The Ultimate Tipi Wedding Checklist: Everything You Need to Plan Your Day
Posted on 28th August 2024 at 14:17
A tipi wedding is a magicatil prospect. You have a beautiful, unique structure that acts as a blank canvas for you to imprint your own style or theme and tipis are intrinsically mobile, meaning you can choose your very own dream location and have your tipi(s) delivered and erected right there! Opting for a tipi wedding gives you the very best chance to have your dream day. But that doesn't mean you should leave everything else to chance! This article serves as a little nudge to remind you of everything you will need to consider when planning your tipi wedding day.
Guest list
You will be informed by your tipi supplier how many guests you will be able to accommodate, so the next step is whittling down your list of invitees. As a general rule of thumb for a wedding around 75-80% of those invited will be able to make it, but best to assume it will be slightly higher. Looking at the total number as a pie and allocating friends and family from each side as equal slices tends to work well.
Budget
Once you have the quote for your tipi wedding package you will be able to allocate the rest of your budget. This is where the help of a wedding planner can be a game changer. The last thing (or maybe not!) you need is to be left with dozens of bottles of Aperol after your wedding! Every little thing adds up when planning a wedding. For instance wedding stationery typically adds up to around 15% of your budget. You can save an awful lot of money by going digital with your invites. Flowers and décor can amount to around 5%, while catering, ceremony and venue is the biggest chunk on 50%. If you know a friend who is happy to act as a wedding photographer you can claw back around 10% of your budget. Whatever your budget, planning is everything when it comes to apportioning your budget.
Number of tipis, layout and decoration
Deciding on how many tipis you will need is an important step and one that should be decided early on to avoid blowing your budget. If you decide you would like a separate space for kids or for entertainment then there are a wide range of options when it comes to additional tipis. Additionally, planning the layout within your tipi(s) early on will save a lot of effort and potential issues later. Depending on season and weather conditions you might want to plan your tables around a fire pit and don't forget to leave space for a dance floor! In terms of decoration, decide on whether you want a theme and if so how far you want to take it. Lighting is important and making use of outdoor fairy lights to light the path to the tipi can look magical.
Catering & entertainment
Many tipi wedding couples take advantage of the space outside to rent food vans and/or pop-up bars, which can work beautifully and keep people moving between different spaces and mingling a bit more. There is plenty of space inside a wedding tipi to accommodate a DJ or a wedding singer, although this might be factored into your decision to add an extra tipi.
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