Wedding Planning Tips

June 8th, 2010 admin Posted in Wedding Planning Checklist No Comments »

Wedding Planning is always a glorious thing. This is because of what it represents. The union between two people who are in love who are going to dedicate themselves to each other. This is beautiful and most often can be met with butterflies and sighs and all things that leave you feeling good about yourself. These are all the good things in life. That is until the wedding planning comes into play.

I am sure many of you have seen the horror stories about weddings and wedding planning. Or even the reality tv shows they have on cable now about bridezillas and the like. Weddings can be wonderful things but they can also be super stressful if they don’t come out as planned. So here are a few stress relieving tips for those who are interested in creating a wedding planning checklist:

  1. If you can afford a Wedding Planner get one. Wedding planners are worth their weight in gold. They have the ultimate experience in coordinating all of these events and know exactly what to do when something goes wrong.
  2. Unfortunately, not everyone can hire a wedding planner, so if you are one of those that you cannot, you have to find someone that you trust, that is very responsible and works well under pressure. Often, it is the bridesmaid that is selected, but this is usually not the best choice. This is because, on the day of the wedding the bridesmaid actually has to be a part of the ceremonies and cannot control everything. They are a great help, but not the ideal selection.
  3. Make a plan for every contingency. If you are doing it yourself with the help of a friend or someone you trust, make sure to have a backup plan for everything. It is inevitable that something will go wrong at some point, a vendor might not deliver items on time or might deliver the wrong items. These are all things that you will have to work to overcome at one point or another!
  4. Ultimately, when you plan, you will need to include everything, and make sure to have a backup plan for each item. Don’t put more stress on yourself about having the perfect wedding, put more concern into having a perfect marriage and everything will work out fine!

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Wedding Planning Checklist

April 30th, 2010 admin Posted in Wedding Planning Checklist No Comments »

wedding planning checklist

wedding planning checklist

Planning a wedding of any size all has things in common. Whether the wedding is for 1500 or for 50 the list of things to do and have are basically the same. Here is a wedding planning checklist to help to make sure is in place for the big day.

Attire:

  1. Bridal gown
  2. Bridal head piece
  3. Bridal slip
  4. Bridal shoes
  5. Bridal hosiery
  6. Bridal garter(s)
  7. Bridal jewelry
  8. Bridal traditional (something old something borrowed something blue)
  9. Bridal lingerie
  10. Bridal coin for shoe
  11. Bridal small purse
  12. Bridesmaids dresses
  13. Bridesmaids shoes
  14. Bridesmaids jewelry
  15. Mothers dresses
  16. Mothers shoes
  17. Mothers hosiery
  18. Mothers jewelry
  19. Grooms tuxedo or suit
  20. Grooms shoes
  21. Grooms socks
  22. Trousseau
  23. Attendants dresses or tuxedos (flower girl and ring bearer)
  24. Attendants shoes
  25. Attendants jewelry


Wedding Stationary

  1. Engagement announcements
  2. Wedding invitations
  3. Wedding gift ?thank-yous?
  4. Postage
  5. Ceremony and reception map
  6. Events:

  7. Bachelor/ Bachelorette party
  8. Bridal shower
  9. Rehearsal dinner
  10. Bridal luncheon for attendants


Ceremony Accessories:

  1. Aisle runner
  2. Brides ring
  3. Grooms ring
  4. Marriage license
  5. Unity candle
  6. Ring bearer pillow
  7. Flower girl basket
  8. Flower

Reception Accessories:

  1. Centerpieces
  2. Decorations
  3. Napkins
  4. Ribbons
  5. Seating place cards
  6. Table numbers
  7. Guest book
  8. Guest book pen
  9. Toasting glasses
  10. Cake server and knife
  11. Cake topper
  12. Wedding favors
  13. Bird seed rice or bubbles
  14. Wedding card box or basket

Gifts:

  1. Brides gift
  2. Grooms gift
  3. Attendants gift

Miscellaneous:

  1. Payment of clergy
  2. Payment for singer or music master
  3. Emergency kit (needle thread hairpins deodorant hairspray breath mints band-aids hosiery safety pins straight pins clear nail polish colored nail polish aspirin water small snack for energy.)
  4. Hope that this wedding planning checklist, will help you through your big day!

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