CHECKLIST

Getting Started

 Date/Weekend: 29th – 31st October 2015

 Enter your Wedding Budget: ________________________

 Enter the names of your events:

o Event 1: Mendhi- 29th October 2015

o Event 2: Thiluk & Hurdhee – 30th October 2015

o Event 3: Wedding – 31st October 2015

o Event 4: Bidaai – 7th October 2015

o Enter Number of guests: + - 400

Venues:

 Venue 1: Seline Home

 Venue 2: Seline Home
 Venue 3: Kendra Hall
 Venue 4: Verosh Home

Notes on invitation designs and costing:

 Printed 100 invites

 Finalize and Sign the Contract with the Venue:

Name and Contact Info: Kendra Hall - 5 John Zikhali Rd, Berea, 4001
031 309 1824

 Venue: Kendra Hall

o Date and Hours for the Venue: 31st October 2015 – 2pm – 7pm

Photographers:

Name and appointment date.

 Photographer & Videographer 1: Digital Productions

Dj’s:

Name and appointment date.

 DJ 1:
 DJ 2: Jeetendra Jugrah

Theme/colours and ideas:

 Wedding Theme: Crystal

 Wedding Colours: White

Caterers:
Name and tasting date.

 Caterer 1: Golden Events

 Caterer 2:Events by Design

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 Start Researching Event Decorator/ Florists/ Mandap: Enter the name and appointment date.

 Decorator 1: Golden events

 Pyrotechniques: Mystical Pyro
 Garlands: Amazing Grace
 Flower Petals: Flowers Direct Toti

Make the Arrangements for transportation: o Vendor(s) Selected, Deposit made, and Contact
Information:

 Seline Cousin – Lee: 083 965 8273

 Select you Cake Vendor and Cake Design:

Name and tasting date.

 Cake Vendor 1: Seline’s Aunty –Marlene : 083 778 8891

Selected, Deposit made, and Contact Information:

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Notes on Priest, and Contact Information:

Thiluk & Hurdhee – R

Wedding - R

 Select a vendor for your Mendi, Hair, Make up/ Hair Trial
Appointments
DAY/OCCASION STYLIST TIME OF
APPOINTMENT
Thursday- Mendhi Amazing Grace
Friday- Thiluk & Hurdee Amazing Grace 3:30 pm
Saturday - Wedding Amazing Grace 9:30 pm

 Finalize your Caterer, Event Decorator/ Florist/ Mandap, Photographer, Videographer, DJ,
Event Rentals: Enter name, deposits made and contact info:
 Day/Occassion Company Deposit Total
Day 1 – Mendhi Event Decorator: Golden
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee Events
Day 3 - Wedding
Day 1 – Mendhi Caterer: Events by Design
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee
Day 3 - Wedding
Day 1 – Mendhi Photographer &
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee Videographer: Digital
Day 3 - Wedding Productions
Day 1 – Mendhi DJ 1:
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee DJ 2: Jeetendra Jugrah
Day 3 - Wedding
Day 1 -Mendhi Entertainment
Day 2: Hurdhee Disco: disco beat
Day 1 – Mendhi Event Rentals: Designer
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee Marquee
Day 1 – Mendhi Helper Renue: 031 505
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee 8192
Day 1 – Mendhi Priest/ Pundit 1 :
Day 2 – Thiluk & Hurdee Priest/Pundit 2: Nishaan
Day 3 - Wedding
Day 3 - Wedding Pyrotechniques: Mystical
Pyro
Day 3 - wedding Flower petals: Flowers
Direct Toti
Day 3 -Wedding Garlands: Amazing Grace
Day 3 - Wedding Cake: Marlene

Day 1- Mendhi
 Purchase your Guestbook, Pen and Pen Holder
 Purchase gifts for your bridal party (Mendhi & Hurdee) and close family members

 Mendhi done by Dipti : 0766234242

 Contact close family and friends for Sangeet Performances (optional)

Dancers:

Day 2- Thiluk & Hurdee

Thiluk & Hurdhee : Events by design

Ladies/ Girls carrying trays for thiluk: ( Coming to hall)

1. 6.
2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5.

Girls and ladies for putting Hurdee:

Carry garland for thiluk

5 married ladies: 1.

2.

3.

5 ladies for thari & lota on stage:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 Grooms Party. Enter the names of your Bridal Party:

 Flower Girl :
 Best Man:
 #1:
 #2:
 #3:
 #4:
 #5:
 #Ring Bearer:

o Additional Notes: ___________________________________________________________

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 Plan your Party

o Engagement Party Date: August September

o Name of Venue: ________________________

o Notes: Bridal Shower 1: Selines’ cousins

Bridal Shower 2: selines’ Friends

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 Select Wedding Outfits for the entire bridal party and Jewellery Sets for yourself.

Seline: Thursday -
 Seline: Friday- Outfit + Accessories
Seline: Saturday –
Seline: Satruday- Blouse needs to be sewed

Planning Month 4: Dates ________________________

 Purchase your Accessories: If not going to India, then start looking for matching purse, bindis,
bangles, and footwear.

o Notes: Mendhi

Hurdhee

Wedding

 Finalize your Menu and Service details with your caterer:

o Notes: ___________________________________________________________
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 Finalize your Decor Arrangements o Notes: _________________________________________

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Planning Month 5: Dates ________________________

 Address your invitations ready and Mail them: o Notes:

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 Order your wedding rings/bands o Notes:

 Seline’s wedding ring

 Start looking for favours: o Notes:

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o Planning Month 6: Dates ________________________

 Alcohol and Bar Arrangements: Order liquor/alcohol and get your permit o Notes:
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Prepare Ceremony Programs and Other Stationary: Design the proof of concept for your ceremony
programs. If you are designing any other stationary, scrapbooks for display etc., you should consider
doing it now.

 Research Marriage License Requirements: Also schedule a blood test appointment, if required by
your state.

 Song for First Dance: Select the song for your First Dance

Planning Month 7: Dates ________________________

o Notes: ________________________________________________________
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 Get all the sari and lehenga blouses stitched  Make sure that all your outfits fit properly
Month of the Wedding: Dates ________________________

4 Weeks Before: Dates ________________________

 Have Sangeet Performers submit their music to you  Send a Song List to the DJ

3 Weeks Before: Dates ________________________

 Call guests who have not yet RSVPʼd and get the final head count

 Determine the order the entrance of your bridal party line up

 Prepare a timeline for all your wedding events

 Prepare a list of assignments for your bridal party and family members

2 Weeks Before: Dates ________________________

 Give the final head count to all your vendors

 Give the timeline of wedding events to all the vendors, members of your bridal party and family
members helping

 Create your seating chart and make the place cards

 Prepare your toasts and thanks to family and friends

 Confirm all your final payments and have them ready to be mailed out or handed over to the
vendor

Week of the Wedding: Dates ________________________

 Hand over all the favours, guestbook, placecards, programs etc. to the event planner or the person
in charge of arranging them

 Put together an emergency kit