Here’s Our Ultimate Wedding Binder
Are you feeling a little overwhelmed with planning your wedding? Don’t worry: it is perfectly normal not to enjoy every aspect of planning your wedding, to feel a little anxious and stressed, and to lose sight of all the details that go into making your big day unforgettable. To help you stay organized and ensure no detail is overlooked, we’ve compiled this ultimate wedding binder template.
Our wedding binder template is designed to help you stay on top of the most important decisions. It was developed together with real brides and grooms and contains their best tips for planning a successful and stress-free wedding.
Whether you are just starting to brainstorm ideas or finalizing the day-of schedule, our wedding binder covers all the essential steps to make your dream wedding a reality.
Free Download: Wedding Binder [Spreadsheet]
Note: our wedding binder is available on Google Sheets as a downloadable spreadsheet.
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Wedding Binder Template: What’s Included?
Our wedding binder template comes as a printable and simple-to-use Excel file.
Consisting of more than 20 easy-to-use worksheets, this free spreadsheet template covers everything from creating a wedding budget to defining a wedding timeline. It even contains an email template for contacting wedding venues, and comes with many handy checklists that make wedding planning a breeze!
It is easy to use, simple to navigate, and takes you through the entire wedding journey step-by-step, from start to finish.
Step 1: Create Your Wedding Budget
Create your wedding budget and allocate it to different categories, such as rings, wedding venues, photographers, or caterers. Our budgeting template gives you a bird’s eye view of how you plan to spend your budget.
Step 2: Your Wedding To-Do List
Our comprehensive to-do list covers (almost) everything that you need to think of in advance of your wedding. From creating a wedding website to buying your wedding dress: we have mapped out each step along the way.
Step 3: Reach Out and Compare Vendors
Planning a wedding means finding vendors: caterers, photographers, videographers, and officiants. To make your dream wedding come to life, it is worth contacting and comparing multiple vendors. Do they understand the vision of the wedding? Do you like their style? How much do they charge?
With our spreadsheet template, you can keep track of all wedding vendors you are in contact with and compare offers easily.
Step 4: Keep Track of Payments
As soon as you start booking a wedding venue and vendors, money starts to change hands. Always keep a digital copy of every contract and a record of every payment that you make.
From the initial deposit to the final payment post-wedding, our template lets you keep track of payments. This helps in managing your budget and avoiding overspending.
Step 5: Brainstorm Wedding Ideas and Be Inspired
Of course, planning a wedding is more than just numbers and money. First and foremost, it is one of, if not the important milestones in one’s life and an unforgettable experience for the bride, groom, family, and friends.
Our brainstorming template lets you jot down ideas for your wedding ceremony, reception, and attire. For extra inspiration, we have also included a list of popular Instagram wedding accounts!
Step 6: Guest List, RSVPs, and Invitations
What would be a wedding without guests? Our template comes with a comprehensive guest list template that lets you keep track of invitations, RSVPs, Plus One’s, and everything else in relation to managing guests.
In addition, we have templates for a seating chart and guests’ accommodation.
Step 7: Your Wedding Registry
Don’t leave thinking about your registry until the last minute. As much as you are excited to have your guests attend your wedding, your guests are excited to give back to you! A bridal or wedding registry lets you communicate gift preferences to your guests and is an essential document at any wedding.
Step 8: Wedding Day Schedule
Having a detailed schedule for the wedding day, from the bride’s hair and makeup to the ceremony and reception, ensures a smooth flow and helps coordinate with vendors and the wedding party. Our template comes with an example of a “day-of” schedule.
There’s Even More
Our wedding planning template also includes template spreadsheets for a pre-wedding packing list, and after-wedding instructions, such as returning rentals or preserving your wedding attire. Last but not least, it includes a simple honeymoon planning and budgeting workbook.
Destination Wedding Dress Packing Tips
For tips on finding, packing, and transporting your wedding dress, read our blog post on “Finding and Packing Your Destination Wedding Dress: Essential Tips” here!
Plan the Celebration Of Your Dreams With Our Wedding Binder
Our comprehensive wedding binder guides you through every stage of wedding planning, helping you create an unforgettable celebration. Remember, staying organized and starting early are key to a stress-free wedding experience.
Happy planning!
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