Everything You Need for a DIY Wedding
Planning a wedding is no small thing! There's many things to plan for so we've complied a list to help you make sure you don't miss a thing.
Wedding Ceremony Checklist
- Seating
- Arbor
- Décor
- Flowers (décor and bouquets)
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Rings and ring box
- Power source
- Device to play music or band
- Order of service
- Floor Plan
- Umbrellas (for bridal party and guests)
- Vows (printed copy and digital)
- Certificates/Paperwork for Signing
- Signing table
- 2 chairs for signing table
- Pens (including spares)
- Signs to show carpark and ceremony location
- Sunscreen
- Water bottles
- Confetti (or alternative)
- Confetti cups
- Source of shade nearby
- Unplugged ceremony signage (if applicable)
Wedding Reception Checklist
- Floorplan
- Seating chart
- Tables
- Chair
- Cutlery and Crockery (enough for each course and including wine glasses and cups)
- Place name cars (and spares)
- Table Décor (vases, flowers, candles etc)
- Menus
- Table numbers
- Cake
- Cake table
- Gift table
- Thank you gifts
- Catering
- Alcoholic drinks
- Non-alcoholic drinks (including bottled water)
- Cloth napkins
- Sound system
- Device to play music or band/DJ
- Microphones
- Sparklers
- Tubs for bottle water
- Ice for Bottled water
- Area for catering preparation
- Bottle openers
General/Logistics for your Wedding Day
- Access to toilets
- Rubbish bins (including extra bin bags)
- Cool room/Fridges
- Contact List for all key people and vendors
- Runsheet/Timeline of the day (a printed copy for all vendors)
- List of hired items
- Tools and hand things like: scissors, string, paper, florist pins, florist tape, duct tape, cable ties, lighter, paper towel.
- Tissues, hand towels and spare toilet paper
- Handwash/soap
- Hand sanitiser (thanks COVID)
- Extension cords
- Powerboards
- First Aid Kit
- Fairy/festoon lights
- Pens and permanent marker
- Spare batteries
- Torches
- Shot list of photographer (eg list of family combinations needed for photos)
Is there anything we've missed? Send us a message and we'll update the lists above.
