Wedding Planning Checklist
Plan your wedding without the overwhelm. Follow a month-by-month timeline — from twelve months out, through booking suppliers and sending invitations, to the big day and after. Set your wedding date and each phase gets a recommended deadline so nothing slips.
12+ Months Before — Vision & Budget
10–12 Months Before — Date & Venue
8–9 Months Before — Key Suppliers
6 Months Before — Outfits & Details
4 Months Before — Invitations
2 Months Before — Logistics & Fittings
1 Month Before — Final Confirmations
Final Week — Countdown
Wedding Day
After the Wedding
About Wedding Planning Checklist
The Wedding Planning Checklist turns one overwhelming to-do list into a calm, month-by-month plan. Your wedding is broken into ten phases — from twelve months out when you set the budget and vision, through booking the venue and key suppliers, sending invitations, the final countdown, the big day itself, and the weeks after. Each phase comes pre-filled with the high-impact tasks couples most often forget, from taking out wedding insurance to confirming final numbers with the caterer.
The standout feature is the wedding-date timeline. Enter your wedding day and every phase is given a recommended deadline, with a badge that turns amber when a phase is due soon and red if you're behind — so you always know what to tackle next. A live countdown shows the days remaining. Everything saves automatically to your browser's local storage: no account, no sign-up, nothing sent to a server. Add or remove tasks to fit your celebration, print a clean PDF to share with your partner or planner, and pair this with the Checklist Generator for seating plans and the Daily Checklist for the run-up week.
How to Use Wedding Planning Checklist
- Name your wedding and set the date — each phase will instantly get a recommended deadline counting back from that day.
- Start at the top with the earliest phase. Even if your wedding is soon, skim every phase so you don't miss the big bookings like venue, photographer and caterer.
- Tick off each task as you complete it and watch the progress bar and per-phase counts fill in.
- Remove tasks that don't apply with the trash icon, and add your own with the "Add a task" field — press Enter or tap the + button.
- Watch the phase badges: amber means a phase is due within two weeks, red means you're running behind and should prioritise it.
- Click Download PDF to print a copy or hand it to your partner, planner or wedding party.
- Use Export to back up your plan or move it to another device, and Import to load it back.
Tip: book the venue, photographer and caterer first — they get reserved a year or more ahead, especially for popular dates. Almost everything else can flex around those three, so lock them in before sweating the small details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my data private?
Yes. Your wedding details, tasks and tick state are stored only in your browser's local storage on this device. Nothing is uploaded to any server and there's no account. Clearing your browser data removes the saved plan, so keep a JSON export if it matters to you.
How far ahead should I start planning a wedding?
Twelve to eighteen months is typical for a full wedding, mainly because the best venues and suppliers book up that far ahead. This checklist starts at twelve months, but if your date is sooner, just work through the phases faster and prioritise the red and amber ones — plenty of beautiful weddings come together in a few months.
What do the coloured badges on each phase mean?
Once you set a wedding day, each phase shows a recommended target date counted back from your date. The badge is grey when there's plenty of time, amber when the phase is due within two weeks, red when its target date has passed and it's not finished, and green once every task in the phase is ticked off.
What should I book first?
The venue and date come first, followed quickly by the suppliers who only take one booking per day — photographer, videographer, caterer, band or DJ, and florist. These are the items that sell out, so securing them early gives you the widest choice and protects your budget.
Can I change the tasks and phases?
You can add and remove tasks within any phase to match your wedding — an elopement, a destination wedding, or a large traditional celebration all need tweaks. The phases themselves are fixed to keep the timeline clear, but you can ignore any that don't apply.
Do I need a wedding planner to use this?
No. This checklist is designed for couples planning it themselves and works as your running master plan. If you do hire a planner, it's still useful for tracking your own decisions and deadlines alongside theirs — just export a PDF to share what's done.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, your plan lives in local storage and works offline. Open it on the same device where you saved it; your data only moves between devices if you Export and Import it.