Right after Stew popped the question, I immediately ran to Chapters (well not immediately, I was still nursing a hangover from the champagne in NYC) to buy a wedding guide book. I assumed it was a ‘must-have’ for planning a wedding, and when I arrived at Chapters I was shocked by how many different guide books were available, from Wedding Planning for Dummies to the Busy Brides Bible- there was so many to choose from. I honestly felt a bit defeated when I couldn’t choose just one, and I ended up leaving the store empty-handed. Fortunately because we were engaged in December, I was gifted a wedding planner book for Christmas. I found it useful and it was fun to put pen to paper, but I must say that the Knot website was and has been one of the most helpful tools.
Not only does the Knot provide tons of inspiration in regards to floral, dresses, etc. but it also has a ton of great tools, like “my budgeter” and guest list tracker. My favourite feature is the wedding website creator. Similar to the reason why I have this blog (laziness), I thought it would be easier and simpler to create a wedding website with all of the wedding details (time/place of ceremony, reception location, and hotel accommodations). Once I created the website (so easy!), I referenced our wedding website on our save-the-dates and plan to include the website with the wedding invitations instead of having a guest information card. The website is really easy to use and the Knot has a bunch of different templates that you can use to coordinate with your wedding theme. As well it has a spot where guests can electronically RSVP, if you decide to go down that route (I’m still undecided).
If you’re in planning mode, I highly recommend that you check out the Knot. I will say that the only downside is that the Knot is an American based website so everything is from the US, like local vendors. Nonetheless, it has been a pretty big staple in my wedding planning process!
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