Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to My Wedding Workbook, which is as far as I can tell, is the best online wedding planning software available. AND IT’S FREE. I’m not even joking. When I started poking around their site, the first thing I thought was, “Holy hell. Why didn’t we use this website? Why, why, why?” Because the bottom line is, the reason I was able to say “f*ck it” on the day of the wedding, is that I was really organized leading up to the wedding. In fact, if you saw my day of spreadsheet you would probably faint. So that’s me. Hyper organized. Someone who works on Excel all day long. Someone who when she sees The Knot’s wedding planning software, wants to slam her head against the wall.
So let’s talk about why you’re going to think that My Wedding Workbook is a little free gift from heaven. First of all, you get everything there: a calendar, budgets, EMAIL REMINDERS (what? yes.), guest list planners (easy ones. Like click “yes attending” and you’re done). Second of all, everything is integrated. So if you add to your budget that you’ve paid a deposit for your wedding rings, and the final payment is due in a month, then oh-yes, that will automatically populate on your calendar. Ahhhhhhhhh! And also ohhhhhhh!
But it’s the little things that really get me. The things that are designed for real grown up tech savvy people. Like, you can export all your information to Excel in .xls format. Because that’s what we do in the real world. Like, you can click a button and get a page in PDF, so you can print it out. Because, yes, that’s how we roll. Like, you can manage multiple events (shower, wedding, welcome picnic) all from one guest list. THANK YOU.
And finally, you know how we feel about The Knot’s “You have 150 items overdue and 22 days until your wedding” wedding-blackout craziness. Well, with My Wedding Workbook, YOU get to pick which items you would like to add to your wedding calender. So if “buy ring pillow” and “rent tuxes” don’t make the list, you’re not going to have some auto-wedding-robot beating you over the head about it.
So go sign up already. FOR FREE. Let me live vicariously through your well organized, lower-stress wedding planning. Ahhhhh… that’s nice.
PS (oh, and did I mention that I really like the people who run it? I do. Eminently sane.)
PPS And for all you wedding professionals out there, check out My Wedding Workbook Pro
And to think I just went straight to the spreadsheets (all seventy bajillion of them).
So fantastic!
September 25, 2009 12:55 pm
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This is an excel and budget nerd's wedding planning dream come true, especially for someone who makes her own ridiculous custom lists and event files. (I've even been designing all my own excels, which is frustrating, because he has a Mac and only uses google docs for spreadsheets.) This is going to contribute heartily to resolving pre-wedding planning style differences. YAY!
September 25, 2009 1:06 pm
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Oh sweet gloriousness, thank you. I am trashing my ridonk excel spreadsheets and the color-coded, illustrated "to do" list that was 7 pages long. Wonderful!
September 25, 2009 1:26 pm
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I'm excited to try this out, but in case the folks who have the website are reading (or maybe you can send the message along), you have to put in the names of the "Bride" and "Groom". As someone who is have a two Brides wedding I wish that language would be changed somewhat (but heck, i can pretend to be a groom to check out what they offer).
September 25, 2009 1:40 pm
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c.r.a. -
As a 'person a,' I have to say you make an excellent point :)
All-
I like that you see the joy of it too!
September 25, 2009 2:10 pm
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Wow. I wish I would of had that the last three months! Damn, I find all the good stuff too late.
Go organized brides, go!
September 25, 2009 2:17 pm
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Hmm. Maybe I am doing something wrong but I am having big issues with this planner. It's erasing information I've saved and saving information I have erased. I swear I am not nutty.
September 25, 2009 3:13 pm
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Oh why oh WHY did I not know about this 12 months ago??? My wedding is in four weeks and my all-over-the-place excel sheets are giving me nightmares! Sigh.
September 25, 2009 5:01 pm
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I use this! I love it. It is so easy and straight forward, and it includes everything! I also love the vendor checklists (I haven't used one yet, but I like that they're there) that you can print out and take with you when you meet with them the first time.
It is so cool to see them on APW! :D
September 25, 2009 9:17 pm
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Oh yes I like this! I am also a multi-page excel workbook bride. This is muuuuuch better!
But yes, if the website people take a look at these comments, please hear c.r.a.'s comment and do away with bride and groom.
Thanks Meg!
September 28, 2009 7:06 am
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very cool.
September 28, 2009 11:54 am
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