Checklist For The Perfect DIY Wedding

The easiest way to plan a wedding and make sure that everything gets done is to create a checklist. A checklist for the perfect DIY wedding this is most critical.
Wedding checklists keep you organized and walk you through the planning process.

You Are Engaged

Announce It! And have some fun.
Send some save the date cards. OR
Get friends together at a favorite restaurant or bar or even at
the park. Then make your announcement. This is a special time.
Make the announcement, fun and special and out of the ordinary too!

Where Do We Start?

Answer these questions and you will have a great starting point
How many guests do we want to invite?
How much money do we have to spend?
Where are we going to have the ceremony?
Where are we going to have the reception?
Who will be our attendants?
What date do we want to get married?
Got those answers?
Now it’s time to find if the site for your ceremony and reception are
available on your wedding date and to determine exactly what your
budget will allow you to afford based on your number of guests and
venue.

Now it’s time to create a checklist for the perfect DIY wedding.

What Can We Do Ourselves?

Here is a DIY wedding checklist of most of the things that need to be done for a wedding. Decide which of these you and your groom and your family and friends feel comfortable handling (and can do well!)

The Food
The Photos
The Favors
The Centerpieces
The Flowers
The Other Decorations
The Reception Tables
The Cake
The Hair
The Video
The Music
The Drinks
The Make-up
Set up, including decorations, and Tear Down of The reception Venue

Which Pros Do We Need To Hire?

You will probably need to hire at least some of the following professionals

Officiant
Bartender
Photographer
Videographer
Florist
Hair Stylist
Limo and Driver
Wedding Planner or Day Of Coordinator
Wedding Cake Baker
DJ
Make-up Artist
Chef/Cook To Prepare Reception Food

Items You Need To Select

There are many choices to be made. Here is a list to help you know what you will need to choose.

Wedding Dress
Bridesmaids Dresses
Groomswear
Groomsmen’ s wear
Flower Girl And Ring Bearer Attire
Rings, Invitations, Programs, Other Printed Items, Ceremony Content, Flowers And Decor, Food, Cake And Drinks
Attendants’ Gifts

Things We Have To Do

For the DIY wedding, there are many arrangements that need to be made in preparation for your wedding. Many of them have been covered in the previous lists. Here are a few more that will need to be taken care of:

Block Hotel Rooms For Out Of Town Guests

Plan And Book Honeymoon
Complete Bridal Registries At Favorite Stores
Guest List Must Be Reay 6 Weeks Before The Wedding For The
Invitations To Go Out
Make Rehearsal Dinner Arrangements
Plan Reception Seating
Buy Or Make Attendants’ Gifts
Complete Name Change Forms
Get The Wedding License

We Have A Week To Go

Check with all the vendors, the venue, everyone you have congtracts with to make sure they are on schedule

Organize what you need to take on your honeymoon: clothes, tickets, passports – Everything!
Have all the fees, tips, all the payments that need to made for services at your wedding and reception assmbled and organized in labeled envelopes.
Possibly put a trusted family member in charge of holding and then
distributing them
Put together a Wedding Day Emergency Kit

The Day Before The Wedding

Make Sure the attendants have the rings
Get a manicure and a pedicure
Give the attendants their gifts
Make sure that everyone who has specific tasks on your wedding day knows what they are to do and are prepared to do it.
Go to the rehearsal and the dinner
Get a good night’s sleep

Many couples are very organized and enjoy being deeply involved in the entire, complicated process of putting together a wedding. Others will stress out and the whole experience will be miserable for everyone if they try to take on too much. Be honest with yourselves and determine which you are from the beginning. If you want to give planning a DIY wedding a try, then create a checklist . A checklist for the perfect DIY wedding may be all you need to create your perfect wedding. Do as much or as little as will make the wedding planning an enjoyable and happy part of your entire wedding memory. Hopefully, this DIY wedding planning checklist will help you as you plan your special day.