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"Two days before my wedding, my bridesmaids and I were frantically finishing up my wedding programs. It was such a mistake to wait &amp;amp;#8216;til the last minute to do that. But there are some wedding projects that can&amp;amp;#8217;t happen sooner. Here&amp;amp;#8217;s how to schedule those into your pre-wedding week. Five or six days before: Pick up your dress (if you haven&amp;amp;#8217;t already), your veil (ditto), and the tuxes. Tux rentals tend to run just a week long, so make sure you have a plan to return that formalwear right after the wedding! Four or five days before: Get your marriage license. (But don&amp;amp;#8217;t forget to apply for it way sooner than that!) Some counties will give you a period of several weeks from the time you pick up your marriage license to the time you have to get married. I was too afraid of misplacing my license in that time so we (and by we, I mean Paul, because I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t take another day off work) picked it up just a few days before our wedding (so you know--you both need to be there when you initially apply for one). Three or four days before: Last day at work! Even if you&amp;amp;#8217;re already short on vacation days from work because of your honeymoon (I was!), I highly recommend taking off a couple of days before your wedding if you can swing it. Your job will just stress you out given everything else you have to do and think about. But don&amp;amp;#8217;t skip the whole week. Your co-workers may want to throw you an office wedding shower (mine did!). Two or three days before: Confirm addresses and delivery/arrival times with all vendors over the phone. Confirm your beauty appointments and honeymoon reservations, too. Many of your vendors will get in touch with you before you have a chance to confirm with them, and you may get e-mail confirmations from your honeymoon reservations. One or two days before: Wash your hair one last time (hairstylists prefer unwashed hair for updos). Drop off as much as you can for your ceremony and reception at the sites so you don&amp;amp;#8217;t have to worry about bringing it all with you on the day of. These include ceremony accessories (unity candles, Kiddush cups, jumping brooms, and the like), programs (unless you&amp;amp;#8217;re a procrastinator like me), escort cards (so you really will need to finish these ahead of time), the seating plan (though your banquet manager may want this sooner), the guest book, and any DIY decor. One to two days before your wedding is also when you want to get your nails done. Don&amp;amp;#8217;t worry; your mani/pedi will still be in good shape on your wedding day. And of course, this is also when you&amp;amp;#8217;ll have your ceremony rehearsal (unless you&amp;amp;#8217;re doing yours on the day of like we did) and rehearsal dinner. Anything on this list you&amp;amp;#8217;re doing sooner than the week before? Anything I&amp;amp;#8217;m forgetting that you can&amp;amp;#8217;t do &amp;amp;#8216;til the week of? Do you think you&amp;amp;#8217;ll be doing last-minute DIY projects like I was? Get More Wedding Timeline Tips How to (and Not to) Spend the Night Before Your Wedding What You Must Do Right After Getting Engaged Wedding-Day Beauty Dos and Don&amp;amp;#8217;ts More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Comstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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