Planning Your Wedding During COVID-19
/Seattle Wedding Planners, New Creations Weddings, Pink Blossom Events, Clutch Events and Perfectly Posh Events have teamed up to bring you a 4-part blog series covering COVID-19 and Planning your wedding during these unprecedented times. Up next, New Creations Weddings are sharing what you can be doing now in planning your wedding day.
Engaged and feeling like you are stuck not only at home, but also in what to do next during wedding planning? NOW is a great time to take advantage of having a quieter social schedule and get those wedding to dos checked off the list!
Regardless of when you are getting married, below is a list of wedding planning tasks that can be completed while we are in a stay-at-home order. Love is always trending, yes, even during a pandemic, which means your wedding still needs to be planned!
Image by Roddy Chung Photography
There are a lot of behind the scene things that couples can easily be planning for right now. We encourage you to take this time to get ahead on those planning items that tend to be a last-minute scramble. You’ll be well ahead of the curve once your wedding day rolls around and cool as a cucumber knowing you took care of these details in advance.
The below suggestions are listed in no particular order:
o Create your seating order for family/VIP’s in the first 1 to 2 rows of your ceremony. Knowing who sits next to who (especially in a divorce or “interesting” family dynamic situation) will make your rehearsal run smoothly.
o Select your specialty songs (there are more than you think).
§ Processional- family and wedding party
§ Processional- bride or groom
§ Any songs during the ceremony during communion, sand ceremony, unity candle, etc.
§ Recessional
§ Grand entrance - just couple or entire wedding party
§ First dance
§ Father/Daughter
§ Mother/Son
§ Cake cutting background song
§ Last song of the night
o Create your must play/do not play list for the band/DJ.
o Put together your family photo shot list for your photographer.
o Start writing your ceremony with your officiant.
o Write your vows if you wish to have custom ones.
o Decide who the designated person is who takes home all gifts/cards/personal décor, etc. at the end of the night.
o Decide how you’re going to give away your centerpieces at the end of the night (whoever wants can take them, donation to nursing home, let the florist take them, etc)
o Book your hair & makeup trial, food tasting and floral mockup appointments for ~2-months prior to your wedding date.
o Book your pampering appointments (massage, final haircuts, facial, mani/pedi) and purchase gift cards for those services now to support those small businesses
o Test out your wine selections and/or signature cocktails. Throw a party at home to try out what you like and don’t.
o Talk with your wedding planner about day-of design elements such as table numbers, menus, escort cards/seating chart board, etc. so final ordering and printing can be done easily and quickly. o Order any specialty day-of items (guest book, custom gown hanger, specialty champagne flutes, cake knife/server, etc.).
o Order any specialty wedding day attire (custom bow ties, wedding day shoes, wedding day jewelry, etc).
o Order any favors and complete any DIY items.
o Make your honeymoon plans! Many airlines and hotels will be offering killer deals soon, so get those plans set for when they do so you can take advantage of them.
Photo by Angela & Evan Photography
We hope you found our list helpful!! If you did have to postpone your wedding, we hope you can be excited for your new date! You are still getting married. You are still going to be surrounded by those you love when that day comes. And trust us, they will be ready to party with you!! And that is something to be excited about!! Put items around your home with your new date on it so you see it often and are reminded of the wonderful times ahead. Your wedding day is going to be an amazing celebration when it gets here!!
Celebrating you, celebrating love, and celebrating #loveinthetimeofcorona
Happy Planning! ~Rebecca Grant | New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination
You can find the two previous blogs in our Wedding Planning During COVID-19 series here;
Post 1 - Vendor & Guest Communication - Before & During Your Wedding by Clutch Events
Post 2 - How to Keep Your Vendor Team for a Smaller Wedding by the Perfectly Posh Events team
