The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer [binder edition]: Worksheets, Checklists, Etiquette, Calendars, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

This is a great informative binder for anyone trying to organize their own wedding. Mine arrived in perfect condition. It came with the shrink wrap still on it. The binder rings were protected by a piece of cardboard. When I started flipping through some of the pages I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the paper. We are on a budget (and I assume most people are). So incorporating a wedding planner into it isn't in our best interest. Besides the fact it would mean more to me to plan my own wedding. But let's be real, I don't know everything there is to know about planning a wedding (as much as I'd like to believe that) and I don't have a bottomless budget. So of course I'd love to have a little bit of direction. So let's get to some of the reasons I really enjoy and some that I wish were a little better about this organizer: + (POSITIVE) I really have to give a huge credit to the author for going into detail about what to ask the people you are hiring! This is so important. I do photography as a hobby, but I do network with a lot of people who do (specifically) wedding photography as their main source of income. All these questions are really important to ask up front. But the author has given you the tools to ask the right questions that can tell you if you're hiring the right person (I'm not just talking about the photographers). Things I honestly wouldn't even think to ask and are definitely things I wouldn't want to be worrying about on the day of. Example (questions about the venue); Will the manager be present to oversee your reception to the end? Or... Does the room have adequate outlets (and power) for food, lighting, and audio needs? Like, seriously... I would have sat there like a lump on a log and took in whatever information they gave me and left it at that. - (NEGATIVE) So, this is more of a suggestion than anything. Those question pages for the people you hire have such a small space to write extra notes down. My writing is not that small. I'm thinking when it comes time to meet with certain vendors I will end up numbering each question then adding a lined page and if I have something extra to note about a specific question I can number it there and write down what I need. Which brings me to my next positive... + It's a binder! Guys. You can add things and remove things easily. Not having a big wedding (like myself)? We're not going to have a lot of the "traditional" pre-wedding parties. Not even a rehearsal dinner. So that entire section can pretty much go bye-bye. So I can just take them out. And, if I decide to have one later on, I can just pop it back in. Want to add in photos of your dream gown? You absolutely can. It's extremely customizable. + This binder is super flexible. What I mean by that is it doesn't make you feel like you have to do your wedding one way or another. The author has gone to great lengths to make sure your wedding is done the way you want to do it. Want a big wedding to match your big sparkly princess ballgown? This binder has it all. Want a small intimate wedding with a 30 person guest list (ME!)? This binder is for you too. + Easy and interactive! I must be the definition of a simple-minded-neanderthal when it comes to planning big things. I don't like pages filled with wall of text it gets me disinterested and this binder would find itself in a dusty corner very quickly. It's got plenty of useful diagrams and pictures to guide you along. It also includes a ton of neat little checklists. Overall, I'm really happy I got this. My wedding isn't for another year and a half but I'm already coming up with ideas to make it easier on myself. I'll give an update after everything is said and done. Happy planning! Update March 22, 2020: Wow! I can't believe how popular this review has become thank you! I just wanted to give a really quick update. We still haven't had our ceremony as of yet because we have decided to delay it. I ended up getting braces so on the big day I could smile for the camera. Our wedding is now going to probably not be until 2022. I'm just really happy and humbled that people thought this review helped them to make a decision. Once again I will definately update when we finally have our ceremony.

Best wedding planner out there. I bought one of these for my own wedding planning, but from Barnes and Noble because I had a gift card there. Then,. one of my best friends got engaged, and I immediately knew I had to buy her one of these. Not only does it have EVERYTHING you could possibly think of, it has MORE! It is very organized with sections (invitations, guest list, ceremony, dress, etc.), but it also provides several subsections within it - questions to ask, contact info, places for pictures, etc. This book allows you to identify everything you could possible need to know, and more, for planning a wedding. Don't know what I would've done without it. Also - some of my favorite features: 1) connection to theknot.com, which allows you to create a seating chart using their templates (reiterated in the planner to use it but they also have examples in the planner if you want to create your own without the template) 2) color swatches - generic and not specific to a company, but can get the idea. It also gives suggestions for complimentary colors. Ex: if you want a dark purple, you turn the swatch over and it'll give you ideas from that same chart of colors of what would go with it. 3) budget help - identifying the "most important" things and then other "not-as-important" things to help create a budget for the wedding. Even if your parents are paying for a lump sum of your wedding, this is helpful because most parents have a limit and this helps you think of what things you could do without, if needed 4) allows for great conversation with your fiance about what you both want/expect, etc. and HE can even look at it if he wants to & make suggestions! 5) ease of use and organized content 6) worksheets for you & fiance to fill out

This planner is pretty much my Bible. Once we got engaged, I knew that we would be planning this wedding primarily on our own. We can't afford a planners services and I'm all about DIY - which is actually going really well for us with 8 months to go! This breaks everything down and gives insight into vendors and what you should be asking or looking for. While a good portion of sections don't apply to us, I still think this is a great thing to have if you're on a budget and not hiring a planner. I take it to work everyday and I love that it includes checklists and samples of budget breakdowns and all that fun stuff. I don't know about you, but I love making lists just so I can check things off but this makes me feel like I'm taking no prisoners! Anytime I come to a decision or hire a vendor or whatever, I open this up and check it off the timeline list. If I haven't made any progress in a couple weeks, I still look back at it to see where we are in terms of available time and final decisions. I ordered this like 2 weeks after we got engaged and when this showed up in the mail and I opened it; my fiancé literally shook his head and told me I was insane. Little does HE know that this thing has made planning a wedding (mostly on my own as he is extremely hands off and works swing shifts) as stress-free for me as it can get right now. I've added some sections and taken out sections that aren't applicable and I hole punch every vendor quote or email I get and place them in the correlating section. I've also made copies of the provided floor plans and made several layouts to determine which works best with our venue, and I've gleaned some pretty neat information from this. You can really use this binder to your advantage even if you aren't planning a big budget wedding, or you're having a more intimate wedding, or even if you're still using a wedding planner! You can tweak this to fit your needs and I honestly would not know what to do without this, this has helped keep me on track and even ahead of schedule. I will say this: planning a wedding can become all-consuming. For example, if you're like me and say : you and your honey decide to take a long weekend trip to the mountains in October and it's August, and then you obsess over planning EVERY.SINGLE.DETAIL until you actually leave - you're going to be exhausted. You're going to be so burnt out from planning what time you leave, what time you get back, triple checking your Airbnb reservations, making dinner plans for at least one night, what you're going to pack and "is the weather going to cold?" and all that crap, that you're not actually going to enjoy yourself. That's how I am; once a decision has been made to do something, I have to see the plans through to the very end to give myself peace of mind. I started off planning this wedding that way and realized that I wasn't doing myself any favors by constantly looking at this planner and following its timeline checklist. I eventually put the planner away for about a month and then went back to it with some clarity. Make sure you give yourself a break from planning every so often :)

If you are newly engaged and are ready to start planning your big day, I recommend The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner and Organizer to you. This planner is ideal for individuals who like to stay organized, minimize stress that comes with planning a wedding, and have a convenient tool right at their fingertips. I have based my review off of organization, convenience, and content of the planner. Organization and Convenience If you are like me, and you like to stay as organized as possible, this planner is the perfect product for you. The planner has nine different tabs, each devoted to a different part of your wedding day. Under each tab, there are worksheets that you can fill out to help you determine your style. There are also sheets available to record contact details for all of your vendors, and spaces provided to take notes so that you can remember everything. Lastly, there is a plastic folder in the back of the planner to keep all business cards and signed contracts organized and in one place. This planner is essential to stay organized for your big day! Best Content: The Checklist The best content in the planner can be found at the very front. There is a checklist provided for you so that you can remember to do everything that needs to be done. You are probably a very busy person, so the checklist is helpful to keep you on track and to minimize last minute stress. The checklist includes items that you may have never thought of before. It also provides a timeline so that you can get things done before they are due. Lastly, this feature is nice because it offers several different timelines, depending on how long your engagement is going to last. Space is Limited The only downside that I have experienced with this planner is that there does not seem to be enough room to take notes about vendors and keep track of your ideas. There is just one page for each vendor or category of your wedding. However, there is an easy fix! All you would need to do is insert some loose-leaf paper behind the original page and take more notes on that. Then you can write as much as you need to, and still keep it all in the same spot. Recap To sum up this review, I would rate The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner and Organizer with a 4 out of 5 stars. This is because: • The planner offers convenient tools, such as tabs, worksheets, and a plastic folder, to help you stay organized when planning your wedding day. • The planner offers several different checklists so that you can stay on top of your to-do list, no matter how long or short your engagement is. • The only downside is that space on the worksheets is limited, but this can easily be fixed by inserting your own loose-leaf sheets into the binder. If you decide to purchase this planner, you will not be disappointed! It would be a great investment on your part and a good addition to your wedding planning efforts.

The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner is exactly the type of binder that every bride should get their hands on while trying to plan the big day. It is a planner that allows you to wedding plan with or with out a wedding planner and still gives you plenty of options for everything needed. The planner allows you to start thinking of different things such as engagement sessions or asking you wedding party even as long as a year from the wedding. The planner allows you to keep all of the important contact information, color schemes, photo ideas, and invitation options all in one convenient spot. I have to admit when I first opened the binder I felt quiet overwhelmed. The binder is big and comes with so many ideas it is hard to figure out just how you would be able to use them all. In fact, when I first received the binder I opened it, looked at the first few pages, and shut the binder. I then sat down with my fiance and we started working on it together. The binder features checklist, color schemes, and many more wedding preparation documents that I guarantee you will not be missing anything once the big day has arrived. I received the binder about 3 months ago, I have only just started using it and can already tell that this is the best decision I have made. Some of the great reminders and "a ha" moments I have had are when I am going through the 12 month checklist it gives and it tells you things like appraising your ring or to start getting the budget and colors or style for the wedding organized. You get engaged and you don't realize the amount of thought that goes into planning one day. This is a day that those of us planning the wedding dream about, forgetting to book an officiant or researching rental places in the area would be a nightmare to us. This binder takes all the stress of remembering everything off of you and puts them into words. Purchasing this book for me was because I was not going to hire a wedding planner, purchasing this book has made my thoughts of a dream wedding a reality, purchasing this book was an easy decision. I have not found any other binders or wedding list out there that give this much information and stress relief to wedding planning yet. Thank you for this amazing gift and for making wedding planning fun instead of stressful.

Absolutely a wonderful substitute to getting an event planner. Even if you don't have any idea what you want for a wedding, the worksheets help a lot and you can go back and use them as a reference when you're searching for you vendors. The binder covers every topic and has good questions for vendors that you might not have otherwise thought about! Ex: for venues, the binder mentions bathroom count and that was honestly not something I thought of but it's definitely important! Very organized and gives good money saving tips as well ! The binder itself is very sturdy. I have been turning the pages like crazy and have not ripped a single page yet. It also allows room for more pages to be added for when you're interested in more that one vendor for, for example photography, and you want to keep the Q&A page all in the binder. The only thing that I would change is the 3 rings not having that tab to assist in opening the rings. Overall wonderful and I have mentioned this binder and theknot.com to a few friends!

It did have some helpful information but I would say only purchase this if you are doing the whole wedding traditions. We didn't have bridesmaids, didn't assigns seats, didn't have a lot of outside vendors, didnt have a traditional dress. A lot of it is geared toward all traditional weddings.

This binder is seriously the best thing I've ever purchased!! It has really helped me stay organized and on top of my wedding planning. The tabs are organized in a way to get you started in the right place (with a budget and timeline) then you can move forward with things like your venue(s), your dress, your bridal party, etc. It's also very easy to customize to your wedding whether your budget is $10,000 or $50,000. There are a lot of different sections such as venue & menu, dress & accessories, flowers & decor, etc. which help you realize what elements go together. I also love how each section starts out with tips! They help you see things that you may not have thought about on your own. They even have tips for planning your honeymoon and beyond. Needless to say, this organizer has been my #1 help while planning my wedding! I didn't hire a wedding planner and this book has helped me keep my sanity. It really has been extremely helpful! If you're on the fence about this, JUST ORDER IT! I promise it will be worth it. Happy planning ladies :)

No es tan util para bodas mexicanas Sin embargo tiene buenos tips y te funciona excelente como carpeta para guardar contratos etc y darte una guia de buenos formatos

Muy guay con muchas checkout lista para que no se te olvide.nada Compre varios y es el mejor Muy recomendable

Meraviglioso. Ogni futura sposa dovrebbe possedErne uno! Con fogli di lavoro, immagini e la cura per ogni minimo dettaglio è davvero una bibbia per i matrimoni.

I brought this to gift a friend before her wedding so she could write all her wedding stuff.However she returned it to me feeling bad that it wouldnt help her because of many reasons.We expected it to be a planner in the form of a diary or book but it turned out to be a binding spiral copy which is nt easily portable compared to a book or diary.The guest list is only for some 150 people where as nowdays guestlist for wedding are way beyond the same.Many more reasons for not wanting the book and also proved to be an even bigger dissapointment when they said amazon said i couldnt return it after applying for a return.i am not at all happy with this book and is a waste of money now that its just lying there in my cupboard being of no use.

Anyone getting married needs this book. Period.