Helpful List READ AND ADDON
Thought this list might help everyone get organized. Of course Feel Free to add stuff to it.
Ceremony:
Select readers and readings
Send readers their readings before wedding -- Plus, print out readings in large font and bring to church (it's a lot easier on the reader)
Ceremony music-- list rehearsal date and location
Wedding bands
Aisle runner
Bubbles/rose petals/bells
Pew bows
Unity candle and holders or Sand
Alter flowers
Ring bearer pillow
Rose petal cones
Basket for roses/bubbles/etc.
Programs
Person to hand them out
Officiant
Officiant Tip
Marriage license
Hankie
Hall:
Cocktail hour music
Select menu
Final guest count
Select cake design & Flavor
Table linens
Seating Chart
Place cards
Guest book
Matches, napkins, other small favors for the table
Flowers for the cake-tables-bathroom-place card table
Toasting glasses
Cake top
Cake server
Money card holder
Tips (deciding on how much to tip and who will handle it for you that day/marking the envelopes)
Disposable table cameras (color & b& w)
Figure out who'll take the stuff home from the reception hall
Table poems
Favors (wrapped/ribbon/almonds/ number needed)
Scrolls
Place card holders
Centerpieces
Comfy shoes
Throwaway bouquet
Bathroom basket for the girls bathroom filled with hairspray, tissues, spray deoderant, gum, advil
Basket for the guys bathroom filled with cigars, matches, tylenol, rolaids and breath mints.
Who'll drive you to the airport
Videographer
Baby pics
Honeymoon pics
Must have shots
Select music for video
Photographer
Must have pics list
DJ/Band
Select songs
Giveaways
Must play list
Don't play list
Special announcements that have to be made--your wedding song, special requests
Florist
Select centerpiece
Bride Boquet
Bride throw away boquet
BM boquets
Corsages
FG baskets
Loose petals
Dais
Passing trays
Bathroom
Cocktail hour room
Blessed mother boquet
Mom's roses
Limos
Pick ups
Drop offs
How many hours are needed (watch overtime)
Clean
Reputable
Working condition
Not going to breakdown
Air condition or heat!
Bar
Written directions to ceremony and hall and any in between locations
Champagne
Invitations
Guest list
Number needed
Calligraphy
Stamps
Wording
Response date
Proper stuffing order
Stickers for the back of the envelope
Directions to hall/ceremony locations
Save the dates
Addresses-final list with final head count
For The Bride (Attire) (To Do)
Dress
Shoes
Garter
Veil
Headpiece
Jewelry
Pocketbook
Stockings
Undergarments
Makeup
Hair
Makeup & makeup trials
Hair & hair trials
Nails
Something old, new, borrowed, & blue
Throwaway and keep garter
Extra Stockings (In case yours run)
Comfortable shoes: a lot of brides change into slippers -- but that means the hem of your dress will drag. Buy platform sneakers the same height as your shoes --> all the comfort w/o dirt on your hem
Waxing
Tanning
Teeth bleaching
Shout Wipes & Chalk (in case you get a stain on your gown)
Emergency kit (tylenol/bobby pins/hairspray/etc
Have gown and tux bags for after the reception
Brides Maids:
Dresses
Shoes
How to wear hair
Jewelry
Stockings
Undergarments
Pocketbook
Luncheon
Gifts
Groom’s Attire:
Tux
Shoes
Hair
Black socks
Undergarments
Boutaneirre
Groomsmen
Tux's
Shoes
Black socks
Boutaneirres
OTHER THINGS TO DO:
Vendor phone numbers (in case there's a last minute issue)
Parent gifts
Special family member gifts
Out Of Town Pple
Blocking hotel rooms
Guest transportation (if needed)
For Pet Owners
Arrange boarding for your pet
The Day Of….
Breakfast the day of-something light, that won't get you messy
Make 'day of' and 'day before' agendas so you don't forget anything you want to get done
Have a personal camera with extra film
All vendor contact information, as well as copies of any contracts to avoid any problems
Honeymoon
Shop & Pack for honeymoon
If you are spending the night in a hotel, then leaving immediately for HM -- Figure out what you're doing w/ your dress
Travel stuff (neck pillows, book, walkman, sleep mask -- Overseas: passport, visa, converter plugs, guidebooks...)
If leaving for honeymoon that night or next day, make sure everything you need is all put together, esp. passports, drivers license, tickets, agendas, etc.
Ceremony:
Select readers and readings
Send readers their readings before wedding -- Plus, print out readings in large font and bring to church (it's a lot easier on the reader)
Ceremony music-- list rehearsal date and location
Wedding bands
Aisle runner
Bubbles/rose petals/bells
Pew bows
Unity candle and holders or Sand
Alter flowers
Ring bearer pillow
Rose petal cones
Basket for roses/bubbles/etc.
Programs
Person to hand them out
Officiant
Officiant Tip
Marriage license
Hankie
Hall:
Cocktail hour music
Select menu
Final guest count
Select cake design & Flavor
Table linens
Seating Chart
Place cards
Guest book
Matches, napkins, other small favors for the table
Flowers for the cake-tables-bathroom-place card table
Toasting glasses
Cake top
Cake server
Money card holder
Tips (deciding on how much to tip and who will handle it for you that day/marking the envelopes)
Disposable table cameras (color & b& w)
Figure out who'll take the stuff home from the reception hall
Table poems
Favors (wrapped/ribbon/almonds/ number needed)
Scrolls
Place card holders
Centerpieces
Comfy shoes
Throwaway bouquet
Bathroom basket for the girls bathroom filled with hairspray, tissues, spray deoderant, gum, advil
Basket for the guys bathroom filled with cigars, matches, tylenol, rolaids and breath mints.
Who'll drive you to the airport
Videographer
Baby pics
Honeymoon pics
Must have shots
Select music for video
Photographer
Must have pics list
DJ/Band
Select songs
Giveaways
Must play list
Don't play list
Special announcements that have to be made--your wedding song, special requests
Florist
Select centerpiece
Bride Boquet
Bride throw away boquet
BM boquets
Corsages
FG baskets
Loose petals
Dais
Passing trays
Bathroom
Cocktail hour room
Blessed mother boquet
Mom's roses
Limos
Pick ups
Drop offs
How many hours are needed (watch overtime)
Clean
Reputable
Working condition
Not going to breakdown
Air condition or heat!
Bar
Written directions to ceremony and hall and any in between locations
Champagne
Invitations
Guest list
Number needed
Calligraphy
Stamps
Wording
Response date
Proper stuffing order
Stickers for the back of the envelope
Directions to hall/ceremony locations
Save the dates
Addresses-final list with final head count
For The Bride (Attire) (To Do)
Dress
Shoes
Garter
Veil
Headpiece
Jewelry
Pocketbook
Stockings
Undergarments
Makeup
Hair
Makeup & makeup trials
Hair & hair trials
Nails
Something old, new, borrowed, & blue
Throwaway and keep garter
Extra Stockings (In case yours run)
Comfortable shoes: a lot of brides change into slippers -- but that means the hem of your dress will drag. Buy platform sneakers the same height as your shoes --> all the comfort w/o dirt on your hem
Waxing
Tanning
Teeth bleaching
Shout Wipes & Chalk (in case you get a stain on your gown)
Emergency kit (tylenol/bobby pins/hairspray/etc
Have gown and tux bags for after the reception
Brides Maids:
Dresses
Shoes
How to wear hair
Jewelry
Stockings
Undergarments
Pocketbook
Luncheon
Gifts
Groom’s Attire:
Tux
Shoes
Hair
Black socks
Undergarments
Boutaneirre
Groomsmen
Tux's
Shoes
Black socks
Boutaneirres
OTHER THINGS TO DO:
Vendor phone numbers (in case there's a last minute issue)
Parent gifts
Special family member gifts
Out Of Town Pple
Blocking hotel rooms
Guest transportation (if needed)
For Pet Owners
Arrange boarding for your pet
The Day Of….
Breakfast the day of-something light, that won't get you messy
Make 'day of' and 'day before' agendas so you don't forget anything you want to get done
Have a personal camera with extra film
All vendor contact information, as well as copies of any contracts to avoid any problems
Honeymoon
Shop & Pack for honeymoon
If you are spending the night in a hotel, then leaving immediately for HM -- Figure out what you're doing w/ your dress
Travel stuff (neck pillows, book, walkman, sleep mask -- Overseas: passport, visa, converter plugs, guidebooks...)
If leaving for honeymoon that night or next day, make sure everything you need is all put together, esp. passports, drivers license, tickets, agendas, etc.
