Wedding Planning Checklist
Where to start when planning your Indian wedding? Without putting a whole Indian wedding planning timeline here and overwhelming you. We have broken it up into are the tasks in a checklist format. Let me know what you think I need to add thus far. We have organized our timeline with 9-12 months, 6-9 months and so on. But you can easily adjust the timeline according to how much time you have. Leave a comment below and let us know how much time you spent planning your wedding.
It might not be a comfortable conversation, but it’s an important one. You and your fiance can speak with your individual families and come a decision about the following items. It will help to hash out these details in the beginning rather than further down the line. You don’t want to sign a contract for a venue that can only hold 350 people and realize that your in-laws guest list is 250. ♥ Decided on dates for wedding events (what season do you want to get married in)
So the planning process begins! The first few action items on your wedding planning list aren’t the most fun things, but you can do it! You need to finalize all the details that go into choosing your venue. Here are some helpful questions you may need to ask. ♥ Finalize guest list for each event (you need accurate numbers when looking for venues) Thank you for visiting our Indian wedding blog! Come back soon for more planning advice and wedding inspiration.
– Depending on your family, you may need to consult with a pandit to get “good dates”
♥ How may events will you have and over how many days (haldi, mehndi, sangeet)
-Consider your budget when choosing the number of events
♥ Discuss budget (will you and your fiance help, both families what’s the big number?)
♥ Allocate responsibilities between both families
-While making your wedding binder, make organizers for the 2 people that are going to be helping you the most (mom and sister?)
-Make A and B lists for each event, allocated numbers for each family, bride and groom
-You can use Google docs or our new favorite OneNote so all parties can work on the same document
-Create columns for each event, number of adults, children, addresses, hotel rooms for each night, address, phone number, save the date sent, invite sent…
♥ Finalize number of events
♥ Discuss ideas for wedding venues, look, feel, season
-Start making your list of venues to call
♥ Discussed where your clothes are going to come from and when
-Will you be flying to get your clothing
-Can you get the time off of work along with the time you will need for your wedding and honeymoon
