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4 Months to Go: Calm Wedding Planning

You’re 120-ish days out—time to tighten the plan, not the shoulders. Here’s exactly what to do now so you float into wedding week.

This window is all about confirmations, ordering, and fine‑tuning. Invitations, travel, beauty timeline, hotel blocks, rehearsal details—it’s the practical magic that keeps everything calm later.

Your 4‑Month Checklist (at a glance)

Confirm + finalize

Vendors

  • Touch base with all booked vendors; confirm services + deposits

  • Secure remaining pros if needed (transportation, rentals, signage)

  • Start a shared day‑of contact sheet

Order now, mail later

Invitations

  • Design + order paper so you can mail formal invites 6–8 weeks out

  • Prep RSVP system + wedding website details

  • Gather addresses and track in one spreadsheet

Hotel blocks & flights

Travel

  • Confirm or add room blocks (earlier is best; many close ~30 days out)

  • Book flights/transport where needed; share links on your site

Hair, makeup, skin

Beauty

  • Book/confirm your glam team; schedule trials for 1–2 months out

  • Keep consistent skincare; SPF daily; plan gentle facials cadence

  • Decide on extensions/veil/hair accessories

Timeline skeleton

Logistics

  • Draft a day‑of timeline with planner/photographer

  • Begin shot list + family groupings

  • Brainstorm rain plan + transport routes

Florida note

Legal

  • Hold off on the marriage license—Florida licenses are valid 60 days

  • Residents: 3‑day wait unless you complete premarital course

Invites 101: Order now so you can mail 6–8 weeks before the date (earlier for destination/holiday weekends). Set RSVP due ~3–4 weeks before to give vendors a final headcount.

Beauty timeline (4‑month focus)

  • Skincare: steady routine; add Vitamin C (AM) and retinol/peptides (PM) if already tolerated

  • Trials: plan makeup 2–3 months out; hair 1–2 months out; bring inspo + accessories

  • Book brows/waxing cadence; avoid first‑timers close to the date

  • Consider extensions; order early so we can color‑match and install at trial

Self‑care that actually helps

Hydration habit (steady sips all day); pair with moisturizer to lock it in

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Colorful, skin‑smart meals (greens, berries, citrus, omega‑3s)

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Movement together: walks, dance class, yoga—whatever makes you breathe

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Phone‑free mini‑date: keep eyes on the prize—getting married!

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