I spent a long time looking at different wedding planners, and while some of them were really nice, they weren’t really me. So I did what any other DIY-er would do, I made my own DIY Wedding Planner – and for under $10!
It’s official, I’ve gone into complete and utter Monica Geller mode. (Remember the wedding binder?). Yup, I made one. It’s not fancy, it’s not frilly. But it’s me. I can add to/subtract from as I need to. I can make it my own. Not only that, but I’m a traditional girl. Online planners just don’t cut it for me. I like pens and paper. I like the feel of a binder. I like the feeling of being able to sit down with something and not in front of a computer. I am old school and I like it. So here’s what I did.
What I used:
- A 1″ binder with folders on the inside back and front cover (I found mine with an awesome pattern at a drugstore!)
- 4 packs of 8 tabbed dividers, Dollar Store
- 30 sheet protectors, Dollar Store
- Label maker
- Thin sticky note tabs, Dollar Store
- What I did:
I spent some time looking at other wedding planners/online resources and decided on the ‘tabs’ I needed, which ended up as (in no particular order):
- To-Do
- Budget
- Guests
- Wedding Party
- Venues
- Attire
- Makeup
- Hair
- Inspiration
- Flowers
- Decor
- Ceremony
- Reception
- Food
- Drink
- Cake
- Invites
- Favours
- Photography
- Music
- Hotel
- Transportation
- Guest List
- Registry
- Gifts
- Timeline
- Honeymoon
- Contracts
- Post-Wedding
- Miscellaneous
Once I had my tabs, I put my label maker to work and created labels, and then adhered them to the tabs.
- I designed quick and dirty lined pages for each section, hole punched them and added them to each section.
Then I went to good ol’ Pinterest and started reviewing all my wedding boards, copying pictures and adding them to a Word document, separated by section. I printed those and added them the sheet protectors and them slipped them into their proper tab in the binder.
- And now, the fun begins! I get to fill the binder with some awesome ideas I have floating around – a lot of them, you guessed it, DIY! I am so in love with my DIY Wedding Planner – it really works for me. I hope you’ll find some inspiration here for YOUR own wedding!