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Free wedding planning checklist

Your wedding checklist, month by month.

Every task from yes to I do, dated from your wedding day.

Make your checklist

Dated from your wedding day.

Free. No sign-up needed.

What you get

  • 50 tasks, month by month
  • Each month dated from your wedding day
  • The legal step for your country
  • A printable copy, free

Your wedding checklist

Every task, month by month.

Add your wedding date above and every task gets its own due date.

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This is the free checklist. In Garterly, every task gets its own due date, an owner, a status and a priority, plus a catch-up plan if you're short on time.

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  • Misc
  • Misc
  • Misc
  • Venue
  • Venue
  • Photography
  • Celebrant

  • Catering
  • Video
  • Music & Entertainment
  • Misc
  • Misc

  • Stationery
  • Attire
  • Hair & Makeup
  • Flowers
  • Accommodation

  • Music & Entertainment
  • Catering
  • Drinks
  • Attire
  • Honeymoon
  • Misc

  • Stationery
  • Transport
  • Rings
  • Catering
  • Misc
  • Venue

  • Stationery
  • Celebrant
  • Misc
  • Music & Entertainment
  • Attire
  • Hair & Makeup

  • Waiting periods and how long a license stays valid vary by state and county. Check with your county clerk.

    Celebrant

  • Misc
  • Celebrant
  • Misc
  • Misc
  • Attire
  • Catering

  • Misc
  • Misc
  • Attire
  • Honeymoon
  • Celebrant

  • Misc
  • Stationery
  • Misc
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Timings are typical, not rules. Legal requirements can change, so confirm yours with your celebrant, officiant or registry.

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Your checklist, shared and live.

Save it to Garterly and it becomes the full checklist: every task dated, assigned, tracked and shared with your partner, live.

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Free checklist or full checklist

The list is free. The plan is in Garterly.

FreeIn Garterly
The 50 tasks, month by month
Included
Included
The legal step for your country
Included
Included
Due dates
One date for each month
Every task, dated from your wedding day
Short on time
Months you're behind on, marked
A catch-up plan, urgent tasks first
Your ticks
Gone when you leave the page
Saved and shared with your partner, live
Who is doing what
Not included
Assign to either of you or your planner
Status and priority
Not included
Not started to done, high to low
Overdue and due soon
Not included
Flagged on your dashboard
Your own tasks and dates
Not included
Add, edit, delete and move anything
Timeline view
Not included
Every task on a timeline
Export
A plain printout
Export with dates, owners and status
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Questions

Good to know.

How far ahead should we start planning?

Twelve months or more gives you the widest choice of venues and vendors, which often book out first. Less time works too: the checklist marks any month you're behind on, and Garterly builds a catch-up plan.

What should be on a wedding checklist?

The budget and guest list first, then the venue and the vendors who book out early, then outfits, stationery and the legal paperwork, and final numbers and payments in the last month. This one has 50 tasks, from the budget to the thank-you cards.

We're planning a wedding in six months or less. Will it work?

Enter your date and the checklist marks the months you're behind on. Save it to Garterly and the overdue tasks move into a catch-up plan, highest priority first, each with a new due date.

What legal paperwork do we need?

It depends where you marry. In Australia you lodge a Notice of Intended Marriage with your celebrant at least one month before. In England and Wales you give notice at the register office at least 28 days before. In the US you apply for a marriage license, and the rules vary by state. Choose your country above and the right step is added.

Is the checklist free?

Yes. Use it here and print it without an account. Saving it to Garterly adds due dates, owners, status and a catch-up plan, and starts a free 14-day trial with no card needed.

Can we change the tasks?

In Garterly, yes. Add your own, edit or delete any task, move any date and assign each one to whoever is doing it.

Ready when you are.

Save your checklist

Free for 14 days. No card needed.