If your guest list starts magically growing - and many do, as work piles up and time seems to slip away, you might consider buying some wedding planning software to help organize the details of your event.

We had a small wedding, however, since it took place a few hundred miles from our home I found it useful to create a wedding binder. I used tab dividers to separate each important category or vendor, and put sticky notes inside each category which listed questions for the vendors, most of whom we sat down with in person. I also put legal documents and a contact list inside the front sleeve for easy access.

For any destination wedding, I recommend arriving a couple days early. This gives you time to call or visit vendors for last-minute confirmations (in Moab, a personal visit goes a long way). It also gives both of you some time alone to relax and pamper yourselves before the big day!