The checklist library

Every stage of a small wedding, in the order it happens

Six checklists for thirty to sixty guests, one for each stretch of the planning year. Open any one of them to read the whole page, then print it on letter paper with a box beside every row.

Every checklist here is free to read and print. Each one is written for a guest count between thirty and sixty, so the rows stay short enough to finish.

Twelve to nine months out · Guest count, the budget envelope and a venue shortlist

Small Wedding Print Kit · 12–9 months before · 30–60 guests

Set the guest count and the money

Letter · 1 page
The two numbers that decide everything else, plus the first three calls of the year.
TickTaskDetail
Write both guest lists, then merge themMustOne list each, without editing the other person’s. Thirty to sixty names is the range this kit is built for.
Agree the total you can spend without borrowingMustOne figure, decided together, that already carries the rings, the licence and the meal for the people helping.
Divide the total across the eleven categoriesUse the same shares as the budget sheet, then move money between them until the plan looks like your day.
Shortlist three places and ask each for a Saturday priceMustA garden, a hall, a restaurant room. Ask for the price at your guest count, not the room’s maximum.
Check the notice period for the licenceSome offices want weeks of warning, and this is the one item nobody can rush at the end.
Ask the caterer what a smaller count changesBelow sixty guests a set menu usually costs less than a per-head buffet, and it feeds people better.
Choose two people to hold a job eachOne keeps the timeline, one holds the money and the phone on the day.
Open one account for the wedding moneyA single place for deposits and balances, so the total stays true to the figure you agreed.
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