MOSTOV DJ SERVICES PRESENTS
YOUR ULTIMATE WEDDING PLANNING CHECKLIST
⬜ Celebrate your engagement
⬜ Discuss wedding vision and priorities
⬜ Set a realistic budget (with buffer)
⬜ Draft a preliminary guest list
⬜ Decide on wedding size and overall vibe
⬜ Begin browsing for wedding inspiration
⬜ Research ceremony and reception venue(s)
⬜ Start researching key vendors (DJ, Photographer, Planner)
⬜ Discuss family involvement and boundaries
⬜ Choose and confirm wedding date
⬜ Book your ceremony and reception venue(s)
⬜ Determine if you need wedding insurance
⬜ Book your DJ, photographer, and videographer
⬜ Decide whether you need a day-of-coordinator
⬜ Reserve your officiant
⬜ Create a wedding website
⬜ Create a wedding email
⬜ Send save-the-dates
⬜ Begin hotel block research
⬜ Choose your wedding party
⬜ Begin planning your honeymoon
⬜ Finalize your guest list
⬜ Book your caterer
⬜ Book your florist
⬜ Do a tasting and choose your wedding cake
⬜ Take your engagement photos
⬜ Finalize your hotel blocks
⬜ Choose your wedding gown
⬜ Select bridesmaids gowns
⬜ Plan your bar and beverage options
⬜ Meet with your DJ to begin curating your itinerary and music
⬜ Consider pre-marital counseling
⬜ Book hair and make-up artists
⬜ Begin dress fittings
⬜ Book rentals (chairs, linens, lighting)
⬜ Confirm your invitations wording
⬜ Pick out your wedding rings
⬜ Choose your wedding décor
⬜ Choose your wedding favors for your guests
⬜ Create your wedding registry
⬜ Order your invitations
⬜ Order your tuxedoes
⬜ Book any necessary wedding-day transportation
⬜ Continue discussing ideas with your DJ
⬜ Finalize your honeymoon and gather necessary documents
⬜ Determine shower and bachelor / bachelorette party details
⬜ Send invitations
⬜ Finalize ceremony readings and vows
⬜ Determine your rehearsal dinner guestlist
⬜ Have your final dress fittings
⬜ Research marriage license requirements
⬜ Research required name-change paperwork
⬜ Plan Special Dances
⬜ Begin planning religious, cultural, and family traditions
⬜ Finalize the menu and dietary accommodations
⬜ Confirm date and final payments with your vendors
⬜ Talk to your venue about contingency plans
⬜ Write thank you cards for shower and early wedding gifts
⬜ Start assembling welcome bags for your guests (if applicable)
⬜ Send rehearsal dinner invitations
⬜ Track wedding RSVPS and follow up
⬜ Finalize ceremony scripts with your officiant
⬜ Confirm final payments
⬜ Review flow and priorities with your DJ
⬜ Plan speeches and toasts
⬜ Create your reception seating chart
⬜ Pick up your wedding rings
⬜ Confirm something old, new, borrowed, and blue
⬜ Purchase day of accessories (guest book, cake servers, flutes)
⬜ Finalize shot list with your photographer
⬜ Communicate clearly expectations to wedding party
⬜ Prepare emergency kit
⬜ Turn in your final guest count to venue and caterer
⬜ Pic up your gowns and tuxedoes
⬜ Confirm arrival times of all vendors
⬜ Pack all wedding day attire, shoes, and accessories
⬜ Begin packing for your honeymoon
⬜ Check the weather forecast
⬜ Finalize your reception seating chart
⬜ Prepare emergency kit
⬜ Rest and avoid last-minute additions
⬜ Make sure all wedding day items are packed / laid out and ready
⬜ Figure out tips for your vendors
⬜ Assign someone to pack up all gifts after the reception
⬜ Assign someone to return all rentals the day after
⬜ Wrap any gifts you will be giving
⬜Drop off welcome bags to hotel
⬜ Attend the rehearsal and dinner
⬜ Eat well, stay hydrated
⬜ Set your alarm and go to bed early
⬜ Eat breakfast
⬜ Give rings and license to designated person
⬜ Trust your vendors
⬜ Stay present
⬜ Let the little things go
⬜ Breathe deeply
⬜ Celebrate
Optional Less-is-More Reality Check
⬜ Does this decision improve guest experience?
⬜ Does this simplify the timeline?
⬜ Does this reduce stress—not add to it?
If the answer is “no” to all three, consider skipping it.