- Attend a marriage education workshop
- Rent a venue and catering
- Hire a photographer/videographer
- Make a list of important photos
- Hire a band or DJ
- Make a list of songs
- Hire an event coordinator
- Rent, buy or borrow a wedding dress
- Buy wedding ring(s)
- Hire hair and makeup artist
- Find a rabbi
- Obtain a ketubah
- Choose an MC for the chuppah
- Assign sheva brachot under chuppah and at end of wedding
- Order invitations
- Send invitations
- Collect RSVPs
- Organize seating chart
- See a doctor for genetic testing
- Learn the laws of family purity