Wedding Checklist

A Namibia wedding takes one year and a half to prepare. Sometimes it depends on the preparedness of the groom if he has already assembled the bride price including 40 cattles. A wedding checklist is consists on all the things you have to do before, during and even after your wedding. It is complete interactive and customizable to help effortlessly guide you through planning your wedding. Planning a wedding is indeed very stressful, the key to avoid this is to prepare. Organized and delegate all the work to be done typically the details the elements and tasks to people whom you trusted most specially your maid of honor and your groom’s man.

Wedding checklist is a wedding worksheet that can be a great resource to make sure you don’t forget anything when planning a wedding. The worksheet should include everything both of you have decided with great respect to each others customs traditions and rituals. The following are standard requirements for a wedding.

Requirements for the Namibia Wedding Rituals

• Kupeka Msuaki
• Cowrie shells
• Kola nut breaking
• Lobola\Bride price
• Jumping the broom
• Ijigolo
• Kupeka Begi
• The bride receives a beauty treatment

Ceremony Venue

Date and Time

Reception

Date and Time

Motif

No. of Guests

Marriage License Requirements

• Documents
• Birth Certificate
• Parental Consent (16 – 17 yrs. old)
• Certificate of Attendance in Pre-Marital Counseling and Family Planning

Ceremony Venue Requirements

• Baptismal Certificates
• Marriage License
• Marriage Contract
• Certification of Freedom to Marry

Additional Requirements

• Confirmation Certificates
• Canonical Interview
• Pre-Marriage Seminars
• List of names of Principal Sponsors/Witnesses
• Officiant
• Officiant’s Fee
• Ceremony Venue Fee

Desired Processional Flow

• Rehearsals Schedule
• Ceremony Accessories
• Veil with safety pins
• Cord
• Candles with matches
• Unity candle
• Wedding ring
• Arrhae
• Wedding pillows
• Bible

Entourage

• Maid of honor
• Bridesmaids
• Secondary Sponsors
• Principal Sponsors
• Flower girls
• Mothers
• Loose flowers for hair accent
• Bestman
• Groom’s Men

Flowers Decorations

• Entrance
• Pews
• Altar
• Offertory
• Bridal car
• Loose flowers for throwing
• Supplier
• Contact No.
• Coordination Meeting

Musicians

• Choir
• Vocalist
• List of Songs
• Call Time Schedule
• Supplier
• Contact No.
• Coordination Meeting

Special Effects

• Dove release
• Butterfly
• Confetti
• Balloons
• Others

Hotel

• Check–in Schedule
• Room No.
• Supplier
• Contact No.
• Coordination Meeting

Bridal Gown

• Designer
• Contact No.
• Coordination Meeting
• Fitting Schedule

Bridal Gown Inclusion

• Kente cloth –use to make a traditional african blouse
• Gele- head piece on their wedding day
• Iro-wrap skirt
• Ipele-shawl
• Buba-loose blouse
• Sandals,feathers,ash,clay and necklace

Groom’s Wardrobe

• Agbada– a traditional groom and groom’s men attire
• Sokoto – slacks that tie at the waist and narrow at the ankle
• Fila or Kufi- a round box hat

Entourage Outfit

• Best Man
• Groom’s Men
• Maid of Honor
• Parents
• Secondary Sponsors
• Flower Girls
• Ring Bearer
• Bible Bearer
• Coin Bearer
• Supplier
• Contact No.
• Fitting Schedule
• Head dress for entourage

Hair and Make

• Supplier
• Contact No.
• Test Make – up Schedule
• Call Time
• Something old
• Something borrowed
• Something new
• Something blue
• Robe

Photographer / Videographer

• Supplier
• Contact No.
• Coordination Meeting
• Pre-Wedding Pictorials Schedule
• Schedule of Session
• Studio Shots
• Outdoor Shoots
• Requirements for Pictorials

• Invitation
• Giveaways
• Missal
• Engagement picture
• Accessories
• Food for entourage during dress up / make – up
• Schedule of delivery
• Bridal car arrival
• Invitation
• Bridal Registry

Decor

• Supplier
• Ocular Schedule
• Coordination Meeting
• Contact Person & No.
• Set – up / Lay – out Concerns
• Design / Set – up Requirement
• Decorations
• Centerpieces
• Entrance
• Presidential Table
• Lights
• Concept

Wedding Cake

Gift for Sponsors

Giveaways

Guests

Entourage

Schedule of distribution

Food

• Wine
• Main Course
• Dessert
• Welcome Drinks
• Main Beverage

Reception Program

• Emcee
• Program Flow
• Welcome Remarks
• Opening Prayer
• Entertainment/Special Numbers
• Words of Wisdom
• Memory Lane
• Musical Requirement
• List of Songs

Program Special Effects

• Guestbook with pens
• Sign frame
• Dove
• Butterflies
• Confetti
• Sparklers
• Fireworks
• Balloon drop
• Bubble machine / blow
• Wedding spray
• Fireworks
• Money tree
• Thank you notes