The wedding checklist, to print
The timeline from our guide, as tick boxes. Print it, or download the free PDF.
Updated 28 October 2026
12 months or more before
- Set the date with both families, and the celebrations you will keep (khotba, henna, wedding night, day after…).
- Set an overall budget and agree which family pays for what.
- Draft the guest list, family by family, on each side: it decides the size of the venue.
- Visit and book the venue (or the house, riad or garden).
9 to 6 months before
- Book the caterer, the negafa, the band or DJ, the photographer and the videographer.
- Ask the adouls for the list of documents for the marriage act (it differs if one of you lives abroad or is not Moroccan).
- Choose outfits and fittings; write down every deposit paid.
6 to 3 months before
- Prepare the dfou3 and the gifts for the bride's family.
- Plan the hammam and the henna night (nekacha, place, guests).
- Prepare the invitation, then send it: 3 months ahead for family who must travel, about 6 weeks ahead for the others.
- Plan the honeymoon and the tickets for family coming from far away.
The last month
- Chase the families who have not answered, then give the final count to the caterer and the venue.
- Make the seating plan for each celebration and send it to the venue.
- Set the evening's timing with the negafa, the band and the photographer.
- List the balances to pay and who pays them.
The last week and the day
- Confirm every provider by phone or WhatsApp.
- Prepare envelopes for balances and tips.
- Hand one trusted person the day's schedule, the contacts and the seating plan.
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