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| Wedding Basics |
| Getting Your Wedding Organized! |
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Your
wedding day should go smoothly and without
a hitch, and the key to this is good organization
well in advance of your wedding day. For
more ideas like the following, you should
check out our Wedding Planning Toolkit,
including great organizational tools like
our essential "12-Month Countdown
Checklists".
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First things first:
- Buy a pretty notebook, or even a
nice blank book. If you have everything
wedding-related written down in the same place,
it's hard to lose bits or forget details. Carry
the notebook everywhere so you'll have it when
you need it - and later it can be a keepsake.
Write down:
- Phone numbers
- Tips for decoration
- Vendor information
- Guests
- Notes
- Keep loose data like wedding receipts
together with an accordion folder.
This is a paper or plastic enclosed file holder
with pockets. Plastic's your best bet because
it's easier to change labels. Label sections
as you accumulate those loose papers: receipts,
invoices, RSVPs, ideas and articles, etc.
- Depend on a computer. There
are good wedding software programs for guest
tracking, gift tracking, menu selections, table
assignments, budgeting, and even a calendar;
the best ones will do it all for between $35-60.
You can even do it yourself if you're good with
Excel, and some starter templates are free to
download from the Microsoft Excel website. Be
sure to print everything out in case of crashes.
And of course the Ultimate Wedding Planning
Toolkit includes Excel spreadsheets with good
tools to start you out.
- Use index cards in a box to keep
your wedding guests organized. Buy
a little box, 3" x 5" cards, and alphabetical
dividers, and assign one card per guest, couple,
or family. You can even buy computer paper that
tears down into cards, if you really want to
be organized. On the card, include information
like:
- Name, address, and phone number
- RSVP response
- Gifts given
- Thank you note
- Table assignment
- Menu choice
- Maintain a to-do list for the major
wedding-related jobs. If you use Outlook,
this is easy to put together and print out with
their Taskpad, along with percentage completion.
If you prefer, though, you can just do it by
hand. From your large list, you can break out
smaller tasks, timelines, and tasks you can
give other people. This makes those huge jobs
manageable, and you also have the satisfaction
of marking each off upon completion.
- Maintain a wedding calendar with
appointments, deadlines, and critical tasks.
Again, in Outlook, this is easy to do and to
integrate with Taskpad's list. Every task you
have listed should have at least one deadline
in the calendar. For a great list of tasks and
when to do them, consult our Ultimate
Wedding Planning Toolkit's workbook.
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These are just
a few ways to get started organizing your perfect
wedding. For a complete system that will get your
wedding going, consider buying our Ultimate
Wedding Planning Toolkit today. With its lists
packed with quick information, excellent spreadsheets,
and bonuses like daily wedding planning tips,
you're sure to make your wedding planning tasks
easier on yourself... |
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