{"tools":{"timingCalculator":{"deadlineLegend":"How many months before the wedding your RSVP deadline falls","months":[["months",2,{"one":[0," month"],"other":[0," months"]}]],"contactMoment":["Touchpoint ",["number"]],"urgent":"Do this as soon as possible","channel":"Channel","googleTitle":"Add this moment to Google Calendar","google":"Google Calendar","icsTitle":"Download as a calendar file for Apple or Outlook","ics":"Apple / Outlook","calendarVia":"Via lovitations.com/wedding-day-timeline","weddingDay":"Your wedding day","step1":"Step 1 · Your date","dateLabel":"When are you getting married?","dateHint":"Pick your wedding day and the timeline appears straight away.","destination":{"label":"Getting married abroad?","hint":"Destination wedding: guests hear from you sooner."},"eveningGuests":{"label":"Evening guests too?","hint":"Separate times and programme for the evening."},"travel":{"label":"Will guests book hotels or travel?","hint":"Then you send things out earlier and set an early RSVP deadline."},"deadlineEyebrow":"RSVP deadline","deadlineHint":"How many months before the wedding do you want certainty? The tighter your booking deadlines, the earlier. If in doubt, 5 months. The invitation goes out 2 months before this deadline.","printTitle":"Your wedding planning timeline","printTitleWithDate":["Your wedding planning timeline · ",["date"]],"shortRunway":{"eyebrow":"Fast-track plan","body":["Your day is close, so we're skipping the save the date. This is your fast-track plan. Tackle the steps marked ",["em","do this as soon as possible"]," right away."]},"eveningNoteEyebrow":"For your evening guests","goodToKnow":{"eyebrow":"Good to know","body":["You'll contact your guests ",["strong",["count",2,{"one":[0," time"],"other":[0," times"]}]],": from the save the date to menu choices and thank-yous. That's exactly why a wedding website is so handy: every touchpoint is the same link, guests fill in their RSVP, menu choice and allergies themselves, and you see everything in one overview instead of dozens of messages."],"websiteLink":"See how that works on a Lovitations wedding website","packagesLink":"Rather have everything in one package? Compare the packages"},"addAll":"Add everything to your calendar","icsFilename":"wedding-timeline.ics","shareText":["Our wedding planning timeline 💍\n\n",["lines"],"\n\nCreate your own timeline: ",["url"]],"empty":{"title":"Your personal timeline will appear here","body":"Enter your wedding date above and see at a glance when to send what, from the save the date to the last thank-you."},"errors":{"invalidDate":"Enter a valid wedding date (format YYYY-MM-DD).","pastDate":"That wedding date is in the past. Choose a date in the future."},"urgentSentence":"Do this as soon as possible.","eveningGuestsNote":"Work with two versions of the invitation: day and evening guests get a different programme and different times. Evening guests can be invited a little later if you like.","icsCalendarName":"Wedding planning","milestones":{"collect-contacts":{"title":"Collect your guests' contact details","description":"Sending digitally starts with a complete guest list: gather the numbers, email addresses and (for anything printed) postal addresses of everyone you want to invite.","channelAdvice":"A quick round of messages to family and friends, or ask your parents to fill in their side.","window":"before the save the date"},"save-the-date":{"title":"Send your save the date","description":"Give guests a warm first hint of your day early on, around 10 months ahead. That way your date is in every diary before anything else gets booked.","descriptionDestination":"For a destination wedding you count back further: around 12 months ahead, so guests can sort out travel and time off without a rush.","channelAdvice":"Digitally via WhatsApp or email: completely normal these days.","window":"about 10 months before the wedding","windowDestination":"around 12 months before the wedding","cta":"Set up your digital save the date"},"create-website-card":{"title":"Create your wedding website & digital invitation","description":"Get your wedding website with digital invitation ready: RSVP is built in, you can change anything at any time, and after the wedding you share your photos there. Put your gift list or honeymoon fund on the site too: it belongs on the website, never on the invitation. Want something printed as well? Allow 4 extra weeks for design and production.","channelAdvice":"Done online in an evening: start from an example and make it yours.","window":"about 2 weeks before sending","cta":"Create your wedding website"},"send-invitations":{"title":"Send your invitations","description":"Within etiquette (6 to 10 weeks ahead): close enough for guests to commit, early enough to sort out a babysitter and transport. You can still update your details on your wedding website afterwards. Mention the dress code too, on the invitation and on the website.","descriptionEarly":"Because guests are booking hotels or travel, you send earlier than the classic 6 to 8 weeks: share the link well in advance so everyone can book without a rush and you get certainty sooner. Mention the dress code too, on the invitation and on the website.","descriptionDestination":"Share the link to your wedding website well in advance: for a destination wedding, guests need that time for travel, time off and accommodation. Mention the dress code too, on the invitation and on the website.","channelAdvice":"The link to your wedding website via WhatsApp, or an invitation by post: warm and personal.","window":"6–10 weeks before the wedding","windowEarly":"2 months before the RSVP deadline"},"rsvp-reminder":{"title":"Send an RSVP reminder","description":"Send anyone who hasn't replied yet a friendly reminder, about two weeks after the invitation. A gentle nudge often works wonders.","descriptionEarly":"Send anyone who hasn't replied yet a friendly reminder, about a month after the invitation. A gentle nudge often works wonders.","channelAdvice":"Via WhatsApp: short, warm and personal.","window":"2 weeks after the invitation","windowEarly":"1 month after the invitation"},"rsvp-deadline":{"title":"RSVP deadline","description":"Six weeks before the wedding: well before your caterer wants the final numbers. Ask for menu choices (meat, fish, vegetarian or vegan) and allergies in the RSVP form straight away: ask once, everything in one overview.","descriptionEarly":["Your deadline: ",["months",2,{"one":[0," month"],"other":[0," months"]}]," before the wedding, so everyone can book in time and you have certainty early."],"channelAdvice":"Let guests reply through your wedding website: everything neatly in one place.","window":"6 weeks before the wedding","windowEarly":[["months",2,{"one":[0," month"],"other":[0," months"]}]," before the wedding"],"cta":"See how the extended RSVP with menu choices works"},"meal-preferences":{"title":"Ask for menu choices & allergies","description":"After your tasting you know what's on the menu. Then ask all your day guests for their menu choice (meat, fish, vegetarian or vegan) and any allergies, 2 to 3 months ahead.","channelAdvice":"Easiest through the RSVP form on your wedding website: everyone fills it in themselves and you see it all in one overview.","window":"after the tasting, about 2.5 months before the wedding","cta":"See how the extended RSVP with menu choices works"},"rsvp-final-chase":{"title":"A final round of calls or messages","description":"The last 5 to 10% only reply after a personal message. Call or message the quiet ones 1 or 2 days after the deadline.","descriptionEarly":"The last 5 to 10% only reply after a personal message. Call or message the quiet ones 1 or 2 months before the day, so everything is settled before the final stretch.","channelAdvice":"A personal call or message: a moment of your attention, not a group message.","window":"1–2 days after the RSVP deadline","windowEarly":"1–2 months before the wedding"},"final-steps":{"title":"The final stretch","description":"Final guest numbers to the caterer and venue, the seating plan, and a last check of your wedding website: are the times, directions and programme still right?","channelAdvice":"A quick call or email to your venue: they're counting on these numbers.","window":"2–3 weeks before the wedding"},"photos-thank-you":{"title":"Share photos & send thank-yous","description":"Put the photos of your day on your wedding website (everyone already has the link) and send a thank-you within about a month. 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