Frequently Asked Questions
A comprehensive wedding checklist typically includes 150-200+ tasks, spanning 12+ months of planning. Our generator creates a personalized list based on your wedding date, adjusting for the time you have available.
Ideally, start your wedding checklist 12 months before your wedding date. This gives you plenty of time to book popular vendors and venues. However, weddings can be planned in as little as 3-6 months with careful prioritization.
The highest priority tasks include: setting a budget, booking your venue, hiring a photographer, securing catering, ordering your dress (8+ months ahead), and sending invitations (8-10 weeks before). These book up quickly and affect other decisions.
This generator provides a standard starting point. For a fully customizable checklist where you can add, remove, and track tasks, create a free OurVows account to access our complete planning toolkit.
DIY weddings involve doing more tasks yourself (decorations, flowers, coordination) which adds more items to your checklist but saves money. Full-service weddings with a planner have fewer personal tasks but higher costs.