A Simple Wedding Checklist For A Stress-Free Event
When it comes to planning a wedding, you might feel pressured, excited, or both. And although excited is a good adjective to have, you can also end being overwhelmed with emotions. The next you know, you missed out on the most important details of planning a wedding party. From choosing an events place to finding caterer, everything has to be taken care of.
There’s the bride who plans her wedding for two years. And the couple who marries just months after getting engaged. Most brides fall somewhere in the middle, but all three planning scenarios have one thing in common: a two-week pre-wedding countdown filled with unexpected planning tasks, stress, and panic attacks.
When you get engaged, there is an initial flurry of wedding planning that focuses on when and where the event will take place. After that, many brides are left with at least a few months of peace and quiet. Several things happen during this time, such as selecting vendors, purchasing wedding attire, and sending out invitations, but many of the most important tasks must wait until the very end.
To help you make things smoother and more organized, here’s a checklist you can track while preparing for your wedding:
Decide on the Outfits
Don’t forget to bring the undergarments you’ll be wearing on your wedding day to your final dress fitting, just to make sure there aren’t any potentially embarrassing bra or panty lines visible beneath a clingy dress. Walk around in your wedding shoes a few times at home to avoid big-day blisters that can ruin your look.
Consider other clothing items that you and your groom will require. If it helps, write everything down, even the things you’re certain you’ll never forget. (We know of a groom who packed all of his underwear for his honeymoon only to find himself without a single clean pair to wear on the wedding day!)
Double Check Contracts
In the rush to complete everything on time, you may be tempted to overlook details when signing contracts with vendors. One piece of wedding planning advice: don’t skimp on anything, no matter how tempting it may be.
Check and double-check contracts to avoid problems with things like cancellation policies or payments during the wedding. Check that the dates and times for each event are correct as well.
Finalize Your Guest List
Your wedding party and guest list are inextricably linked. You already know roughly how many people will be invited, but now is the time to consult with your significant other. and make the guest list come to life. Have important discussions about who absolutely needs to be there and who does not.
If making hard cuts sounds difficult, to politely inform people that they aren’t invited to your wedding. There are a lot of ways to make your guest list without causing drama. The most important to factors you have to keep in mind are your budget and what you need on your special day. Your wedding will revolve around you and your significant other, afterall.
Plan Your Menu
This is one of our favorite wedding checklist tasks to finish. Food is essential to a successful party, and now is the time to decide what you’ll serve on the big day. Although the discussion of food style and service can begin early on, most clients do not begin working with their caterer until about six months before their wedding.
During that time, you can customize your menu and come up with novel ideas. This is also an excellent time to organize a wedding cake tasting for research purposes.
Prepare for Changes in Weather
While official policies vary by vendor (read those contracts! ), some tent companies will give you seven to fourteen days to release a hold on a tent if you do not want to be charged for it. If your budget allows it, you can postpone final decisions about tenting outdoor spaces until the week before your wedding, but you’ll want to make them as soon as possible so vendors can account for any extra set-up time required.
Key Takeaway
It’s time to celebrate your wedding after all of the planning and preparation! After months of planning, you can finally enjoy a wedding that is appropriate for you and what you require. Relax and take in every moment of your special day.
When your wedding day arrives, have fun and soak it all in. You’ve spent months planning and preparing, so let your vendor team handle everything on that special day. They are experts who know what they are doing!