Post Wedding - ​To Do List

*please note that not all of these may apply to you

💍 Wedding Follow-Up & Gratitude

• Return borrowed items
• Return purchased items that were not used
• Catalog gifts received
• Send Thank You notes to those who gave gifts or were amazing helpers during this time
• Write reviews of your favorite vendors on requested sites
• Write review of your favorite vendors on your favorite sites
• Post on social media

📜 Marriage License & Legal Identity

• Check in with officiant that the marriage license was submitted
• Pick up your marriage license
• Manage any 'name change' tasks (that is a long list!) -- license, passport, social security

💐 Preservation & Keepsakes

• Preservation of flowers, outfits, other
• Create a wedding photo album (with your professional photographer or on your own)
• Review your wedding video
• Order photo prints
• Backup photo and video digitally and physically
• Preserve / store any keepsakes (vows, invitations, other)

🧾 Financial, Legal, and Health 

• Update your healthcare provider, dental (marriage is a 'life change' that can impact your coverage)
• Update marital status with your employer
• Update beneficiaries on financial accounts
• Update / create a will
• Coordinate finances
• Update emergency contact information

🧘 Self-Care & Wellness

• Get a massage!
• Check in with therapist / counselor

🏡 Home, Address & Valuables

• Return valuables to the bank, if applicable
• Update jewelry insurance, if applicable
• Manage 'change of address' (that is a long list!)
• Share / connect subscription services or accounts or home devices

✈️ Honeymoon & Travel Prep

• Prepare for any honeymoon travel (pack, passport, out of office)

🧓 Family, Culture & Traditions

• Spend time with out of town relatives (as you're able)
• Visit temple / house of worship if this is important to you / your families
• Submit any payments or tips that may have been missed
• Bride is now free to cut her hair
• Any 'welcome the bride' or 'welcome the groom' rituals your family does
• Visit elders / those not able to attend (example: grandmother in hospital)

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