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Groom's Calendar
12 Months Before
Pick out engagement ring (if not yet selected).
Discuss wedding plans and budget with fiancée and all parents.
Select attendants.
Decide on ceremony and reception sites with fiancée.
9 Months Before
Arrange a visit with clergy member or justice of the peace to discuss ceremony.
Start compiling your guest list.
Discuss honeymoon destinations with fiancée; consult travel agent.
6 Months Before
Arrange to pay for bride's bouquet; order boutonnieres and corsages.
Visit gift registry with fiancée.
Complete honeymoon plans.
If traveling abroad, update passports, arrange for visas, and check inoculations.
Arrange transportation to ceremony and reception for wedding party.
3 Months Before
Complete guest list; give to fiancée.
Choose bride's wedding present (something personal, such as a watch or piece of fine jewelry, is traditional.)
Order wedding attire for yourself and ushers.
Shop for honeymoon clothes.
Order wedding rings.
Plan rehearsal dinner with parents.
6-8 Weeks Before
Help fiancée with thank-you notes for gifts.
Get legal and religious papers in order.
2 Weeks Before
Go with fiancée to get marriage license.
Arrange for transportation from the reception to the airport
Attend bachelor party.
Double-check honeymoon reservations.
1 Week Before
Remind ushers of rehearsal dinner (give them gifts that night).
Explain any special seating arrangements for family members, etc., to ushers.
Purchase traveler's checks.
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