How to schedule your wedding day…
One of the biggest questions I get when I am working with a wedding client is, "How do I figure out my day of timeline?!?!"
Majority of people have never planned a large party, let alone a wedding for all of their closest family and friends. I get it, it is intimidating! You want to be sure everything goes just right, everyone is having fun.
There are a lot of resources out there from Wedding Wire, The Knot, A Practical Wedding, and so on. However, I don't feel these help you plan your timeline. The timelines online are so long that you delete things, sometimes you don't even know what they are for. Or it is so long it is intimidating and you think to yourself "Am I not doing enough?", "Am I missing something?".
My simple trick to keeping things organized is COLORS.
To me, as a visual person, colors are immensely helpful. Have the items that are pending or you are unsure of, in RED when the information is set, say your ceremony and dinner time, turn it BLACK.
As you continue your planning, anytime you sign a contract or determine a new time, add it to the schedule and turn it BLACK immediately! Then you know it is set. Additionally, this allows you to plan along the way and keep track of timing instead of trying to do it all at once.
Of course, the Google Link below is a "small sample" of what is needed for weddings. Don't forget to include other vendor arrival and tear down times per the venue, contracts etc.
I keep this in a Google Doc and send it to my couples so we can all edit it together or anytime new information arises. What is great about the Google Doc, is you can send the link to your vendors and you can prevent them from editing it. You can select this option in your specific document settings. You can also email this to your family and wedding party.
I have used this format from day one of wedding planning and photography and tweaked it to make it just right over the years. I hope it helps you keep your day of schedule on track!
If you want me to send you the sample in a Google Doc or Excel Doc to help you continue the amazing progress on planning your wedding, just contact me HERE.
Happy Planning!
To me, as a visual person, colors are immensely helpful. Have the items that are pending or you are unsure of, in RED when the information is set, say your ceremony and dinner time, turn it BLACK.
As you continue your planning, anytime you sign a contract or determine a new time, add it to the schedule and turn it BLACK immediately! Then you know it is set. Additionally, this allows you to plan along the way and keep track of timing instead of trying to do it all at once.
Of course, the Google Link below is a "small sample" of what is needed for weddings. Don't forget to include other vendor arrival and tear down times per the venue, contracts etc.
I keep this in a Google Doc and send it to my couples so we can all edit it together or anytime new information arises. What is great about the Google Doc, is you can send the link to your vendors and you can prevent them from editing it. You can select this option in your specific document settings. You can also email this to your family and wedding party.
I have used this format from day one of wedding planning and photography and tweaked it to make it just right over the years. I hope it helps you keep your day of schedule on track!
If you want me to send you the sample in a Google Doc or Excel Doc to help you continue the amazing progress on planning your wedding, just contact me HERE.
Happy Planning!
