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Set your budget
Hire necessary help
Check Pinterest for unique themes
Brainstorm decor ideas
Create the guest list
Begin planning menu
Design and send invitations
Rent tables & chairs
Determine the theme
Create a decor shopping list
Begin shopping for/making decorations
Finalize the RSVP’s
Ask about dietary restrictions
Make a seating plan
Plan party flow
Finalize the menu
Create an ingredient shopping list
Create the playlist
Make place cards
Plan games & activities
Clean the whole house
Start preparing the food items you can freeze
Take out all the ingredients you already have
Buy the rest of the ingredients
Count your flatware, tableware, & glassware
Start cooking
Buy the flowers
Make dessert, dressing, & sauces
Begin decorating table
Troubleshoot music
Hide ‘unmentionables’
Prepare remaining menu items
Put drinks and white wine in fridge
Run/empty the dishwasher
Get extra ice
Warm the food
Lay out the hours-d’oeuvres & drinks
Light candles
Play music
Get dressed & have a glass of wine…you deserve it