I'm getting a bit stressed about this and just wanted some second opinions. Our reception is in a village hall, but because they have other events on the previous day we'll only have a 2 hour slot to decorate the hall. Now I was thinking, ok, not ideal, but surely feasible if we rope in a few helpers and are organised, but some of my family members are going mad saying it'll be a disaster and we won't have time! Someone even suggested looking for a new venue!!! (The wedding is one month away and it is the only hall in the area that we can afford that can accommodate our number of guests).
So I'm thinking, with at least 6-7 helpers, this is what we'll have to do:
- Lay out all the tables (about 20 folding tables) and chairs,
- Hang up bunting
- Hang up some other ceiling decorations
- put tablecloths on (we've ordered a paper roll)
- lay out hired glasses (we're having a buffet so no plates or cutlery to be laid out)
- Chuck on some table decorations
- Putting the wine in their fridge
- Setting up the cake (probably the most time-consuming thing, but a one-person job).
It's true that it is quite a large hall (15m by 15m)...
But surely if we're all on the ball that will be doable in 2 hours, won't it? Or am I being terribly naive?