Bel Air Bay Club WPG - Flipbook - Page 10
12 MONTHS
Determine your budget and overall vision
Create your initial guest list
Hire your wedding planner or coordinator
Select the venue and caterer
11 MONTHS
Choose a color scheme and start
thinking of overall design
Hire vendors who book up quickly, such as
photographer, entertainment, etc.
10 MONTHS
Start shopping for your wedding dress
Book hotel room blocks for guests
Create your wedding website
Take engagement photos
Start looking at invitations
9 MONTHS
Buy your wedding dress
Betsy Newman Photography
Send ‘‘save the dates’’
Timeline
Checklist
8 MONTHS
Register for gifts
Select the bridesmaids’ dresses and
schedule fittings within the month
Meet with professional florists
7 MONTHS
Planning a wedding is both exciting and deeply
personal. A thoughtfully structured timeline helps
ensure nothing is overlooked while allowing your
experience to feel calm and intentional. This checklist
offers general guidance to support your planning
process, and your Special Events Coordinator and
planning team at Bel-Air Bay Club will help refine
details specific to your oceanfront celebration.
Book the rehearsal dinner venue
Hire the ceremony musicians
Order rental items, such as specialty chairs,
linens, draping, etc.
Hire officiant
6 MONTHS
Hire lighting technician
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