Let’s talk about the terms setup and teardown.
Setup – means organizing and arranging everything needed for the ceremony and reception on the wedding day. Your ceremony (non church site) and reception site normally starts off as a large empty room, totally empty. Someone has to, following the layout you have decided upon, set up all your tables, all your chairs, including tying cushions on the chairs. Your gift table, your cake table, your dance floor and your dj table or band staging has to be put in place. Once this is done, someone else comes in and places your linens on your tables. Someone else comes and sets out silverware and china. Your florist comes and sets up your flower arrangements. Your baker arrives and sets up your cake. Your dj arrives and sets up his speakers and computers for your music. All the personal items you are adding to your ceremony and reception site need to be set out (programs, menus, flutes, cake serving set, favors, table numbers, escort cards, place cards, etc.)
Some brides get into trouble because they just think someone (not sure who, but someone) will just handle all this. Sorry it doesn’t work that way. You need to make absolutely positively sure that you have all these needs covered. This will probably involve paying some setup fees. Ask your site if they will put tables and chairs in place. If not, you will need to pay the rental company a fee for setup. Does your caterer put linens on your tables, fold napkins, put out place settings? If you don’t know for sure, you better find out. Who will put all your personal items out on the wedding day? If you have a planner, they will handle this; if not make sure you have someone in place to handle this. No, you can not do it yourself, you will be getting ready for pictures, and the same goes for Mom and Dad. They will be to busy to handle it.
Your wedding is not the day to leave things to chance. Make sure that you or your planner has planned out every detail so that your day runs as smoothly as possible.
Next we'll learn all about teardown.
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