Is it possible to set up a wedding in 1 1/2 hours?!?

It isn't much time but if you have family, friends, coworkers who are able and willing to help I think you could get it done. It will be tough but when those people get motivated and it is people you know they will have everything done and you wont have to worry about it. And they will make it as perfect as possible for you too because they actually know you and what you like!

We also have a small margin of time to get our decorating done but family and coworker of my mom have volunteered to help so I am not going to worry about it!

I think that like FMP stated if you have enough help there shouldn't be a problem with it and I think you'll be ok

How is that not enough time? That's the maximum time we have for set up, and we're basically spending most of that time doing photos ...

If you do not have a wedding planner or somebody to help set up it would not be a good idea to use them. You do not want to have to worry about decorating an hour and a half before a wedding. Too close

We only have 2 hours, but I'm hiring a DOC to take care of it. Too much stress without it.

Youll need 6-8 people to do it

If you have help it could work but how are you going to get ready if your setting up your own event? That would be my concern. It would stress me out. My baby shower took 2 hours to set up for 120 people.

When my best friend got married the bridal party did all the setting up for the ceremony/reception. That's 8 people total and it took us around 3 hours. We probably weren't the most efficient little workers in the world but we moved at a steady pace and stayed organized. This was for a 150 person wedding, chairs, tables, flowers, cake, ect. An hour and half seems like its rushed but not impossible. My advice would be to meet with everyone who's helping you set up beforehand and develop a "game plan" as to where everything will go and who will do what. The more organized you are, the faster it will go. Good luck!

This really depends on a) how many people you have to help set up, and b) how much stuff you need to set up. If you keep the decorations simple and have several helpers, you can do it. If you are trying to set up a lot of complicated decorations by yourself, it's not going to work. Think about how may people you are sure are willing to help, how much in the way of decorations you really need, and whether you are willing to hire people to help, and proceed accordingly.

Thats not enough time. You will be disappointed in the quality, bc you will have to rush. I suggest you hire a wedding planner and helper, they will handle it for you.

It is possible. However, I strongly believe that the bride and groom should do as little work as possible on the day of the wedding. They’re responsible for enjoying every single moment of the day! Do what you can ahead of time… including delegating decorating responsibilities to family, friends and/or professionals.

It's possible, but very stressful even with help. I had to decorate my sister's wedding venue (although it was small, but there were two floors) in that amount of time and I was the last one to get dressed for the ceremony.

We have two hours but my friend and her hubby are taking care of it. I have everything ready in plastic tubs, well organized and marked. And I trust her.

Our venue coordinator stresses that her crew is also there to assist. Can you ask your venue the same?

My best advice is to hire a professional wedding planner. They are experienced in creating rooms in short periods of time. If hiring a professional is not within your budget, I highly recommend creating a timeline to get things done on time. YOU and your HUSBAND should not be setting up. Please take my advice, and focus on enjoying your wedding day.

Order of Events:

- Put tables out (your venue will probably handle this)

- Place linen on all tables including cake table, gift table, buffet tables (if any), escort card table (if any) and the head table(s)

- Put centerpieces and table names (if any) on all tables

- If you're having escort cards for assigned seating, you'll want to have those in alphabetical order prior to your wedding day. Put them on the escort card table in alphabetical order.

- Put favors and place cards at each place setting (make sure your place cards are divided up by tables prior to your wedding day)

- Your venue and/or caterer will set up all the china and silverware, butters, sugars, etc on the tables for you.

These are just a few items you'll need to set up for your reception that take up some serious manpower to accomplish in 1.5 hours. Wedding professionals normally have 2 hours to set up and have all hands on deck to do so.

If you're planning on having your bridal party, family or some guests do it for you, they may not enjoy the wedding like you intended and will miss some special moments. I highly recommend letting the professionals help you make your wedding spectacular and enjoyable for all.

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I am doing it. And it 100% stinks. I would say it's not worth the stress if I could start all over.

It's doable, but you have to be creative - it's been (kind-of-maybe) "fun" problem solving for what we can get set that quickly. And you have to have a great DOC.

I guess it depends what sort of venue you have, too. If it's already pretty you don't need as much time. If it's a blank slate like mine, you're kinda 'f'd.

If you aren't doing much DIY it should be fine. If your doing your own centerpiece, cake, candy bar or anything like that it could be tough. Also does the venue help set up? I think we have about the same amount of time but I'm not really worried about it because the florist will set up the centerpieces, the baker the cake table, the venue the place settings/favors/bar etc.. basically we just need to string up some lights we're using and put out the card box, flip flop basket and a few little things. Set up was the main reason I decided to leave the big things to the professionals.