The ultimate offbeat engagement party checklist
Your engagement party is a totally optional gathering before the main event, and your chance to share your exciting news with your friends and family. The beauty of an engagement party is that it can be as laid-back or as formal as you want it to be… that said, there are a few engagement party checklist items you’ll want to make sure you think through.
Planning tools 101: hotel block comparison chart
We launched a comprehensive and totally customizable document of wedding planning spreadsheets if you’re the type to get down with spreadsheets like I am. Now we’re sharing a chart that will help you compare hotel blocks if you’re planning to provide that option to your guests. Hotel blocks allow you to block out some rooms and room rates to help guests grab a good deal on a hotel room.
How I used Google Sheets to lay out my wedding floorplan
I readily admit that the hardest thing about my wedding day will be letting go of control of the entire thing. I wanted to have a hand in the layout of the rooms, even if I can’t physically be there for the set up. I harnessed Google Sheets wedding planning: I made an approximate map of our venue and placed every table, chair, and decoration where I want it to be, setting the boxes up as squares and using a legend of 1 foot squared = 1 box. See how it was done!
Planning tools 101: your wedding vendor contact sheet
We launched a comprehensive and totally customizable document of wedding planning spreadsheets in Google Drive if you’re the type to get down with spreadsheets like I am. We’ve featured a lot of them already, and now we’re sharing the wedding vendor contact sheet to help you organize all your vendor contacts (and have them ready for us in case you submit your wedding!).