- Make a List of Tasks.
It’s near impossible to organize a wonderful wedding ceremony without planning tasks and using event planning software. You will need to plan your tasks in advance. For this purpose you can download and use event planning software (e.g. VIP Task Manager). Such software helps make a list of things to do and schedule tasks. Below in this checklist we’ll find out what key tasks you can include in your to do list to plan the best wedding ceremony.
- Plan Your Honeymoon.
It’s best to plan your honeymoon no later than 4-5 days before the wedding ceremony. In your to-do list, you need to add a task for honeymoon planning and also make a list of all the things you want to take with you. When the task is completed, you won’t be worrying about your honeymoon in the day you get married.
- Check and Organize Printed Materials.
Printed materials for conducting the wedding ceremony should be reviewed and well arranged. That’s why you need to check your wedding programs, escort cards and seating cards and then arrange these materials by alphabetical order. To follow this advice you can schedule a respective task in your to-do list and make necessary records on checking printed materials.
- Contact Photographer.
In your to do list you need to schedule a phone call to your photographer. You will talk to the photographer to give and confirm a finalized list of all the shots to be taken during the ceremony, reception and party.
- Plan a Detailed Itinerary.
Making a day-of-the-wedding itinerary with a detailed hour-by-hour schedule of wedding events will help your bridal party be well organized and foreseen. That’s why in your to-do list you can add a task for creating a scheduled wedding itinerary that specifies venues.
- Arrange for Gifts.
People invited in your wedding party will present gifts, so you will need to take care of the place where these gifts will be collected and stored during the party. To arrange for gifts you can create a respective task in your task list.
- Prepare an Emergency Kit.
A small emergency kit at the ceremony can serve as a life buoy when some emergency situation happens. That’s why it’s recommended for you to schedule a task in your list to pack an emergency kit with the next items: extra cash, bobby pins, cell phone and charger, lipstick, ...