The short answer: work a wedding checklist backward from the date: month-by-month tasks first, then the guest list and seating chart, then a day-of timeline. The wedding planning checklist and budget tracker gives the month-by-month tasks.
- Early planning: engagement checklist and wedding guest list template (RSVPs, meals and budget).
- Closer to the day: seating chart template, decor checklist and the checklist for the bride.
- The day itself: wedding timeline with a sample day-of schedule, and a wedding binder to keep it all in one place.
Our picks for wedding checklists & timelines
Printables
Wedding Planner Checklist
A 12-month checklist plus budget, vendors, guest list, seating, day-of timeline and packing lists.
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Wedding Planning Bundle
The Wedding Budget Spreadsheet and the 13-page Wedding Planner Checklist together - for less than buying them separately.
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Ideas and how-tos
- Wedding checklist + budget tracker Start hereA month-by-month wedding planning checklist paired with a budget tracker: sample budget split, payment tracking tips and printable…
- Wedding guest list templateA wedding guest list template with tiers, addresses, RSVPs, meals and allergies, plus how guest count drives your budget. Printabl…
- Wedding seating chart templateFree wedding seating chart template to print: 24 table cards, an A to Z escort list and a checklist, plus who sits where and a ste…
- Wedding timelineA wedding timeline for the big day: a sample wedding day schedule hour by hour, tips for photos and buffers, and a free wedding ti…
- Wedding binderHow to make a wedding binder: the tabs to use, what goes in each one, supplies you need, a sample layout and how to keep it update…
Templates
- Wedding checklist for the brideA wedding checklist for the bride's own to-dos: dress, beauty, bridal party, vows, the day-of bag and week-of list, from 12 months…
- Wedding decor checklistA wedding decor checklist by area: ceremony, cocktail hour, reception tables, signs, lighting and send-off, plus who sets up and w…
- Engagement checklistEngagement checklist for the first days, weeks and months: who to tell, ring insurance, budget, guest count and which wedding list…
How to use this page
Each template here is a printable you can fill in by hand or on screen. For the bigger picture (budget, venue, vendors) go back to wedding planning.