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Wedding Planner Book

by: Jo
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My sister-on-law is recently engaged!  I am so excited!  I have known her for over 20 years now and we have become very close over that time period.  I am happy she found the right guy for her and that she is allowing me to help her plan their wedding.  First things first when it comes to wedding planning. She needed what I jokingly call a Wedding Binder of Doom!

To fill out the pages of her wedding binder, I created a bunch of templates and worksheets. I've created downloadable templates for you so you can make use of them as well! I will probably be adding even more to the list as we go along. All of the downloads are in Microsoft Word format so that you can edit/change them to suit your needs before printing them.  If I've left out something that you found useful while planning your wedding, please let me know.

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I printed all of these downloads and combined them with more materials into a big binder for my sister-in-law. A good wedding planning binder needs more than just paper worksheets, though...

Wedding binder supplies:

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I gathered all my supplies together and then I started constructing the binder for her. I couldn't leave it a plain, boring, white binder, so the first thing I did was scrapbook the cover.  I used their wedding colors since she had already chosen them: black and cream with a hint of deep red.

wedding planner book

This next part just tickles me pink! I still had a set of pictures from a cruise they took together, and in the pack of pictures, there were two thumbnail proof sheets of the photos included in that pack. I decided to use these tiny pictures to decorate the spine of her binder. It turned out so cute, I will have to figure out other uses for those tiny little pictures!

wedding planner book

wedding planner book

wedding planner book

Here are some pictures of the inside of the book put together. When you assemble your planner, make sure you include plenty of blank paper or card stock. The bride may want to attach images she cut out of a magazine or printed from the computer. Notice how I left room beside the pictures to write notes. The clear envelopes can be used to hold receipts, fabric swatches and other small items that can't be slid into a sheet protector.

wedding planner book

wedding planner book

wedding planner book

wedding planner book

I gave the completed binder to my sister-in-law she loved it!  I can't wait to help the bride-to-be fill it with all things wedding. When she is finished, it will be a fantastic keepsake from her wedding.

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18 comments so far:

  • 1
    Dana 09/29/2010 at 2:33 pm

    Love this so much! I wish I would have had one for my wedding.
    The only other thing that I found helpful was a calendar. I used it for reminders about due dates and appointments I had with the various vendors that I used. It helped to keep me organized and not forget any important dates.

  • 2
    Rachel 09/29/2010 at 8:27 pm

    Oh WOW! These are fantastic! You're the best sister-in-law in ever! Thanks so much, I'll be spreading the word.

  • 3
    Jo 09/29/2010 at 9:08 pm

    Rachel, thanks! They are a work in progress so I will be making updates and adding as the year progresses.

  • 4
    Mindy 09/30/2010 at 4:36 pm

    I love this idea! My wedding is in 6 weeks so I don't know that it would do me much good to make one now, but I think it's great!

  • 5
    Jo 10/01/2010 at 10:34 pm

    Mindy, it is so close now! I bet you are excited. Best of luck to you and your future husband!

  • 6
    Julie 10/06/2010 at 12:03 pm

    I do LOVE my wedding planning book! I am also extremely thankful to have help organizing all this chaos. We both look a little goofy (or shocked) in the post engagement picture... and that's just funny. Thank you!

  • 7
    Marie Browski 10/20/2010 at 10:24 pm

    My daughter used the planner idea, and many of your wonderful suggestions and worksheets. One of the most valuable sleeves had pockets for all the business cards that she collected. She had several of these plastic sheets and when she narrowed down the vendor she wanted she would place their calling card in the first page of "business card pockets". She would usually take about two or three business cards, which came in handy when she had to give the numbers to the venue coordinator or the person assisting us on the special day. Great website, thank you!!

  • 8
    Cindy 03/31/2011 at 6:11 am

    Great idea!! I really like:)

  • 9
    Mikaila 03/20/2012 at 4:23 pm

    This is amazing! I'm getting married in 14 months, and was stressing out about getting a wedding planner book and didnt know how. This is perfect! Thank you so much for this info and the budget sheets, its absolutely perfect!

  • 10
    Kara 07/26/2012 at 11:53 am

    you are a lifesaver! This is one of the best websites I've found for organizing a wedding. Possibly even better than the Martha Stewart wedding site or the like! Thank you for this, I am recommending this site to anyone I know who is planner their own wedding. Thank you, again!

  • 11
    Chica 07/31/2012 at 3:01 pm

    Thanks for the kind words, Kara! We're happy we could help you with planning and organizing your wedding :)

  • 12
    Amanda 02/15/2013 at 6:29 am

    Omg love this!!! Thankyou so much, this was everything I needed as wanted to make my own wedding planner book. Now I'm excited to get started and my sister Inlaw to be is engaged too, so going to surprise her and make her a folder too. Amazing Amazing Amazing. Ill be telling everyone about your amazing site... One happy bride to be Amanda

  • 13
    Denise 06/13/2013 at 4:33 pm

    thank you so much I saw this a took a deep breath. amazing. I cant wait to put it together...

  • 14
    Bacilisa 07/21/2013 at 2:24 pm

    Thank you for the FABULOUS detailed information. You are God sent. I will Pin this and spread the word on your greatness!

  • 15
    Denise 02/28/2014 at 9:35 am

    I am in the process of making a wedding binder for my niece to be and I love the gift cards pages but didn't see the download. Do you have other places where you have them?

  • 16
    Jo 12/03/2014 at 11:17 am

    I just made those pages out of scrapbook paper. Sorry there isn't a download!

  • 17
    Jessica 07/09/2015 at 10:13 pm

    Thank you for the amazing downloads! I was able to find and use so many!! They are perfect. Thanks again!

  • 18
    Jill 07/31/2015 at 4:54 pm

    This is just PERFECT! Happy to find worksheets that I could edit. Thank you for putting this together and saving the rest of us a lot of time!

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