Wedding checklist with a 12 month countdown, final week and day of lists

This wedding checklist guides you from a year before the big day to the weeks that follow it, one relaxed page at a time. It has 15 undated pages: a countdown by month, the last week, the day before, the wedding day, an emergency kit and a list for after the wedding. You get it as an instant PDF download in US Letter and A4, and nothing is mailed.

Open it at any stage of your engagement and you will see straight away what matters next.

How the wedding checklist keeps your planning calm

Every countdown page shows only the jobs for that stage, arranged in four tidy groups, so the vendors who get booked up early come first and the finishing touches wait their turn. A deadlines and payments table on each of those pages keeps deposits and due dates right beside the related tasks.

The final week, the day before and the wedding day pages help you confirm details, hand jobs to others and pack, so your wedding morning feels peaceful. Already a few months in? Begin at the month you are in and pass over anything you have finished.

Who this wedding to do list is for

• Couples who just got engaged and are not sure where to begin
• Brides and grooms organizing everything themselves, with no wedding planner
• Couples with a short engagement who need to see the priorities at a glance
• Anyone who enjoys ticking off tasks on paper and keeping it all in one binder

Calm design that prints well at home

• Elegant, minimalist white pages with soft blush pink touches that are light on ink
• Generous margins on each page, so a home printer never trims your writing
• Two portrait sizes: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Undated, so it fits any wedding date and an engagement of any length
• Fits a binder or a clipboard, or ask a print shop to spiral bind it

Inside the wedding checklist: 15 pages

1. 1A cover with an index of the pages
2. 2Start here: the essentials (date, venues, number of guests, officiant, budget, colors, style), your three biggest priorities, three words that describe the day, where you can keep things simple, how to use the checklist, key contacts and a list of jobs already done
3. 312 months to go: dreaming and deciding, budget, securing the venues and officiant, the guest list and wedding party, plus a deadlines and payments table and notes
4. 49 to 11 months: vendors to secure (photographer, videographer, caterer, band or DJ, florist), guests and the wedding website, shopping for outfits and extras such as engagement photos and a gift registry
5. 56 to 8 months: save the dates and hotel information, ordering outfits, the cake, flowers and rentals, transport, the honeymoon and hair and makeup
6. 64 to 5 months: invitations and paper goods, ceremony details and rings, a menu tasting and the reception schedule, a hair and makeup trial and thank you gifts for the wedding party
7. 73 months to go: finalizing the guest list and addressing invitations, music and the first dance, fittings, shoes and accessories, favors and decorations
8. 82 months to go: posting invitations and following RSVPs, the vendor schedule and the photo shot list, writing vows and the marriage license forms
9. 91 month to go: chasing missing RSVPs, the final number of guests and the seating plan, confirming vendors and paying final balances, the marriage license and the last fitting
10. 101 week before: things to confirm, things to prepare, a daily countdown from seven days out to two, a table of jobs to hand over to someone else and reminders
11. 11The day before: checklists for the rehearsal, venue drop off, getting ready and resting, what to take to the venue and a note for your love
12. 12Wedding day: a 15 line schedule with time, event and the person responsible, a checklist before you head out and gentle reminders for the day
13. 13Emergency kit checklist: beauty items, quick wardrobe fixes, comfort and practical bits, who looks after the kit and extras just for you
14. 14After the wedding: the first few weeks, thank you notes, a name change list, preserving memories, your favorite moments and anything left to do
15. 15Wedding notes: lined space for notes, ideas you love and questions to ask

Files included in your download

• Wedding Checklist, US Letter PDF (15 pages)
• Wedding Checklist, A4 PDF (15 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know before you buy

• The checklist is a PDF designed for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still open it in most note taking apps and write on the pages.
• You receive a digital file only. Nothing physical is sent.
• Colors may look a little different on a screen than on paper.
• Personal use only. The files may not be shared, resold or passed on to others.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• The timings are general guidance. Marriage license rules vary from place to place, so check what applies where you will marry.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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