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Arranging
a wedding takes a lot of planning
and work. But if you do it right,
it is one of the most pleasurable
jobs to do. To assist you in this
pleasurable job we have put together
a “to-do” list, which
you can refer to while planning
your own wedding. To make the most
effective use of this list, we suggest
you to take a print out of it or
write these down, and then keep
modifying it as per your needs and
requirements. Customize this list
of make one such of your own and
then go about your work. We assure
you this will make your job a whole
lot easier and enjoyable.
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| Things
to do as soon as wedding is decided |
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Plan
on the size of your wedding and number
of functions you plan to celebrate |
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Set dates for
pre-wedding celebrations |
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Make a rough
guest list |
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Allocate responsibilities
within your family members to share
the work load |
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Check out possible
Marriage Plots/Venues and find out
their availability on your wedding
dates |
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Choose the theme
for your wedding with your Venue Decorator
to find out the options available
to you |
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Meet up with
caterers, hotels and restaurants to
try to finalize your best possible
menu |
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Meet with Musicians
and visit some of their functions
to finalize an artist/band for your
sangeet function |
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Try
to have your wedding invitations designed
and printed |
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Look
up a professional photographer and
videographer and finalize them for
your various functions |
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Decide
upon your lighting requirements at
home (from a few days before the wedding),
at the Sangeet function and at the
Marriage Venue |
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If
you have already started, DO NOT waste
any more time in purchasing trousseau,
wedding and reception outfits. This
could take-up quite some time since
you want to look the best for your
own wedding. |
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Talk
to travel agents about honeymoon destinations
and the packages available with them |
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Having
met with almost all service providers
for your wedding, and having taken
estimates from each one, now make
up a budget for the wedding. Make
up a list of estimates for each service
provider and keep updating it as and
when you make any changes in your
arrangements |
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| Things
to do in the second round of activities (About
2 months before the wedding) |
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Have all your
bookings confirmed in writing with
all the service providers and ensure
that there are no double bookings
for your date |
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Finalize a Pandit/Maharaj
for the ceremony and get a list of
all items that need to be bought for
the wedding ceremony and rituals |
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Maintain constant
contact with all your all your service
providers. Go through the list of
providers and make sure that none
of the bookings are being left out |
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Send out invitation
cards to International guests. This
should give them enough time to make
plans for coming over for your wedding |
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Make
a list of Gift articles that need
to be bought and distributed at various
ceremonies. After making the list
go out and start buying them. Give
yourself enough time for this so that
you don’t have to rush on it
and take advantage of any sales promotions
coming along during the period |
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Finalize
your honeymoon plans to avoid peak
season bookings and to avail of lower
rates on packages. IF you plan to
go overseas check your passports to
make sure everything is okay. |
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Make
arrangements for out of town guests |
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Make
up a theme for your Sangeet function
and start planning and practicing
for a Parody or dance sequence if
you plan to have one |
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| Things
to do in the second round of activities (About
30 days before the wedding) |
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Plan your menu with your caterers
keeping in mind the weather, diversity
of guests and most importantly the expertise
of the caterers |
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Decide on a caterer and menus for
all pre-marriage functions when your
guests would be either dining with your
or where you would be serving some refreshments
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Check on your wedding clothes. Take
a complete trial of them and make sure
there are no alternations needed on
them. |
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Take appointments with your hairdresser
and beautician for your wedding day
and all other functions |
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Look at possible options of mehndi
artists and finalize the design for
your OWN mehndi |
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Order mithai and related
items |
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Book your hotel for your
wedding night if you are not going to
spend the night at your Home. |
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If you are leaving for
your Honeymoon on the very next day
of your wedding, make sure your baggage
for the trip is prepared well in advance.
You do not want to be rushing around
on the last day trying to put your baggage
together |
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Book a horse Bagi (if
interested) and Band Bajas for your
Barat. |
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Make a list of cars that
you would need during the final days
of the wedding and if needed book them
with a car rental company |
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Weeks Ago |
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Make sure that
all your clothes are ironed and packed |
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Make a final
count of your guests and inform your
caterers about the same |
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Meet up with
your Decorators (flower, venue, lighting)
and make sure everything is in place
for your function |
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Make final checks
on all your bookings |
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Go through your
Honeymoon bookings and paperwork and
make sure everything is place |
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Week Ago |
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Confirm your
bookings with all the service providers
for your wedding |
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Make sure the
arrangements made for out-of-town guests
are up to the mark for their arrival |
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Arrange for an
agency to send a few people for the
whole week who would service drinks
and other refreshments constantly to
your guests. |
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Go through your
wedding clothes, shoes and all other
accessories to ensure that everything
is okay |
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| The
Day Before the Big Day |
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Have
somebody visit your marriage venue to
check on the arrangements |
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Make
sure all the gift articles and items
for ceremonies are well places and ready
for pick-up whenever necessary |
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If you are leaving
for your honey on the next day of your
wedding, make sure your baggage is packed
and ready |
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Take it easy,
enjoy your celebrations, have a nice
time with your relatives and guests. |
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This is one of the
most important events in your life, do
not let anything bother you. If you have
gone through this checklist and your own
customized checklist of things that you
should be doing, then you do not need
to worry about anything.
It is YOUR day, make the best of it and
savor every moment of it. We hope you
have a Wonderful Wedding
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P.S.
– We openly invite views, comments and
suggestions for this list. So if you have
anything to add to this list of have a better
way of compiling this list please send your
suggestions to us at info@perfectshaadi.com.
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