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!