Best Wedding Organization Tools

Anyone who’s ever attempted to plan a wedding, whether it be their own or someone else’s, knows there’s a lot to do, remember and keep track of. Here are some of the best organizing books and apps to make sure not one little detail is overlooked.

The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer

Most brides will barely get through the first week of being engaged without being referred to The Knot, so it’s just a given the same wedding planning website would create their own organizer and binder to help busy brides stay on their feet. This organizer includes timelines, checklists, color swatches and pockets for storing any business cards or info from potential vendors. ($18)

The Wedding Book

Written by a former high-end wedding planner, The Wedding Book is all about how to go from engagement announcements to thank you cards with style and class. A great book to consult if you ever have any sort of wedding-related question, you’ll want to keep this one around even after you’re married. Brides will also find handy checklists, timelines, graphs and charts in the index. ($16)
WeddingHappy

Everything you could want in a wedding organizer, right on your phone! WeddingHappy gives you a timeline with a list of tasks to complete, including researching vendors, mailing invitations and more. With a built-in countdown to your big day, you’ll never fall behind schedule as you check tasks off your list one-by-one. (Free)

All The Essentials Wedding Planner

A little more stylish than The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer, you’ll find everything you need laid out in a no-nonsense, highly organized fashion. The three-ring binder makes it easy to add pages as you go and to keep track of any additional documents you may need to keep on hand. ($25)

Wedding Budget

The Wedding Budget app will help you to keep right on goal, giving you pie charts and broken-down expense reports to help you know exactly where your money is going and how much you have left in both totals and percentages. It will also help you keep track of when payments are due to your vendors, with handy reminders. (Free)