There are so many large and small things that go into a wedding. While the large stuff is easy to keep track of, the small stuff can become overwhelming if not properly recorded.
It is completely natural to feel a loss of control as you get closer to your wedding date. It becomes crunch time and you are being constantly reminded of what you need to do. Most of which are the details. Remember when you asked your middle school math teacher when you will ever use that stuff again and her response was all throughout your life? I hate to admit it but that was true and believe it or not there is a lot of math, probability and logistics that goes into a wedding. For instance, The whole is equal to the sum of all parts and guess what?, There are A LOT of parts!
Probability
Your goal is for 100% probability for your wedding to be all that you expected and more. It is very important that you determine the probability of each guest attending prior to ordering everything. Your RSVP’s go out very close to the wedding so all of your planning needs to be based around the probable count. Typically 60-70% of the people respond that they will attend. However you have to think about the variables. Guests that are out of state or country are a variable to consider.
Geometry
You have this great big room and a bunch of tables and possibly even some lounge furniture(which is becoming more and more common). You need to figure out the actually size of the room against how many tables you are going to have and the size of the tables. The bride and groom are the center of attention so you want to make sure you situate the tables so that everyone can see you.
General Math
The obvious is the budgeting. Keep a record of anticipated costs for each item and the actual costs for each item. What seems like an extra hundred or two over on one thing and hundred or two over on another can add up quickly. Keep in mind that more guests equals more centerpieces, favors, wedding programs, chair covers and invitations.
It doesn’t take an A+ math student to get through these tasks. Being a problem solver is important. Even more important than that is to foresee the problems before they become problems. If you have a good strategy and able to think things through you can avoid any wedding miscalculation.
