Checklist

• Send out engagement announcements. Get engagement photographs, if desired.
• Envision your wedding (formal hotel or informal beach gathering). Pick preferences for the wedding date and time.
• Determine budget and division of expenses.
• Determine guest list size.
• Book a reception site as soon as you find one you love. Don't assume a location will remain available in 2 or 3 months. If you choose an outdoor site, look into tent and lighting rentals.
• Visit the clergy and review synagogue or church requirements.
• Finalize the wedding date and time after checking with important guests, your preferred location, and officiate.
• Book the caterer.
• Reserve tables, chairs, china, and any other necessary rental equipment (unless the caterer is handling it for you).
• Book a photographer.
• Book a videographer.
• Plan ceremony and reception music and begin looking into bands and DJ's.
• Determine accommodations and reserve your rooms.
• Check into accommodations for your guests. Book blocks of rooms for your guests at a variety of locations.
• Start looking for a baker to make the wedding cake. You may want to ask your caterer for recommendations.

• Choose attendants.
• Choose the color theme.
• Compile names and addresses for guest list.
• Select a florist.
• Book a DJ or band.
• Make transportation arrangements for you and your family.
• Finalize arrangements for the church and ceremony.

• Send out save-the date cards. Include information about the Island, accommodations, and ferry schedules. Be sure to advise guests that rooms book quickly in the summer months.
• Make plans and reservations for the wedding rehearsal and dinner.
• Order invitations and party favors.
• Decide on the groomsmen's/bridegroom's attire.
• Plan the honeymoon. If you plan to spend your honeymoon in Ocean City, look into any special activities that may require advance booking.
• Make deposits and sign contracts.
• Put together ideas for your bridal registry.

• Choose gifts for attendants, parents, and helpers.
• Buy wedding rings.
• Order the wedding cake.
• Buy cake knife, toasting glasses, and guest book.
• Begin to shop for your trousseau.
• Complete your bridal registry.

• Mail invitations.
• Order liquor, wine, and/or champagne, if not included in catering contract.
• Apply for your New Jersey marriage license, which is required for marriages in Ocean City (out-of-state licenses are not valid). If getting married on the beach, download and submit the Beach Wedding Permit Application (required for beach weddings).

• Confirm honeymoon reservations.
• Have final fittings for you and your attendant's dresses.
• Ask a friend or relative to take charge of guest book at the reception.
• Pick up wedding rings.
• Contact guests who have not responded.
• Purchase gift for fiancé (not mandatory).

• Complete your trousseau.
• Pack for your honeymoon.
• Pick up your marriage license.
• Prepare wedding announcement to send to newspaper.

• Pick up gown, attendant's dresses and accessories.
• Confirm details with all participants and inform them of any changes.
• Make sure you have all wedding attire, rings and the NJ marriage license.
• Give final guest count to reception facility or caterer.
• Get a massage.

• Have rehearsal and dinner unless it will be on the island.
• Get manicure and pedicure and confirm wedding day appointments.

• Pull together: wedding gown, veil, shoes, last minute emergency kit (aspirin, make-up, safety-pins, etc).
• Drop off favors, guest book and pen at the reception site.
• Have rehearsal and dinner if it is on the Island.
• Relax and get a good night's sleep.

• Have hair and make-up done.
• Confirm with people you expect to give toasts at the reception.
• Begin dressing two hours before ceremony is to begin.

Have a wonderful Ocean City wedding!