The To-do list for your Wedding
For any wedding to be a memorable event, one needs to accomplish stack of things like making a list of invitees, selecting and printing of invitation cards or mailing online E-Cards, shortlisting a caterer and the list goes on. Having a Wedding planner who would manage all these things is always the better idea but if you ask me, there will be also questions shooting up in my mind, will I miss the fun? Will all the hustle and bustle of a wedding be lost if I hire one? Even though a wedding planner is employed, there would be many tasks that one should fulfill by his/her own hands.
As it is a wedding season, SeeMyMarriage is here to give you some quick tips on the to-do-things for your wedding :
1. Wedding Guests List
Preparing a list of guests can be sometimes tricky. Either you can fix on the number of Total guests you would like to invite and then start preparing the list. Or you can prepare the and arrive on the number of guests.
Quick Tips:
- Fix the range of the number of Guests: Are you planning a range of 300-400, 600-700 or 1000-1500? Indian wedding scenario, wedding hosted by Bride's party, check how many guests are expected from the Groom's party and arrive on the final range of number of guests. Low budget wedding, its always better to keep it in the range of less than or equal to 300. Big fat wedding then the numbers always fall in the range equal or greater than 1500.
- Preparation of the lists on your own: Start with your immediate families, then first cousins, second cousins and get to the next level, depending on your range. Friends, colleagues of the couple & parents, neighbors, family friends are some of the most definite categories that should fall into your primary list.
- Borrowing the list of guests from a recent wedding in the family.
- Always have a soft copy of the lists.
- Make a list of outstation guests.
2. Determine a budget
Budget for a wedding is the one of the first things that is planned for a wedding.
Quick Tips:
- Its always good not to spend a fortune unless you are well prepared.
- Assess the amount of Gold that you need to buy. This could be a major purchase.
- When you fix on the range of no. of guests, you will have a clear idea of how big a wedding venue should be.
- The wedding dinner is another big chunk of expenditure.
3. Fix the Wedding Date
Fixing your date is again another crucial factor of a wedding. Almost every activity of the wedding is based on this date. Hindu weddings majorly depend on the muhurtham for which you can go through auspicious wedding dates and muhurats available online for the calender year 2015.
Quick Tips:
Christian Weddings are planned mostly depending on the convenience of everyone. Good to plan it on weekends.
Muslim Wedding are usually planned on Sundays. Be sure of the Ramadan dates before arriving on the dates.
4. Book a Venue
'The Wedding Venue' will be your platform to showcase everything that you ever dreamt and planned for your wedding.
Quick Tips:
- Cozy enough to accommodate all the guests for wedding reception as well as dinner.
- Some venues offer 'dining inclusive' packages when you book the banquet hall.
- Good Public Transport facility or look at arranging some buses for the venue.
- Preferably close to either bride/groom's home.
- Should have ample space for vehicle parking.
5. Invitations
Invitations for weddings these days have taken lot of forms. Couples send
- Physical Wedding Cards
- Scanned Invitations through Mails
- Wedding Invitation Videos
Physical Wedding Cards:
Now-a-days there are many vendors in our city itself who provide us with lot of options depending on our budget. An average simple looking card cost starts at Rs.15/- and the best looking card cost might go up to Rs.50/- and even more.
Quick Tips:
- Metros usually have the best variety and the latest trendy cards. Check out at the nearest metro to your location. Ex: Old Delhi is one good place.
- Liked a wedding card recently? Then just contact them and get some info.
- Want to design your own card? Browse on the internet.
Scanned Invitations through Mails:
Your outstation or overseas guests usually receive these kind of invites. Always have a personal covering letter for the scanned invitations.
Quick Tips:
- Scan the wedding cards and make a soft copy of every page including cover.
- Design the covering letter and personalize it as much as possible.
Wedding Invitation Videos:
You can also invite in style by making a video for the wedding invitation. Tell your wedding story through some photographs and then at the end of the video, add the details of the wedding and reception.
Quick Tips:
- Search on the web for Online Wedding Invitation Videos
- Choose your favorite Wedding Invitation Video Template
- Grab some photographs of you and your fiance.
- Make a list of the friends and family whom you want to send the invitation video.
- Create a Wedding Invitation Page on facebook and invite everyone in style.
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