Tuesday, January 1, 2008

The Wedding Plan

Planning a wedding has been the biggest ever task in our lives so far. It was a once-in-a-lifetime event, which must be executed smoothly, without any major problems. This also meant that we needed to have proper event planning and management. But with very little experience, as with most couples, we started our wedding plan with much enthusiasm and excitement.

For starters, a checklist is a definite must. Below is a to-do list that we went through in planning for our wedding event. We will post a blog about each item in the following list every weekday, for the benefit of anyone who needs a reference in planning for a wedding, or for anyone who simply just wants to read about what we went through.

1. Informing the Families
2. Choosing the Date
3. Choosing a Dinner Venue
4. Choosing a Bridal Studio
5. Invitation Cards
6. Choosing the Butterworth Dinner Venue
7. Selecting Dresses for the Pre-wedding Photo Shoot and Wedding Day
8. Buying Shoes
9. Pre-wedding Photo Shoot
10. Photo Selection
11. Dance Practice
12. Wedding Favor Ideas
13. Guest List, Card Distribution, RSVP and Seating Arrangement
14. Bridal Room Furniture
15. Photographer and Videographer
16. Makeup Artist
17. Dinner Venue Decorations
18. Dinner Program
19. Wedding Music
20. LCD Projector
21. Catering
22. Canopy and Furniture Rentals
23. Traditional Wedding Items
24. Guo Dai Lai
25. Planning for the Tea Ceremony
26. Planning the Wedding Door Games

4 comments:

Dreamer said...

wow...what's this "Dance Practice" thingy??

zenetlife said...

It's just an itenary for our First Dance. What do you do when you don't know how to dance? Practice, right? That's why it's in the list...

pebblepicker said...

Hi, I Stumbled upon your blog today while looking for wedding venues. Looking at your wedding plan list already makes me feel like eloping ! haha...( stressed out looking at so many things).
Anyway, I just want to say your site gives me a better picture and your reviews on the searching for venues is just great for newbies like me. I guess by the time a wedding plan materialise for me, I'll be hitting 40 :P late bloomer..what to do. Well...keep up the good write up. Cheers!

zenetlife said...

Hi,
Thank you for your comments. A wedding plan may look intimidating, but looking for your wedding venue means that you have already started going down that list without even knowing it! By the time your wedding day arrives, you WILL have reached the bottom of that list… just that a plan serves as a checklist to minimize the risk of overlooking those important things.

One of the intentions of our blog was to share our wedding experiences with others like you, and we are glad that you have found them helpful. This is an exciting time for you - congratulations on your upcoming wedding, and we wish you a smooth and memorable journey ahead :)