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Chelsea
Savvy July 2025

75 days to go!! Stressing out

Chelsea, on March 10, 2020 at 4:14 AM Posted in Do It Yourself 0 5
Ok so I’m planning my own small wedding (32) people at our local clubhouse here in Southern California for the ceremony and dinner reception. They already have tables I can use so I just need to rent chairs, cocktail tables, and a sweetheart table. I’m buying my own table cloths, doing my own flowers (mainly dried with a few fresh blooms), bought all of our decor items, caterer is booked, photographer is booked, our friend who is a wedding dj is officiating, made our welcome sign, making seating chart, made place setting name tags, invites being printed and will be sent in the next week, music picked out and saved on playlist for cocktail hour and dinner


I still need to buy alcohol for our self serve bar but I feel like I’m missing something 😬. I am also stressing about not having a day of coordinator even though we have such a small wedding. Is it too much for me to start decorating at 10am? Our ceremony starts at 430, I also need the chairs moved from the ceremony to the dinner area and a few other things moved to decorate once the ceremony is over. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do about moving the chairs and stuff I need moved?? It’s pretty low key

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Latest activity by Kristen, on March 13, 2020 at 3:20 PM
  • Sara
    Dedicated August 2020
    Sara ·
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    I think decorating that early is fine! You want to have plenty of time for your hair and makeup and getting dressed. You definitely dont want to rush that process. I'm crazy and if I didnt have the venue setting up for me I would be there setting up the night before😂 I'm also having a really early wedding at 1130am so I wouldnt even have time to decorate in the morning
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  • Onya
    Expert October 2020
    Onya ·
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    We are having ours at the clubhouse where my mom lives in Vegas! I think I've decided that I want a professional to come make the space pretty. I just don't want to be stressed out.

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  • kymarmck
    Super March 2020
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    I think you'll be totally fine!

    We plan on doing a bulk of the decorating the night before and then plan on finishing decorating (well my parents will lol I'll obviously be getting ready) the ceremony & reception locations at 11am for a 1pm wedding.

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  • Molly
    VIP September 2020
    Molly ·
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    I'd be in there decorating the first minute they let me lol. 10 is just fine! After the ceremony is over and you walk out have the officiant say "please grab a chair and head over to the reception area" or "can we get some boys and girls to help move chairs to the reception area". This is what I'm doing. Everything will go great!

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  • K
    Just Said Yes May 2020
    Kristen ·
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    No day of coordinator either. Our wedding is at 2:30 and we're planning on doing a first look, but are planning on decorating as soon as we can. Twinkle lights and table centerpieces, along with escort cards and place cards. A little nervous about getting it all done!


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