Quick Answer
What Should Be on a Family Reunion Day-Of Checklist?
Arrive 60–90 minutes early. Verify tables, power, ice, and food setup. Have a printed guest list. Confirm the activity schedule with volunteers. Designate a single point person so you can actually enjoy the reunion.
The Complete Day-Of Checklist
The Most Important Role: The Day-Of Point Person
The biggest mistake reunion organizers make is trying to handle every problem themselves all day. If you're chasing down ice, troubleshooting the speaker, and coordinating the group photo simultaneously, you never get to enjoy the reunion you planned for months.
Designate a day-of point person - someone other than the primary organizer - whose job is to handle logistics and issues throughout the day. They have the vendor contacts, the backup supplies list, and the authority to make decisions. The primary organizer's job on the day of the reunion is to be present for family, not logistics.
The day-of point person should have: a printed copy of the schedule, all vendor and volunteer phone numbers, the venue emergency contact, and a physical checklist they can work through.
How Reunly Helps on the Day Of
Reunly's day-of schedule view gives your point person a real-time view of the schedule on their phone - activities, meal times, and key milestones. The guest list is accessible digitally for check-in, and you can print it directly from Reunly for the registration table.
If anything changes during the day - a late speaker, a moved activity - you can update the Reunly schedule and any guest checking the app sees the current plan.
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Reunly's schedule tool keeps activities, meals, and milestones organized - printable for your point person, accessible on any phone.
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