At-A-Glance Wedding Planner Checklist

So you two are getting married? Why not do everything you can to make it a wedding to remember? Here are the items you will want to consider carefully while formulating your wedding plans:

Secular or Non-secular?

Decide whether you want a simple civil ceremony or a church-affiliated wedding.

This should be a straightforward decision, but if you run into a snag on this point, don’t worry; you can work it out. It’ll just be the first of many compromises!

If you want a church wedding, make an appointment to talk to the church representative that handles such things and go from there.

Money

Weddings cost money. It’s one of a handful of life-changing events, and an investment to make it everything you ever wanted it to be is appropriate.

Talk it over. Come up with a dollar figure and start gathering estimates. Once you two have decided how much you want to spend, however, don’t go over that amount. This is the first big investment you’ll make, and you want it to be a pleasant one.

Get Informed

Make your list of “must-haves,” such as wedding gown, invitations, flowers, rings and reception. Then call for estimates on each of those items.

If your estimates total less than your wedding budget, you can go on to items on your second-tier list, your “wanna-haves.” This list would include such items as a hairdresser, a photographer, a stag night, a hen party and professional music, both for the wedding ceremony and the reception.

The Moment You’ve Waited For

Did you forget the honeymoon? Not likely!

You may look at the costs you’ve racked up on paper so far and despair, thinking you’ll only have money left over for a night at the bowling alley! If that’s the case, go back over all your lists and prune. Or give yourselves more time to save the money you’ll need to create your perfect experience. The honeymoon, after all, is the consummation of the marriage. Make it a time to remember forever.

Bon voyage!

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Pre Wedding Activities

Fotolia_22650244_M Planning pre-wedding activities is a little something extra that’s not required, but certainly fun and entertaining for the guests. If the couple keep in mind the distance some guests have traveled and keep activities relevant to that level of fatigue, they’re sure to hit on some winning activities.

As you go about planning activities for the wedding, keep in mind other factors as well. Do many people have children with them? Will you provide childcare or will the children be participants in the activities? If you have several guests who are older, perhaps activities can be tailored in a way they can participate as well.

Some of the more popular pre-wedding activities include things like a group manicure. All the members in the wedding party or those that are close to the couple head to a nail salon and get their nails done. This can be relaxing for many groups and provide a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the wedding weekend. Some might choose to golf or play a game of tennis or cards while this is going on.

Many couples choose to provide structured activities for their guests prior to the wedding. If the wedding is on a Saturday night, for example, they might choose to provide a Friday activity, especially if most guests are local to the wedding. You might have a wedding luau. Many times pre-wedding activities center around pre- wedding parties, but what about a party that includes all the members of both families? You could plan some fun (and appropriate) games and head out to a restaurant for a night of fun and games. Be sure to limit the drinking and carousing as this might not sit well with some family members.

Here is a fun activity that can be done right before the wedding. Have someone begin a gift basket. The theme of the basket is “advice for the couple” and could be started by the wedding party or attendants . They take the basket to someone else’s house, perhaps an aunt or cousin and leave it on the doorstep. That person adds an item (a book on how to end spousal arguments? Or a CD of romantic music?) and brings the basket to someone else’s house. This activity can begin a week or two before the wedding and everyone should know it is coming around.The basket can also be circulated the weekend of the wedding, but this will only work if everyone is local and if they know the basket is coming. In this case, it also might be helpful to have someone bring the basket to a house, collect the item and the take the basket to the next location, reducing the need to have each person take the basket to its next location. Once it’s full, someone can be in charge of putting the basket items together, wrapping it all up to make it look nice and bringing it to the couple . It can be delivered right to the wedding as a gift in and of itself.

Whatever activities you choose, be sure to keep in mind the needs of your guests and the limitations of those guests. If you want to plan an activity that includes everyone. We would love to hear your thoughts . Please comment below , stop by and check out www.djxtc.net , twitter.com/weddingdj1 and our new Facebook page 18008268014

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How To Protect Your Wedding

We have all heard the endless horror stories about mobile events , weddings and many Toronto wedding djs .Here are a few ways to make sure to protect your once in a lifetime event .

Meet your DJ -you will know if they are the one for you

Hire a Professional DJ-a hobby dj is not what you want to trust for this occasion

Have a binding contract.-all parties know what is expectedHave professional equipment as well and staffing for your function.-quality equipment mean no surprises

Have an insured entertainer-To protect you and all your guest if the need arises .

 

Why leave things to chance ?DJ XTC Entertainment Services gives you all of this plus more . Guaranteed to bring you an event that you and all your guest will be raving about for years.

We would love to hear your thoughts . Please comment below , stop by and check out www.djxtc.net , twitter.com/weddingdj1 and our new Facebook page 18008268014

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How To Protect Your Wedding

We have all heard the endless horror stories about mobile events , weddings and many Toronto wedding djs . Here are a few ways to make sure to protect your once in a lifetime event .
Meet your DJ
-you will know if they are the one for you
Hire a Professional DJ
-a hobby dj is not what you want to trust for this occasion
Have a binding contract.
-all parties know what is expected
Have professional equipment as well and staffing for your function.
-quality equipment mean no surprises
Have an insured entertainer
-To protect you and all your guest if the need arises . Why leave things to chance ?DJ XTC Entertainment Services gives you all of this plus more . Guaranteed to bring you an event that you and all your guest will be raving about for yearsWe would love to hear your thoughts .

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