Jaders, I did the same thing. Spent $50 at borders or Barnes and Nobles, then came home and discovered that the pre-printed planners I''d purchased were full of things that didn''t even apply to our wedding. I went straight to OfficeMax or (insert office supply store name here), and got a binder with plastic sleeves on the front and back, decorated it, divided it into pertinent sections, and went from there, creating a very personalized wedding planner.Date: 12/27/2006 7:05:34 PM
Author: Jaders731
Hi Dixie...
I bought a bunch of planning books.. and never used them... uggghhh.. I found the most helpful to be magazines that I could rip pages from.. and I bought a binder.. with seperators.. and just went to town.. its my wedding book.. Everyone thinks that I am nuts in doing it.. but I HAVE to be organized.. because I live out of the US and I''m planning a wedding to take place in the US...
Anywho... start a binder.. and Lindsey''s idea to use Excel for budgeting is also a great idea!!
For seating charts... I found a website called Simple Seating... they have a great tool online (so you can also use it on any computer) that allows you to enter guests, their RSVP status, what their entree choice is, etc. It also color codes them by RSVP status. But the main feature of the site.. is that it allows you to create your seating diagram, by placing all different sized tables.. and the number of guests at each table. You can then place guests at each table!! very cool
Hope that helps!! There are so many tools online that are so helpful... honestly.. between pricescope, theknot.com and Simple Seating... thats pretty much my planning..
Dont forget the binder though.. it will be your bible for the next several months!!!
I recently just did this and am loving it! I made a pretty cover for the binder and have all the vendor info. and ideas I like inside. I need to make appropriate dividers for sections etc still, but I''m doing pretty good for just making it recently. I think it will be very helpful with our upcoming wedding and keeping all my info and ideas organized. Plus it will be nice to look back at it in a few years and remember all the planning that we did!Date: 12/27/2006 7:05:34 PM
Author: Jaders731
Hi Dixie...
I bought a bunch of planning books.. and never used them... uggghhh.. I found the most helpful to be magazines that I could rip pages from.. and I bought a binder.. with seperators.. and just went to town.. its my wedding book.. Everyone thinks that I am nuts in doing it.. but I HAVE to be organized.. because I live out of the US and I''m planning a wedding to take place in the US...
Anywho... start a binder.. and Lindsey''s idea to use Excel for budgeting is also a great idea!!
Date: 1/2/2007 2:25:03 PM
Author: dixie94
RoseAngel, I just made a binder this weekend. It was fun! I love feeling organized. I have 20 dividers in it and still need 1-2 more. Who knew there were so many categories!! I made a divider for almost everything I could think of and most already have at least one page in there, some way more. I did a bit of pre-planning.QUOTE]
How awesome dixie! Mine keeps getting thicker and thicker as I add ideas etc, it''s VERY fun.