The Groom's Wedding Checklist

Once you and your fiancée have decided on a date, it is time to start planning. A large wedding can take a full year to prepare for, longer if it is to be held on a popular date, such as Valentine’s Day or if you have set your hearts on a special venue. The more specific your plans, the earlier you need to make your preliminary bookings to guarantee the arrangements you want. Our comprehensive wedding checklist takes care of all details, but there are some details that are necessarily taken care of, by the groom.

If the bride’s family is organising the wedding, they may have strong ideas concerning the style and venue of the ceremony and reception. They will also have definite views on the expenditure involved. Try to become as involved as possible with the initial decisions, voicing any strong feelings you may have concerning the arrangements. Ideally you, your fiancée and her family should work closely together to create the style of wedding best suited to everyone’s taste and pocket. Stay organized with out Groom’s wedding checklist to help you.

Before the ceremony, have you:

• Organised the honeymoon?
• Bought the ring?
• Insured the bridal home against theft, while you are on honeymoon?
• Ordered and arranged to collect your wedding suit?
• Ordered the buttonholes if necessary?
• Is your car decorated with wedding ribbon?
• Is your holiday luggage packed and available?
• Have you ordered any taxis needed?
• Filled the car with petrol?
• Is a change of clothing ready at the reception?
• Are the buttonholes organised?
• Are the order of service sheets ready for the ushers?
• Have you collected any gifts you are to give?
• Are the notes for your speech in your pocket?
• Have you checked the list you made of ‘things to remember’!!

Have you given the best man:

• Wedding ring(s)
• Wedding documents
• Money for the fees
• Passports, tickets, travellers’ cheques, needed for honeymoon
• Car Keys
• His gift

If travelling abroad have you remembered:

• Passport?
• Travellers cheques/currency?
• Inoculations?
• Car Insurance and Driving Licence (If taking your car)?
• Collected all the relevant tickets
• Packed your luggage well before the wedding?
• Placed the fees for any church expenses not already paid, in a marked envelope, ready for the best man?
• Collected the Banns certificate from your church?
• Got enough cash for reception and honeymoon?
• Arranged for your going away clothes to be taken to the reception venue?
• Collected any faxes or telegrams to be read out at the reception
• Checked that your shirt is ironed and shoes clean?