10 things to do 15 days before your wedding

1. Confirm your wedding timeline

Two weeks before your wedding, the big decisions should already be made.

This is no longer the moment to rethink your venue, change your entire decoration concept or compare ten new photographers.

Now, your focus shifts from planning to coordination.

Take your final wedding timeline and check every important moment :

• Getting ready.
• Hair and makeup.
• First look, if you are having one.
• Ceremony.
• Cocktail hour.
• Couple portraits.
• Dinner.
• Speeches.
• First dance.
• Evening entertainment.
• Transportation between locations.

Make sure the people involved have the same information.

Your photographer should know when portraits are planned. Your caterer should know when dinner begins. Your musicians should know when they are expected to set up.

If you are planning a destination wedding, this is also a good moment to compare your final schedule with your destination wedding planning timeline.

2. Check in with every vendor

Fifteen days before the wedding, send a final confirmation to your key vendors.

You do not need another long planning meeting with everyone, you need clarity.

Confirm :

• Date.
• Arrival time.
• Location.
• Setup requirements.
• Contact person on the day.
• Final guest count, if relevant.
• Specific requests.
• Payment status.
• Any access restrictions at the venue.

This is particularly useful for destination weddings.

Your vendors may be local, while you and your guests have travelled from another country. The last thing you want is to discover a misunderstanding once you are already in France.

If you are getting married in Paris, our guide to planning a destination wedding in Paris can also help you understand how the different parts of your wedding fit together.

At this stage, we would also recommend deciding who will handle vendor questions on the wedding day. It should not automatically be you.

3. Finalize your guest information

Your guests are probably just as excited as you are. They may also have questions.

Where should they go? What time should they arrive? What should they wear? Is transportation provided? What happens after the ceremony?

Two weeks before the wedding, send one clear final message with everything they need.

Include :

• Wedding day schedule.
• Ceremony location.
• Reception location.
• Transportation details.
• Dress code.
• Emergency contact.
• Hotel information.
• Any special instructions.
• Weather advice.
• Information about the end of the evening.

If your guests are travelling internationally, this step becomes even more important.

Long flights, jet lag and unfamiliar surroundings can make even simple logistics feel complicated. Clear information helps everyone arrive feeling confident.

You can also use this moment to check whether anyone has changed their travel plans.

Our guide to managing guest logistics for your Paris destination wedding goes further into flights, accommodation, transportation and communication with international guests.

4. Prepare your wedding outfits

Your wedding clothes should not be a last minute concern. Two weeks before the wedding, try everything on together.

Not just the dress or suit, everything.

Check :

• Wedding dress or suit.
• Shoes.
• Veil.
• Jewelry.
• Hair accessories.
• Cufflinks.
• Tie or bow tie.
• Underwear.
• Second pair of shoes.
• Accessories for the reception.

Walk around in your shoes, 5 to 10 minutes every day.

Sit down in your outfit. Move your arms.

You want to know now if something feels uncomfortable.

For destination weddings, your outfit also needs to survive the journey.

If you are flying to France with your wedding dress, take a look at our guide on how to take your wedding dress on a plane.

Do not wait until the morning of the wedding to discover that your veil has disappeared into a suitcase or that your shoes are impossible to walk in.

5. Review your ceremony and vows

Your wedding ceremony deserves a final quiet moment before the big day.

If you are writing your own vows, read them aloud. You do not need to memorise every word of course, but you simply want the sentences to feel natural when spoken.

Reading aloud also helps you notice phrases that feel too long or difficult to say. Your vows do not need to become perfect, they need to sound like you.

Our guide on how to write your wedding vows offers practical advice if you are still working on them.

If you have a symbolic ceremony, check the final order with your celebrant.

Make sure everyone knows :

• Who walks in first.
• Where you will stand.
• When the rings are exchanged.
• Who gives readings or speeches.
• When the vows take place.
• Which rituals are included.
• How the ceremony ends.

6. Prepare your wedding day essentials

This is the moment for your emergency kit.

It does not need to look like a suitcase.

A small bag can contain the things you may be grateful to have later.

Consider :

• Tissues.
• Blister patches.
• Safety pins.
• Small sewing kit.
• Pain reliever.
• Stain remover.
• Hair pins.
• Makeup touch up products.
• Matifying sheets.
• Breath mints.
• Snacks.
• Water.
• Deodorant.
• Phone charger.

The contents will depend on your wedding and your location.

A destination wedding in Paris may involve more walking than you expect. Comfortable shoes and water can therefore become surprisingly valuable.

The same applies to weather.

A summer wedding may require blotting papers, sunscreen and extra water. A winter wedding may require warm layers between outdoor photographs.

You can also revisit our broader list of things you don’t want to forget when planning your wedding.

That article covers several details couples often overlook, including an emergency kit, final dress fitting, music, vows and honeymoon packing.

7. Check your payments and final documents

The romantic part of wedding planning may be more exciting, but someone still needs to check the paperwork.

Two weeks before the wedding, make sure you know :

• Which vendors have been paid.
• Which balances remain.
• When final payments are due.
• Where contracts are stored.
• Where important documents are kept.
• Who has access to them on the wedding day.

If you are planning a wedding in France from abroad, keep digital copies of your key documents somewhere accessible.

Do not rely only on a laptop sitting at home.

For couples dealing with French marriage formalities, the legal process is separate from the wedding celebration itself. Our current guide to marriage legalities for American couples in Paris explains the distinction between a civil and symbolic ceremony.

If you have already completed the administrative process, this is simply about making sure everything you may need is easy to find.

8. Prepare for the weather and the unexpected

You cannot control the weather, but you can control your preparation.

Look at the forecast a few days before the wedding and speak with your planner or venue about the practical consequences.

Think about :

• Rain.
• Wind.
• Heat.
• Cold.
• Outdoor photographs.
• Guest comfort.
• Transportation.
• Backup ceremony options.
• Indoor spaces.

This matters particularly in Paris because outdoor weddings and photo sessions often involve several locations.

Summer can bring beautiful long evenings, but July and August can also become very hot. Winter brings shorter days and colder temperatures.

For a summer reception, reconfirm dessert delivery, storage and serving arrangements with your caterer. Our summer wedding dessert planning guide gives you the details to review.

Our guide to the best time to get married in Paris explains the advantages and challenges of each season.

The goal is not to create a perfect weather plan, it is to make sure bad weather does not become a crisis.

9. Stop making unnecessary changes

This may be the hardest piece of advice, at some point, planning has to stop.

You will probably see another bouquet on Instagram, another table setting, another wedding trend.

Suddenly, something you loved six months ago may seem less exciting.

Leave it alone.

If the flowers are ordered, the stationery is printed and the table design is approved, you probably do not need to rethink everything two weeks before the wedding.

This does not mean ignoring a genuine problem, if something is wrong, fix it.

But do not confuse a new idea with a problem.

Your wedding does not need to become better every day until the moment you walk down the aisle.

It needs to become yours.

10. Make space for the experience

This is the one thing we would most like couples to remember.

The final two weeks can become a long list of tasks.

You answer emails.

You check payments.

You confirm guests.

You pack.

You worry about the weather.

Then suddenly, the wedding arrives.

Try to create a little space before that happens. Have dinner together without talking about logistics.

Take a walk. Spend time with the people who have travelled to celebrate with you.

If you are getting married in Paris, allow yourself to experience the city before the wedding day.

Your wedding is not only the ceremony and reception.

For international couples, the destination itself can become part of the celebration. A welcome dinner, a walk along the Seine or a simple breakfast with your closest guests can become some of the moments you remember most.

This is also why we encourage couples to think about their destination wedding guest experience rather than focusing only on the wedding day.

You have spent months planning this, now you get to live it.

What not to do 15 days before your wedding

A useful final checklist is sometimes about what you should not do.

Avoid :

• Starting a completely new decoration concept.
• Changing your wedding dress without a real reason.
• Adding dozens of new details.
• Rewriting your entire ceremony.
• Taking responsibility for every vendor question.
• Checking the weather every thirty minutes.
• Comparing your wedding with weddings on social media.
• Trying to personally solve every small problem.

You are allowed to delegate.

You are allowed to trust the decisions you already made.

And you are allowed to be excited.

Your 15 day wedding checklist

Here is the short version you can save :

• Confirm the final timeline.
• Reconfirm key vendors.
• Send final information to guests.
• Try on your complete wedding outfit.
• Finalize your vows and ceremony details.
• Prepare your emergency kit.
• Check payments and documents.
• Review the weather and backup plans.
• Stop unnecessary changes.
• Make time to enjoy the days before your wedding.

If you are planning a destination wedding in Paris : Discover the wedding planning approach of CEREMONIZE

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