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Six months to go

Give your guest list to your fiancé. If you are going to share the expenses, discuss the details with your fiancé and her parents. Discuss the honeymoon plans with your fiancé. Visit a travel agent for ideas. Do the bookings for the honeymoon venue(s), as well as for transport. Arrange transportation for the wedding party to the ceremony and the reception. Decide on a best man.

Five months to go

Organise a bar/drinks for the reception (do not order the champagne for toasts or sherry yet, as at this stage you do not know the number of guests that will attend). Purchase the wedding rings with your fiancé. Buy a suit and shoes If the honeymoon is abroad, arrange for passports.

Four months to go

Order the corsages and bouquets for the retinue

Three months to go

Book accommodation at a nearby hotel for you and your future wife for the wedding night. Shop for clothes for your honeymoon if you do not have enough. Look for small gifts for the attendants chosen with your bride.

Two months to go

Visit a lawyer with your fiancé and draw up your prenuptial agreement.

One month to go

Arrange a driver for the wedding car Confirm all your honeymoon arrangements.

One week to go

Buy champagne for the toasts at the reception, as well as wine for the tables. If you want sherry for the guests as they enter the reception, make sure to purchase this as well. Keep in mind that there will be children as well as other guests that do not use alcohol, so remember to buy grape juice or arrange for a punch for the tables. If you are going to make use of your own transport on your honeymoon, take your vehicle for a service, and make sure that it is in a good condition. Confirm the booking at the hotel for you and your bride for the wedding night. Buy a wedding gift for the bride.

One day to go.

Fill your honeymoon vehicle with petrol, check the water and oil and make sure the tyres are pumped. Plan your speech. Collect the corsages and bouquets. Pack your suitcase for your honeymoon.

On your wedding day

Get your hair cut. Sit back, relax and enjoy the day.

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