With the preparations of your wedding, a Post-Engagement Checklist for a smooth transition into wedding planning and married life is a must.
So, now that you’re engaged, a lot of questions run through a person’s mind. Like, “Okay, I just got engaged, and what next?” a boost of endorphins and a feeling of wow… with, “From where should I start?” or “Should I throw a party to announce that I am engaged, or just a family get together?” A lot of questions like these will pop up in your mind after you get the twinkle of your dreams on your finger, and this can make you feel as if you’re in a tight place.
Well, that is why Team Wedding Affair is here. We bring you a well-sorted and helpful post-engagement checklist to help you out with what to do after your engagement.
Celebrate the Moment!
Before starting with your post-engagement checklist, you should first and foremost, have a celebration to give a head-start to this journey, and announce the news to your family and friends. It’s up to you how you want to share the joy of this new chapter of your life. Whether you book a table at your family’s favourite restaurant or plan a cosy stay-at-home pajama party with your near and dear ones, or host a grand one at home. It is one of those moments in your life that is a step towards your big day, so you’ve got to celebrate it with lots of love and laughter.
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Pick a Wedding Date
Next, your post-engagement checklist will be to finalise a wedding date as per our Indian culture; a sorted and well curated Kundali to get the perfect date for the wedding is a must. The sooner you finalise your wedding date, the better, because once done with this part then you can start with planning about other things. In our culture, the wedding date is the first and most important thing to be discussed and sorted out.
Book the Wedding Venue
Once you’re done with all the celebrations of your engagement, you need to plan out the venue of your wedding. It will depend on your wedding theme, the number of guests, the ceremonies to be conducted, if you are planning it to be an off-season or an on-season wedding, indoor or outdoor arrangements, etc. You need to book the venue according to the dates of your wedding and pre-wedding, along with the seating capacity, electricity, music, parking space and also the weather conditions there if you plan on having an outdoor wedding.
Plan out Your Finances
Another important thing to be aware of is your finances or you can also call this your budget for the entire wedding expenditure. This will include another checklist of things that you will be spending your money on. It is a good idea if the parents commit a specific amount of money, and the bride and groom supplement it. Take references from friends or relatives who have recently conducted weddings or have themselves gotten married. It is an integral part of your post-engagement checklist required for every shopping and planning of your wedding day.
Draft a Guest List
Another one to add to your post-engagement checklist is the number of guests who are likely to attend the wedding and other ceremonies. This will decide your planning of the venue, accommodation, catering and finances. You will have to compile a consolidated list of invitees with their postal address and telephone numbers. One important thing that you can do to avoid any duplication of common friends is to discuss the list with the other family about it.
Get a Copy of Wedding Affair Magazine
Having a vision board when planning for your wedding is the most fun part and also a very innovative one. And to get great help in having your dream wedding come into reality, we will suggest you to have a copy of Wedding Affair magazine, because our magazine will not only help you with all your wedding related activities and planning ideas with each page of our publication, but you will also get an inspiration from other couples like you to have a good source of what to and not to do while planning for your wedding, and to have the wedding you so heartily dreamed of.
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With these items added to your post-engagement checklist, it’ll be easier to plan out your wedding in a systematic manner. It is intelligent and time saving.
