Resources For Our Couples
To Help You Plan
A Wedding takes a lot of planning and strategizing to make happen and we’re here to help! Typically we are the first thing you’ve booked and so there are a lot of big and little things to think about. We’ve created lists and plans and questions to help our couples plan their day,
Vendors:
Caterer ____________
Photographer ________________
Videographer __________________
Wedding Planner ________________
Makeup/Hair _______________
Florist __________________
DJ ____________
Rentals __________
Cake/dessert __________________
Stationary __________________
Officiant ______________
Small Details
Wedding Dress Hanger
Getting ready robes
A change of shoes for the evening
A second dress or other changes for comfort/fun
Wedding Night Tear Down
Getting Ready Space cleaned out of personal items and returned to order
Décor/candles removed at the end of the evening
Transporting flowers home
Rental Return
Bride and groom transportation home
Liquor cleaned up and
Leftover food
Clean-up of personal items
The Year Before your Wedding Plan
365 Days before your wedding:
Collect inspiration
Create a budget
Choose your wedding party
Plan your guest list
Hire a planner if you are imagining something big, or don’t have time for the details.
Hire your must-have vendors including photographer, videographer, florist, caterer, and band. Remember, the best book up fast!
Get your dress
9 Months before your wedding
Determine your menu
Book your block of rooms
Register for gifts
Get the Grooms suit
Create a wedding website
Plan your invitations
Bridesmaids dress shopping
Book hair and Makeup
Do an engagement photoshoot
6 Months Before your wedding:
Meet your officiant
Send out save the dates
Plan a general timeline for your day or work with us to.
Plan the Honeymoon
90 Days Before your wedding
Book the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
Check your RSVP’s
Food Tasting and set your menu
Book your beauty trials
Order favours
Ask who you want to make speeches
Finalize order of the ceremony and reception
Print stationary
Purchase the rings
Send Invitations
Purchase event insurance
Create Ceremony and Reception Layout plans
30 Days before your wedding
Confirm your decor
Print and frame event photos (guestbook, memory table)
Confirm your florals
Review band or DJ playlist
Organize RSVP’s
Create seating chart
Get marriage licence
Purchase liquor licence if needed
Final fittings
Send final payments
Plan final venue walk through
The Week Before your Wedding
Write vows
Delegate small wedding day tasks (tips gifts, carrying things, food).
Beauty management: Hair, nails, massage, brows, waxing etc.
The Wedding Day
Drinks lots of water and eat breakfast
Don’t wear anything that will leave lines on your skin
Moisturize but don’t use oils
Take out your dress and veil, steam if needed.
Lay out all the items you want photographed
Have fun
Get married
The Countdown
120 Days
Have you booked your Walk Through?
Have you booked your rehearsal?
60 Days
Guest List & Invitation (for security purposes)
Fill out and return Credit Card Authorization Form
Bridal Party names
Main contact on event day - (name & phone number)
Event Timeline (can be confirmed at Walk Through)
If you have a coordinator booked for your wedding, we will reach out and schedule a Walk Through, you can send these docs before the walk through, or bring them with you to complete on site. Changes can be made but it helps to make the walk through smoother if you’ve already partially completed these.
30 Days
Decor Selection
Rental Selection (if applicable)
Ceremony & Reception Layout
Security Deposit Processed
Balance owing for wedding + 50% calculated bar bill
Provide Liquor License
Provide Certificate of Insurance with us named as first payable
Food handling permit & insurance from your caterer
Your Wedding Day!
20 Days Post Event
We hope your wedding day went perfectly!
If there were no damages then your damage deposit is returned in full
If there were damages, we’ll provide evidence, replacement costs, and an invoice. We will confirm before we charge.
You’ll receive a bar breakdown and an invoice with any additional rentals or extra’s.