Things Needed for Planning a Wedding

Bride With Wedding Planner In Marquee Using A Digital Tablet

Almost everyone has a dream wedding plan in their head: white dress, smart tuxedo, that first dance, leaving for your honeymoon in a beautiful vintage car.

While it’s easy to get caught up in the romance of it all, there are a lot of things big and small that you may not think to consider when preparing for a wedding. With a wedding, the details—whether it’s gifts for your groomsmen or having a repair kit handy—can make or break the day.

Below, you can find a checklist to help you make sure that you’ve thought about and planned for every part of your wedding: from the earrings worn by the flower girls to the ribbons on your car.

Some items also have recommended places to source them. Hopefully this guide and checklist will help you have a happy wedding day!

Wedding Planning Timeline

Printed Items

Invitations
Place Cards
Thank You Notes
Cake Bags

Wedding Venue and Reception Checklist

When choosing the location for your wedding and reception, you need to take quite a few things into consideration. Here are some things you should ask about when choosing a venue:

♥ Disabled Access. Particularly important if you have elderly relatives or friends with walkers or wheelchairs.

♥ Maximum Capacity. You’ll probably book the wedding & reception venue before deciding on final numbers. Check that they can accommodate the number of people you wish to invite. The last thing you want is a venue that’s too small for your guests to fit comfortably.

♥ Safety Measures. Many venues require the wedding party to take out liability insurance in the event of injury or property damage. Make sure you ask about any insurance requirements, or any other safety-related information .

♥ Alcohol and Bar. Most venues allow you to pay a flat rate fee for a bartender and then either have an “open bar” for guests, meaning that you pay for all the alcohol, or have a “cash bar,” meaning that guests buy the alcohol themselves. Make sure to ask the venue manager what options you will have and what kind of alcohol you want to serve. Will it just be wine? Or will you also include hard alcohol as well?

♥ Meal Choices. These days, everyone seems to have one dietary restriction or another. Whether they’re gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, kosher, or allergic, you will want to speak with the caterers to make sure that your guests with special dietary needs are taken care of.

The Wedding

When preparing the church, hall, garden or other location for the wedding you need to make sure everything’s organized and suitable.

♥ Chairs. If you plan to wed outdoors or in a hall you may need to hire seats. You may also want to make sure there are cushions, particularly if it will be a long ceremony. If you’re getting married outside, you’ll also likely want to avoid metal chairs, which can get very hot under the sun. Also you can use tablecloths for table decoraton.