Day of tasks

Who will help with the decor and set up?

do you want anyone manning the guest sign in table?

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Our bridal party is helping with the set up. I will be doing that as well because I want to make sure it's all right. No one will man guest book, we'll probably just make an announcement as a reminder to sign

This really depends on your venue and what they do/what needs to be done. Here are some of the tasks my DOC completed.

Decorate arch

Setup centerpieces and place settings

Setup ceremony chairs

Flip venue for reception

Made sure we stuck with our timeline

Coordinate with vendors on arrival times

Setup card table

Setup cake table

Setup guestbook table

Gathered family for cocktail hour photos

Helped bartender keep the bar stocked

Tear down and clean up

Loaded decor/card box/leftovers/whatever into designated vehicles

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We are doing absolutely everything ourselves. Thank you!

Speaking from experience, be aware that anyone working at the wedding will not be able to enjoy themselves as a guest since they'll distracted with various other duties.


Have someone designated to be the coordinator type person who is in charge of assigning setup/teardown, answering questions as any problems arise.
Who will be cutting and serving your cake? Make sure they know to cut it small enough that you don't run out since wedding bakers consider a serving to be 1/2 the size or smaller of a party cake slice that is normal for any other event.

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Yes!! I'm hoping to spread the tasks to enough people that each has to focus on just a small portion of the evening and still has plenty of time to have fun! We're doing pizza and cupcakes so no one has to serve anything and drink dispensers so everyone can get their own drinks. They're 2 gal dispensers so i'm hoping they'll only need to be refilled once. And we do have a bartender that will serve all the alcohol.

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The biggest concern I would have with this is sanitary concerns especially with the virus. How do you plan on keeping the pizza warm? Also, what about preventing the spread of germs? A lot of places have eliminated buffets to limit the spread of germs. I also don't know how much fun I would have if I was in charge of do something for someone's wedding. My concern would be on that task rather than enjoying myself.

I would suggest nominating a mistress of ceremonies to act as your day of coordinator.
Get on YouTube and watch wedding day timeline videos, a lot of wedding planners create videos that will go in detail if you’re trying to do this all yourself. I have to agree though, attending someone’s wedding where everyone has to work doesn’t sound ideal, but I think you can make it work.

View Quoted Comment The videos is a great suggestion! The only ones helping are those who have volunteered😊

Also who’s helping cleanup?

View Quoted Comment Bridal party! And we will once everyone else has left 🥰