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Wedding planning, month by month

A planning timeline that tells you what to do, and when.

BaraatPlan.pk breaks wedding planning into eight checkpoints from 12 months out to the week after, each with its own checklist you can tick off and a realistic budget range, not a vague "it depends."

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The full route

Eight checkpoints, start to finish

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112 Months Out29 Months Out36 Months Out43 Months Out5Final Month62 Weeks Out7Wedding Week8After the Wedding
12 months out

Venue, Date, and the Decisions That Lock Everything Else In

  • Set the guest count before touring any venue
  • Book the venue and confirm the date in writing
  • Set the overall budget ceiling by function
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6 months out

Vendors, Outfits, and the Guest List Getting Real

  • Finalize photographer and catering menu
  • Order bridal and groom outfits with alteration time built in
  • Send save-the-dates once the guest list is locked
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Final month

The Final Month: Confirmations, Not New Decisions

  • Confirm final headcount with every vendor
  • Collect outfits after a final fitting
  • Build a day-of timing sheet for every function
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Function by function

Mehndi, baraat, walima, and the rest

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Function guide

Planning the Mehndi

Theme colors, the dholki playlist, who performs in which order, and the decor budget this function usually eats on its own.

Function guide

Planning the Baraat

The procession logistics, the dhol and band booking, timing it against the venue's own schedule, and the handover at the entrance.

Function guide

Planning the Walima

The groom's side reception, why its guest list often differs from the baraat's, and what typically changes in the catering order.

Budget snapshot

Where a typical wedding budget actually goes

Venue & catering32%
Outfits & jewelry22%
Photo & video18%
Decor & stage16%
Everything else12%

This is an illustrative split based on typical mid-range Pakistani wedding spending across functions, not a rule. See worked examples by guest count on the budget breakdown page.

Why BaraatPlan.pk

Grounded in what families actually spend, not a Western wedding blog translated badly.

BaraatPlan.pk is written and edited by a small team that has planned and coordinated real Pakistani weddings, and keeps every budget figure grounded in what families actually spend. Multiple functions, joint-family input, and regional variation are the normal case here, not an edge case.

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What makes this different from a generic checklist

  • Built around every function, not just one ceremony
  • Checklist items you can tick off and they stay checked when you come back
  • Budget ranges reflect real vendor pricing, not a single "average" number