Your wedding is the happiest day of your life. It’s when you and your partner make eternal vows to each other. If you or someone close is finally tying the knot, you’ve reached the right place.
With so much excitement for the upcoming day, you could lose track of one of the many things you must plan. It’s a great party, but there’s so much to do to execute it flawlessly. So, to assist you in your wedding endeavors, here’s our wedding checklist of essential things to help you keep track.
1. Venue
A wedding can only be as magical as the venue. It doesn’t matter if it’s at a church, a beach, or even your backyard; it just has to make the couple happy and hold all the guests. Choosing the venue should be one of the first things on your checklist because venues can get overbooked. So choosing one and securing it fast is paramount.
2. Dress
Every girl dreams of her wedding dress at some point. It’s a dress that defines you and makes you feel the prettiest. Some dresses take months to prepare, and you have to pay for them in advance, so get a dress consultation as quickly as possible. You wouldn’t want to be searching for something fresh off the rack for your big day.
3. Engagement Rings
Engagement rings are a symbol of your bond forever, and putting them on is part of the ceremony. Going engagement ring shopping with your partner is a great bonding activity that you can now do online.
If you don’t feel up to going to the store to buy engagement rings, you can browse for the best one online with your partner in the comfort of your own home together. This will also save you time while planning everything else.
4. Cake
What’s a wedding without a cake? Larger or more elaborate cakes need time to be prepared. Start speaking to your local bakeries and arrange cake tastings so you can customize your perfect wedding cake for your big day. Consider giving the order four to six months in advance, but note some bakeries take orders upto twelve months in advance.
5. Flowers
If you decide to hire wedding planning services, they will handle the decor but will ask you about your flower preferences during the planning phase. If you’re handling the decor yourself, you should make sure you arrange the flowers for the decoration and the table centerpieces.
Inquire about the flowers you want and see if they are easily available when you want them. Some flowers are seasonal and aren’t available all year, while others are more easily available.
6. Wedding Planners
If you’re having a simple ceremony, you could plan everything on your own. However, it’s better to employ wedding planners if you don’t have much time or want a big reception. By doing this, you don’t have to work hard on every little detail yourself.
The wedding planner will give you options that are according to your wishes. They can also keep the whole thing on a nice tight budget since they have more experience planning events.
7. DJ or Band
Whether you choose a DJ or a band on your wedding day is a personal preference. One thing’s for sure: it would be a bland affair without music.
Consider all your guests when you pick out the music for the day so that there’s something for everyone to groove to. Also, book the artist or DJ well in advance so they aren’t busy the day of.
8. Catering
Something that is the most important but often last thought of at weddings is the food. Think about what you’d like you and your partner’s first meal together as husband and wife to be. You’d want it to be delicious and memorable.
Some people have traveled out to be there with you on your special day, so choosing something yummy for your guests is important, too. Ensure you have vegetarian, pescatarian, kosher, or vegan options available depending on who you’re inviting.
