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Checklist for the perfect wedding

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The checklist covering the entire topic of marriage is there to help you plan your perfect wedding!


12 months ago

Set wedding date & location

Ideally, you should take a year to plan your wedding. As our checklist reveals, good planning makes the most important day of your life all the more beautiful.

Define budget

  • To budget for your wedding, you should determine the framework of your wedding.

  • What supporting program would you like to offer your guests?

  • Tiny wedding in a small circle of your loved ones or a huge party with your extended circle of relatives and friends?


6 months ago

  • Register the marriage at the registry office

  • If you want to get married in church: Register at the parish office

  • Book photographer and music

  • Final vote on the guest list

  • What last name will you take after marriage?

    5 months ago

  • Do you already have your wedding dress? Now is the time to visit the bridal shop of your choice

  • Send a Save The Date letter to your guests

  • Order wedding invitations

  • Plan your honeymoon and request special leave from your employer.

  • In Austria, you are entitled to three days of special leave when you get married. If a family member gets married, you are entitled to one day of special leave.


    4 months before the wedding

  • Send invitation cards

  • Dressing the groom

  • Arrange a marriage consultation with the priest

  • Planning a honeymoon

  • Discuss the menu plan and arrange a tasting meal

  • Choose floral decoration and bridal bouquet at the florist

  • Order wedding rings and have them engraved: You should take plenty of time when choosing your wedding rings, after all, you will soon be wearing them on your ring finger every day. Everything from the design to the fit of the wedding ring should be perfect. Goldsmiths often have to take a closer look and adjust the fit of the ring. If you want to continue wearing your engagement ring every day, it can be combined with the wedding ring as a stacking ring.

3 months ago

  • Get accessories

  • Reserve hotel rooms for visiting guests

  • Announce gift wish list

  • Book lessons at a dance studio to rehearse the opening dance


2 months ago

  • Try out the bridal hairstyle and makeup

  • Order wedding cake

  • Plan table decoration and assign seating arrangement

  • Documentation of acceptances and rejections

    1 month ago

  • Planning the exact schedule on the day of the wedding

  • Final agreement with the restaurant

  • Try on bridal shoes

  • Pick up wedding rings

2 weeks before

  • Consult with service providers

  • Finalize seating arrangement

  • Make an appointment for a manicure

    1 week before

  • Go through the checklist again

  • Ensure relaxation


    1 day before

  • Prepare clothes

  • Discuss the daily schedule together

  • Prepare a cosmetic bag with spare products and tissues

  • Prepare rings and papers

    The day of the wedding

Are the rings in? Then you can breathe a sigh of relief and say yes to the love of your life!

Wedding Man Woman