usually rent out their dining rooms as well as some bed and

    breakfast homes. For brides and grooms on a tight budget, there’s always the back yard. People have

    been taking this rout for years. Take the money that wasn’t quite enough to rent a snazzy dining hall

    and buy balloons, table cloths, folding tables and chairs to turn your back yard into your perfect  

    reception site. Or, hire a caterer with that money to do all the work for you.

¨ Determine your color scheme and begin shopping for your perfect wedding dress.