Santorini, Greece is a beautiful travel destination to have your
wedding. Those traveling to Greece can arrange to obtain
their marriage license from their current place of residence,
prior to coming to Greece. If you are planning on a civil
ceremony then you will want to contact the mayor of the
community. If you are planning on a religious ceremony
then you will want to contact the head of your religious
authority and have them help you set up the wedding ceremony
properly. Some couples are already married and come to
Santorini just to renew their wedding vows in a quiet
spiritual place.

So here is where you start your wedding checklist;
1. Set a wedding date and time.
2. Setup your travel and hotel arrangements in advance.
3. Decide if you will be hiring a wedding planner
or whether you will be doing the wedding arrangements
yourself.
If you are handling all the wedding arrangements then
you will want to make sure that you have
4. Setup the wedding ceremony location, chosen your
reception area, mail out your wedding invitations,
and setup your wedding gift registry. (If traveling
overseas then make sure you have your birth
certificates, passports, and your wedding license
paperwork completed.)
5. Buy your wedding dress, decide on what flowers you
will need from the florist, and arrange for a wedding
cake and beverage refreshments  to be delivered
to the wedding reception area.
6. Coordinate your wedding pictures and videos by
hiring a photographer or enlist a friend who has talent in this area.
7. You will need to choose the music for your special
wedding day.

It is best to start writing down your To-Do list now.
The starting list items above are the first things
that should be done in the planning stages six to
twelve months before the wedding day itself.

Other important things for your checklist include
planning a budget, choosing the wedding party and
ordering the invitations. You also need to make
arrangements for a wedding dress, hairdressing and
makeup. Not forgetting that you also need to arrange
for co-coordinated clothing for your wedding attendants
and, of course, you need to arrange the all-important
wedding rings with a jeweler.

All of the above major things should be arranged as
early as possible so that you have plenty of time for
the small details later.

Don't forget to ensure that you put reminders on your
list for closer to the date. Reminders for ordering
your wedding flowers, the wedding cake, addressing
and sending invitations, a final fitting for the
wedding dress and groom's outfit and placing a
wedding announcement in the local press etc.

About a month to six weeks before your big day you
should go over your wedding checklist to make
absolutely sure you haven't forgotten anything.

There are, of course, many more things than
those listed above that you will need to put
on your specific wedding planning checklist
that are personal to your wedding, but the
above will give you an idea of the things you need to include.

Remember, as long as you keep yourself organized
with a checklist and give yourself plenty of time
to complete each task, you'll have the ultimate
reward of a happier and more stress-free wedding day.