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___ Give reception site/caterer final guest head count. Include vendors, such
as the photographer or band members, who will expect a meal. Ask how many
extra plates the caterer will prepare.
___ Supply location manager with a list of vendor requests such as a table for
DJ or setup space needed by florist.
___ Plan reception seating chart.
___ Print place and table cards, or finalize list with the calligrapher you have
hired to do so.
___ Call all wedding vendors and confirm arrangements.
___ Give ceremony and reception site managers a schedule of vendor
delivery and setup times, plus contact numbers.
___ Groom: Get your hair trimmed.
___ Attend bachelor/ette parties.
___ Bride: If you need to, have your gown pressed or steamed.
___ Groom: Go for final fitting and pick up your formal wear.
___ Groom: Ask the best man to make sure all groomsmen attend fittings
and pick up their outfits.
___ Determine wedding-party positions during ceremony and the order of
the party in the processional and recessional.
___ Hand off place cards, table cards, menus, disposable cameras, favors,
and any other items for setting the tables to the caterer and/or reception site
manager.
___ Reconfirm final details with all vendors. Discuss any necessary
last-minute substitutions.
___ Call the limousine- or car-rental company for pickup times and locations.
___ Arrange for guests without cars to be picked up from the airport or train
station. Ask friends, attendants, or relatives to help.
___ Deliver welcome baskets to the hotel concierge; make sure to include
names and delivery instructions.
___ Provide all wedding professionals with an emergency phone number to
call on the day of the wedding.
___ Write checks and/or talk to wedding hosts (usually your parents, if not
you) about any final balances to be paid at the end of the reception.
___ Rehearse ceremony. Meet with wedding party, ceremony readers,
immediate family, and your officiant at the ceremony site to rehearse and iron
out details.
___ Bring unity candle, aisle runner, yarmulkes, or other ceremony
accessories to the site.
___ Give your marriage license to your officiant.
___ Attend rehearsal dinner.
___ Present attendants with gifts at the rehearsal dinner. You'll want to do
this especially if the gifts are accessories to be worn during the wedding.
___ Present parents and each other with gifts.
___ Give wedding bands to the best man and the maid of honor to hold
during the ceremony.
___ Give best man the officiant's fee envelope, to be handed off after the
ceremony.
___ Introduce your reception site manager to your consultant or maid of
honor for questions or problems during the reception.
___ Assign a family member or attendant to be the photographer's contact
so he knows who is who.
___ Prearrange for someone to return any rentals.
___ Pre-plan for attendants to take the bride's gown for cleaning and return
the groom's tux to the rental shop.
___ Write and send thank-you notes to gift-bearing guests and vendors who
were especially helpful.
