![]() High-Level Outcome: From the outcome of the High-Level items, move onto two items. High Level – Discuss with Families: Go through each high-level step again, this time with your family.ĭepending on your family dynamics (or logistics of where they’re located), it could be better to have a meeting with each family first, and then come together to discuss decisions. Now, move onto the discussing with families: Do you want a venue with outdoor space? Allows outside catering? Traditional wedding hall or non-traditional space? Location: Destination wedding or a local? In Bride’s hometown or where you currently live? As you discuss, think about the factors that come into play with each location. Discuss your desired headcount together first, then bring in the family opinions. Number of events : Do you want the Big Fat Indian wedding ? Or do you want to keep things simple with only one-pre-wedding event? It’s crucial for the couple to get on the same page before you discuss anything with families. Discuss who’s paying for what, are you – the couple – paying for the bulk of the wedding? Do you want to (or have to) pay for the wedding? Or are parents helping out? Don’t assume A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G – talk about it! Come to a decision about the high level with your partner.ĭesires / Priorities: What does each partner want? Now is the time to talk about your ideal wedding, and what you both want the most.īride: High-end food that includes cuisine from all over the worldĮnd Result: A three-course black tie “gala” type reception with a bandīudget: This one can get complicated.Discuss the high-level with both families.Start with the high-level big picture with your partner FIRST.Here’s how to customize the Indian wedding planning checklist: Ĭlick here for a FREE PDF download of the Indian Wedding Planning Checklist Use the checklist in combination with a more detailed wedding checklist. ![]() It’s a wedding planning checklist for any kind of Indian wedding and can be used for a fusion Indian wedding too. ![]() Whether you’re getting married in 6 months or 2 years, this wedding planning checklist is one list that won’t stress you out. “Wait – I can’t pick out my dream menu BEFORE I find out if the venue even allows outside catering? Oh.” The idea of figuring it out is amazing in theory, but when you get to logistics, it’ll bite you in the behind. The first line gets processed and then your mind goes into “eh I’ll just figure it out” mode. I love lists but 100 items? Ugh, that’s way too overwhelming. I’m not having a rehearsal dinner or a one-day event. What if my wedding isn’t 12 months from now and it’s closer than that? I felt my heart beating faster. Yes, I have to decide on my bridal party – but there are more crucial items to figure out first. I had good intention to use them all. Some were too broad, and some were just not relevant. I downloaded five checklists and printed out two, feeling desperate for a checklist. I found some lists I could’ve written before I knew anything about Indian wedding planning. The checklists on the big sites included irrelevant items and then there were the random Indian sites that apparently had checklists. After page 5 of searching through Google results, I stopped looking. ![]() When I was wedding planning, I dug around online for hours trying to find the right Indian wedding planning checklist as if it would appear out of thin air. ![]()
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