Category Archives: Planning Guides

Wedding Ceremony Template: Service Script Downloads

Getting Your Hands on Ceremony Scripts That Actually Work So you need a ceremony script template and honestly this is one of those things that sounds way easier than it actually is until you’re sitting there at 11pm realizing the wedding is in three days and you have… nothing. I learned this the hard way […]

Ceremony Program Template: Order of Service Downloads

Okay So Ceremony Programs Right so you need a ceremony program template and honestly this is one of those things that seems super straightforward until you’re actually doing it and then you realize there are like seventeen decisions to make. I’ve been doing wedding planning for almost two decades now and the number of times […]

Wedding Reception Invitation Templates: Post-Ceremony Downloads

Okay So Post-Ceremony Reception Invites Are Actually A Thing Now Right so I need to tell you about wedding reception invitation templates for post-ceremony situations because honestly this has become such a massive part of my business since like 2020 and nobody really talks about it enough. The whole idea is you already got married—maybe […]

Wedding Planning Excel: Complete Spreadsheet Template

Setting Up Your Main Wedding Planning Spreadsheet So you’re gonna need tabs. Like, multiple tabs. I learned this the hard way in spring 2023 when I had a bride email me at 11pm asking where she put the florist’s deposit amount and I realized her single-sheet Excel doc was basically unusable chaos. Start with these […]

Wedding Table Seating Chart Template: Guest Arrangement

The Actual Reality of Creating a Wedding Seating Chart Okay so seating charts are honestly one of those things that sounds simple until you’re actually doing it and then suddenly you’re texting the bride at 11pm about whether her aunt Linda can sit next to her second cousin or if that’s gonna cause some weird […]

Printable Invites: Free Download & Print Templates

Okay So Printable Invites Are Honestly a Lifesaver Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – printable wedding invitations have saved my butt more times than I can count. Like, back in spring 2023 I had this bride who changed her mind about her entire color scheme THREE WEEKS before the wedding and her printed […]

Wedding Expense Spreadsheet: Cost Tracking Template

Setting Up Your Wedding Budget Spreadsheet Okay so the absolute first thing you gotta do is open up whatever spreadsheet program you have access to. Excel, Google Sheets, honestly even Numbers works if you’re on a Mac though I find it kinda annoying for collaboration. I’m partial to Google Sheets because you can share it […]

Wedding Planner Contract Template: Service Agreement Form

Getting Your Contract Sorted Out Okay so the wedding planner contract is literally the thing that’s gonna save your business when things go sideways and trust me they will go sideways. I learned this the hard way in spring 2023 when a bride decided three weeks before her wedding that she didn’t actually need to […]

Free Wedding Program Template: Ceremony Order Downloads

Getting Started With Free Wedding Program Templates So you’re looking for free wedding program templates and honestly, this is one of those things that sounds way more complicated than it actually is. I’ve been doing wedding planning for like fifteen years now and the number of brides who stress about programs when they could literally […]

Wedding Binder Template: Printable Organizer Pages

The Wedding Binder Pages You Actually Need Okay so wedding binders are kinda my thing and I’m gonna be completely honest with you – most couples overcomplicate this SO much. Last spring I had a bride show up to our consultation with three binders and she couldn’t find anything because she’d printed literally every Pinterest […]