Our new 2020 wedding shower checklist will simplify the process of planning your shower and save you a ton of money too!
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Wedding Shower Checklist
Wedding Shower Budget
Planning your budget in advance is always important prior to making any purchase or planning any event.
It’s especially necessary when adding your wedding shower as an additional expense to your overall wedding budget.
Establishing this budget will give you direction for all other wedding shower decisions.
It will also help prevent the possibility of overspending on your shower.
Wedding Shower Location
After deciding on your wedding shower budget, you will want to decide if your shower will be indoors, outdoors or both.
It is noteworthy that outdoor wedding showers are becoming more popular.
If the shower is at a house, it is often helpful to expand outdoors to allow for more free space for guests and party items.
Furthermore, it is not uncommon to ask a close family member or friend to to host your shower at their home.
This can potentially save you hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Pick a Date
In addition to selecting the setting for your wedding shower, you will need to see if it’s available on the day that you and your fiance’ choose.
If you really have your heart set on a specific venue, there may be a chance you’ll need to change your selected date in order to book the space.
Be sure to take into consideration the availability of your most exclusive guests when planning your wedding shower date as well.
Furthermore, once your date is set and invitations are sent, it’s not advised that you change your event date.
Select a Theme
Adding a theme to your wedding shower is a lot of fun.
Some of the most popular themes at this time include luau, tea party, roarin’ 20’s, wine tasting and cocktail mixology.
Whatever the theme is, the main idea is to keep the vibe of the party light and fun!
In addition, you can take your guests’ participation to the next level by asking them to dress to match your wedding shower theme.
Mail The Invitations
With today’s technology, there are so many ways to invite guests to an event.
However in my opinion, if it’s within your budget to mail cost-effective physical invitations, I think it’s a great way to kick off the personalized fun for your party.
Furthermore, you will only want to invite guests who are also invited to your wedding.
Finally, although a wedding shower is a more casual event, still ask your guests to RSVP as soon as possible.
Wedding Shower Planning Team
I can definitely say from my 10 years experience that planning ANY event is a lot of work.
Planning a party without a little help from others can also be very stressful.
On that note, be sure to include putting together a planning team to your wedding shower checklist.
Furthermore, asking a few guests to contribute to your shower will help save you time, money and resources.
Most of them will be happy to do so and it often makes for a better party when you have multiple guests offering their ideas.
Make a List of DIY Decorations
DIY decorations can potentially save you hundreds of dollars on your wedding shower.
Furthermore, when coordinating any event, it’s a good idea to FIRST see if you can supply as many of the DIY decorations as possible.
I addition, I recommend that couples spend some time on Pinterest where they can get thousands of great DIY decoration ideas.
Once you have all of your supplies ready to go, invite a few guests from your wedding planning team to help prepare all of the decorations.
Wedding Shower Games
That’s right! Ya just gotta add games to your wedding shower checklist!
There are so many great DIY games that you can include at your event for a very reasonable cost.
It’s also important to ask a few of your guests to bring some of their favorite games as well.
This will help ensure there will be something for everyone to enjoy when it’s GAME TIME!
Space For Wedding Shower Gifts
Don’t forget to address the space for gifts on your wedding shower checklist!
On that note, the party space can often get crowed with everything from drinks, decor, food and guests.
I have literally seen so many gifts at a wedding shower that they took up half an entire room.
We want to have plenty of dedicated space for your gifts so nobody trips on them and so they don’t get damaged.
Time for Toasts
It’s always a nice gesture to set aside about 15 minutes for your selected guests to make a toast.
About one to two toasts is usually most appropriate.
Furthermore, it’s a good idea to keep the wedding shower toasts short, positive and fun, in the spirit of the celebration.
More formal and longer speeches should be saved for the actual wedding day.
Hand Out Wedding Shower Favors
Everybody LOVE party favors!
What better way to show your appreciation to your guests attending your shower than to give them a small gift at your party.
Wedding shower favors can also easily be prepared by buying all of the supplies in bulk and asking a few guests to help you.
Furthermore, this will save you a ton of money as opposed to buying prepackaged favors.
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I began my musical journey when I was 12 years old as a singer and drummer.
Ten years ago, I built a home recording studio and named it CC King Studio.
Shortly after, I DJ’d my first wedding and CC King Entertainment was born!
Furthermore, after DJing hundreds of weddings, my business allowed me to leave my 16 year career as an occupational therapist.
In addition, I ALWAYS go the extra mile to personalize my wedding services and have the honor to work with an amazing team of wedding DJs.
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Wedding Shower Savings Tips
Wedding showers are such a fun and exciting way to celebrate your upcoming wedding. However, planning a wedding shower can also be expensive. With that said, I’d like to share my Top 10 Wedding Shower Savings Tips to help reduce your unnecessary expenses.
Top 10 Wedding Shower Savings Tips
Outdoor Wedding Showers
Having your shower outdoors can have many benefits. If you’re limited on space indoors, you can expand your shower space outside. If you’re on a budget, this can also save you money on having to rent a banquet hall.
In addition, for around $300 to $400 you can usually rent a party tent with tables, chairs and linens for approximately 50 to 60 guests. Plus you instantly expand your overall seating space by several hundred square feet in a very inexpensive way.
DIY Wedding Shower Decorations
This is one of my favorite wedding shower savings tips for many reasons. A wedding shower is usually a more casual environment than a wedding reception. This may allow the opportunity to save extra money with Do-It-Yourself decorations.
I also recommend that couples spend some time on Pinterest. It’s a lot of fun and you will find many great DIY ideas for decorating your shower and wedding on a budget.
Have Guests Bring a Dish To Pass
“Potlucks” are so much fun. They will also help you save a ton of hard-earned cash. Plus it’s always nice when all of the guests get to play an active role at any party.
With that said, if you really want to take this wedding shower savings tip to the next level, you can request some guests to bring desserts, and others bring the drinks, appetizers and so on. Now you’ve got all of the food and drinks covered!
Bring Your “A” Game
In addition to having guests bringing a dish to pass, you can ask a few of them to bring their favorite party games. There are also tons of free and inexpensive party games online that you can incorporate as well. Plus many outdoor games cost little to nothing at all.
Go Digital
Using digital and online invitations is another great way to lower your wedding shower costs. One of the most common ways people send out invitations without spending a dime is through Facebook groups. In addition, there are other digital/online invitation companies like Evite and Punchbowl that you can use to invite your guests for less!
Assistance Please
This wedding shower savings tip will probably save you the most money. With that said, I think it is so important to ask for some help hosting your wedding shower. First, there’s a very good chance a friend or family member will gladly host the shower at their home.
You can also ask the members of your wedding party to help out in any way possible. In addition, it’s perfectly acceptable to see if people outside of your wedding guest list will donate their time and resources.
Skip The Alcohol
Just kidding. Off to more wedding shower savings tips we go!
DIY Party Favors
In addition to do-it-yourself decorations, you can make your own party favors. It’s important to note that pre-assembled gift bags or baskets are very expensive. You are far better off buying your favors separately and packaging all of them together yourself along with those helping you.
Buy in Bulk
We all know that we usually spend less when we buy in bulk. However, in my 10 years of servicing events, I am surprised at how many people don’t do it.
In my experience, wholesale clubs are the best place to buy in large quantities. Furthermore, if you want to avoid purchasing a membership, one of your guests might be so kind as to use theirs and you can reimburse them for the items purchased.
Shorten the Guest List
This wedding shower savings tip will reduce your costs in many ways. If you invite only your closest friends and family members, you will save on almost every wedding shower expense. You will need less food, drink and even space need for your shower.
Hello! My name is Tony Coppola and I’d like to take this time to tell you a little bit about myself and CC King Entertainment.
I began my musical journey when I was 12 years old as a singer and drummer. Ten years ago, I built a home recording studio and named it CC King Studio. Shortly after, I DJ’d my first wedding and CC King Entertainment was born!
After DJing hundreds of weddings, my business allowed me to leave my 16 year career as an occupational therapist. I ALWAYS go the extra mile to personalize my wedding services and I have the distinct honor to work with an amazing team of Michigan wedding DJs.
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