The First Step in Wedding Planning is Finding a Wedding Planner

The first step in wedding planning is finding a wedding planner, and no I’m not talking about hiring a professional wedding planner.

It is so important to stay organized during the planning process, especially if you are not hiring a professional planner. The thought of planning an almost 200 person wedding was immediately overwhelming to me. I’m a very visual person and knew I would need a place to organize my thoughts, inspiration, vendors, expenses, etc. At first I thought a traditional wedding planner in “book” form would be a good fit for me but boy was I wrong. I even purchased a physical wedding planner but guess what, I barely even used it.

So how exactly can you plan a wedding without having a physical planner? The answer is easy, you use a digital one!

Before I started my wedding planning journey I had never heard of an app called Notion but boy was it my lifeline during the planning process. For those who don’t know Notion is a free organization app that is available on your desktop, tablet and even your mobile device. What I loved about using it for wedding planning was that it allowed me to create separate pages for different aspects of the planning process. I created inspiration pages with pictures of dress inspo, bridesmaids details, tablescapes, etc. You are also able to create spreadsheets within the app. I was able to track all my vendor balances (what I paid & what I owed) along with all other wedding expenses such as invitations (including postage). By the time my wedding day came I knew exactly how much money had been paid to vendors and what I still owed.

If you want a sneak peak into my actual wedding planner keep scrolling.

You still with me? I really think this wedding planner will be a game changer for you throughout your planning. That’s why I decided to sell a template for it on my shop. As a thank you for reading my blog use the code VMPLANNING for an exclusive discount at checkout.

Drop a comment below if you have any questions about my wedding planner and using a digital wedding planner to assist in your journey as a fiancé. If you purchase the planner be sure to leave me some feedback on what you liked or what you would like to see added into the planner.