My girls were telling me that I needed a wedding planning binder. Really? I am all about keeping things digital as opposed to hard copies. With so many wedding planning websites to choose from I was feeling a bit sceptical about needing a binder but I figured I should probably check them out anyway. After all, one might be useful for compiling contracts and other bits and pieces along the way.
On a Sunday morning I popped into Chapters, our Canadian big book store, to scope out the selection. The binders were pricey and there were a whole lot of things that seemed superfluous to our wedding. I decided my best option would be to make my own so off to Staples I went.
I picked a purple binder and printed off my inspiration board for the front cover. Open it up and there is a pencil case in front.
- The venue: I have our contract, a booklet of steps to take now that we’ve booked the venue, the receipt for our deposit and other bits of pieces.
- The photographer: I have our signed contract and a price list. I haven’t talked about our photographers yet, but trust me, they are AMAZING!
- The travel: I have our reservations for our trips out to Vancouver for our wedding planning, plus anything related to travel arrangements that have been made around our wedding.
- Receipts: Here I’m keeping all the receipts for any wedding related purchases that have been made.
I definitely feel like this is more useful since I can customize it and add to it as needed. Did it wind up being more cost effective than the pre-built binders I saw at Chapters? Hard to say since I then picked up this awesome purple Fast In Flight Bag from Lululemon to tote it around in!
Do you have a wedding planning binder? Am I missing anything from mine that I haven’t thought of yet?
2 comments:
You are so organized!!!
I did have a binder, but I didn't really use it. I got a pre-made one, and it had a lot of "extra stuff" that we weren't having with our wedding. Your idea is perfect!
I made sure to keep an invite, a thank you card, and a save the date magnet along with receipts and contracts in ours. I think it will be fun to look at years from now.
Love the bag too :)
Nice! It's like school all over again! Your inner-nerd must be loving this. :)
I *love* that bag!!
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