The planner’s journal
Good plans begin
with a little perspective.
Useful notes for the people who make the day happen.
The planning business
A calmer client onboarding process for wedding planners
A practical sequence for moving a newly booked wedding client into a clear, collaborative planning process.
6 min readEvent-day essentials
How to build a wedding-day timeline that works in real life
Plan a realistic wedding timeline around fixed commitments, movement, vendor responsibilities and useful buffers.
7 min readMoney & clarity
Estimated, committed and paid: a clearer wedding budget
Keep wedding budget estimates, confirmed costs and recorded payments separate for more useful planning conversations.
5 min readGuests & hospitality
Clean up a wedding guest list before you import it
A practical guest-list checklist covering names, households, duplicates, RSVP states and meal details.
5 min readGuests & hospitality
A seating-plan checklist for the final weeks
Move from RSVPs to practical wedding seating with household checks, table capacities and catering handoffs.
5 min readEvent-day essentials
What belongs in a planner’s event-day packet?
Create a useful wedding event packet with the schedule, contacts, setup details, guest counts and contingency notes.
6 min read