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Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-16-2022
Planning a wedding involves hundreds of decisions, from calculating how much liquor to buy to figuring out how much space and how many servers you need for your reception.You also want to be prepared for any kind of emergency that happens on your wedding day. Fortunately, many new websites and smartphone apps can help you with all aspects of your wedding planning, especially your budget.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Change the look of your entire wedding reception simply by choosing a floor-length tablecloth. But what size tablecloth will cover those nasty, industrial-looking legs of a typically round banquet table? Here’s a guide to tablecloth lengths for various-sized round tables.
Table Diameter
Floor-Length Cloth
60
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
You want to make sure you're prepared for any kind of emergency on your wedding day. Consider packing a satchel or gym bag with some or all of the following items:
Aspirin, antacid, and sedatives
Baby wipes
Ballet slippers for dancing
Blow dryer
Brush, comb, and hair spray
Clear nail polish, na
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
If you're hosting your wedding in an off-premise facility or your rehearsal dinner at home, you need to know how much liquor to buy. The following table gives the standard amounts needed for a simple bar.
Note: Amounts are for 100 guests with a four-hour open bar, including cocktail hour. For ice, figure on 1-1/2 pounds per person; 2-1/2 pounds per person if also chilling bottles.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Figuring out how much space you need for wedding events isn't easy, especially for the reception site, which has to accommodate tables, chairs, bars, open cocktail space, the dance floor, and so on. Here's a quick chart that tells you how many square feet you need for various wedding events.
Space
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Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The number of servers included in your wedding-reception contract will vary depending on the venue, its service standards, and the event's degree of formality,. This table lists the suitable amounts of staff for different types of wedding receptions:
Type of Service
Recommended Number of Servers
Formal, multi
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Technology has been a savior in the realm of wedding planning. Several websites and apps can make the wedding-planning process infinitely less painful (although apps can’t replace a real, live, hands-on wedding planner, thank goodness!).
iWedding Deluxe: This app has a myriad of helpful facets, but most impressive is its budgeting tools.
The bestselling wedding planning guide—now updated!Congratulations, you're planning a wedding! Besides obtaining a fancy tuxedo and a stunning gown, organizing a wedding ceremony takes creativity, planning, and diplomacy. The whole ordeal can seem overwhelming at first, but with lots of guidance, you'll plan a wedding people will remember for ages.