I like to add a date, location and coordinator for all planned events. Printing out a holiday calendar and write all the events on there so you can visually imagine them. For even more ease, add a suggested menu for each day of the wedding week so you can purchase all food items needed in advance.
Time Line of Wedding Events to add to Calendar
- Pelmeni and other food prep Day/s
- Propoi
- Bridal Shower
- Picture Day
- Divishnik day/s & feed the wedding party
- Pavenik you will need to arrange someone to stay with the bride for the day
- Room decorating
- Wedding day
- Wedding day 2
- Stop at the barn for a good bye on cleaning day
- Flight details for double state wedding
Checklist of all things you need to do
- Svatat – Set dates and location with grooms family.
- Find a svashka, buy her all the wedding fabrics
- Make a groom family tree and gift list – siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents and godparents
- Request patterns from grooms side for those you are planning to sew for
- Choose colors for propoi, first and second day of the wedding
- Have the bride select her colors for propoi, divishnik/i, first and second day of wedding.
- Plan extra outfits bride/groom
- Make wedding invitation lists
- Invite friends and family to match
- Invite friends and family to the wedding
- Purchase tickets, rent a vehicle and secure stay for destination wedding
- Designate person for bridal shower
- Find a location to hold the propoi and divishnik
- Decor for bridal bedroom, bathroom, barn and home kitchen
- Purchase all items for a bride to-go bag
- Sew propoi aprons
- Plan pelmeni/food prep days
- Propoi menu and shopping lists
- Wedding party menu, for divishnik day
- Decor for divishnik
- Picture day photographer
- Pavenik – time and place
- Braid salesman, coordinate person
- Yashik plan and coordinator
- Tosha plan and coordinator
- Raffle list and plan
- Put together all the svashka stuff
- Make sure you have the Icon and candles for the wedding
- Learn church blessings, parents blessing but also the bride and groom can learn their parts for propoi, church and gift giving.
