{"id":1191,"date":"2017-05-29T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2017-05-10T10:09:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T10:09:15","slug":"the-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/the-final-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"The final countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingbranch.co.uk\">Planning a wedding<\/a> is not easy but we thought that this 12-month handy planner maybe just the job to ensure you are organised for the big day;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">12 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Have the budget conversation with your fianc\u00e9 and your parents?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fix a date and time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Decide on guest numbers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Visit reception venues and book one as soon as possible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Buy wedding insurance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Send save-the-dates<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingbranch.co.uk\/category-page.php?par_cat_id=4\">wedding photographer and videographer<\/a> (Make sure the church or wedding venue allows photos and videos to be shot!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book the caterer, DJ and\/or band<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Make appointments to try on wedding dresses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">10 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose your guests &#8211; bridesmaids, ushers and best man etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Decide on your wedding dress (allow at least six months for a made-to-measure dress to be delivered)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose and order your bridesmaid&#8217;s dress.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Start thinking about a honeymoon, including the costs, season and flights<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">9 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingbranch.co.uk\/category-page.php?par_cat_id=3\">Find a wedding florist<\/a> and discuss your flowers, including buttonholes, bouquets and arrangements for the church and reception venue<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Taste and confirm your menu and drinks with your caterer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose and order your bridesmaid outfits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re getting married in a church, discuss readings with the minister or priest and music with the musicians<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If it&#8217;s a civil ceremony, enquire about what readings and music are permitted<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Order invitations and envelopes (allow one invitation per married couple or family), plus place cards, menus and a seating plan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">7 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book transport to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingbranch.co.uk\/wedding-venues.html\">wedding venue<\/a> and on to the reception for you and your bridal party (as well as a car to take you to your first-night hotel or the airport)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Order your wedding cake<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose and order wedding favours<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Remind your fianc\u00e9 to get his and the usher\u2019s outfits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose gifts for the wedding party<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pick your wedding rings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Confirm the order of service with your priest or registrar, and then have guest booklets printed. If you have a choir, they need copies, too<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Go honeymoon shopping (Remember summer clothes aren\u2019t easy to find in the winter and vice versa!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book a hairdresser and style consultation (do this earlier if you\u2019re planning to grow your hair)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book your make-up artist and trial appointments<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re changing your name, renew your passport now or do it after you have your honeymoon. The officiating minister or registrar will sign the form<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Find out if you need visas or inoculations for your honeymoon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Discuss hen and stag night plans with your friends.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pick a company and start gift-list window shopping!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book for a colour (if you get your hair coloured) and a trim<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Organise a rehearsal and inform those who will need to be there<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Attend a reading of the banns, if you&#8217;ll marry in a church<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2 months to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Send out invitations six weeks before the day and keep a list of acceptances<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Check that your fianc\u00e9 has organised the rings, his wedding clothes, and your first-night hotel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Try on your whole wedding outfit, including headdress, shoes and underwear. Forgotten anything? Get it!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Book any other beauty treatments (nails, fake tans, etc.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1 month to go&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Confirm numbers with caterers and do the seating plan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Discuss special requests with your band or DJ<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Order honeymoon currency and traveller&#8217;s cheques<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Visit the hairdresser to try out hairstyles with your veil and tiara, and have your final cut and colour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Have your hen and stag nights &#8211; after all that running around, it&#8217;s time to party!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning a wedding is not easy but we thought that this 12-month handy planner maybe just the job to ensure you are organised for the big day; 12 months to go&#8230; Have the budget conversation with your fianc\u00e9 and your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/the-final-countdown\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[271,269,303,300,285,270,408,261,5],"tags":[352,327,313,268,307,266],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1192,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191\/revisions\/1192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}