Your wedding planning checklist is essential to keeping your wedding day details organized. From wedding invitations to choosing your bridesmaid dresses and grooms attire and tuxedo rentals and all the details in between. Relax and make sure to have your wedding planning checklist close.

So let's get started. These are some of the things that every bride and groom should be doing:

One Year to Wedding Day: Bride and groom must discuss budget and add at least 5% to the amount for extras that may come up. Talk about what financial contribution each family can help out with. Determine your ideal location and the size of your wedding party. Budget and timing will help determine if you need help from a wedding planner or wedding consultant. Agree on a date for your wedding. Choose a few places to have your wedding reception and begin to contact them with your chosen date.

Nine -Ten Months: Pick out your wedding dress. Begin the interviewing process to pick your musicians or dj, caterers, photographers, florist. Pick out your Minister/Priest/Rabbi or Justice of the Peace who will officiate at your wedding.

Six-Eight Months: Pick out bridesmaid and mother of the bride dresses. Decide on florist and choose arrangements. Pick your music selection, book your honeymoon, obtain passport or visa for travel needs. Send out save the date cards to out of town'ers.

Four-Five Months: Get your invitations. Select attire for groom and groomsmen. Select your wedding rings. Pick out wedding cake.

Three Months: Enlist the help of your friends and family with planning the rehearsal dinner arrangements. Make sure wedding invitations are accurate in every detail.

Two Months out: Mail invitations. Write vows. Buy gifts for wedding party. Schedule a makeover and hairstyle for your wedding day.

One Month Out: Call up all vendors to finalize contracts. Obtain your marriage license. Determine seating charts for wedding reception.

Two-Three Days prior: Treat yourself to a full day at the spa. Pack for your honeymoon.

One Day:Go to a favorite restaurant with friends and family. You are ready to have your perfect wedding.