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Wedding Planner Printable
Use this free wedding planner printable to run your wedding from one page. Work through a 12-month checklist, track your budget across six categories, set your guest count, and print a clean copy to carry with you. Your ticks and amounts are saved in your browser, and nothing is sent anywhere.
120 guests · about $167 per guest at the sample budget below.
12-month checklist
Budget tracker
| Category | Amount ($) | Share |
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Total budget: $20,000
Cost per guest: $167 (based on 120 guests).
Your plan is saved in this browser automatically.
How it works
A wedding has a hundred small decisions, and the only way to keep them all in your head is to write them down in the order they need to happen. This planner does that in two parts: a 12-month checklist of 25 tasks, and a budget tracker with six categories. Tick a task when it is done and the progress bar moves; change a budget amount and the total updates at once. Everything is saved in your browser, so you can close the page and come back to the same plan, and the print button gives you a clean paper copy to carry to appointments.
The checklist starts a year out, because the three biggest bookings — venue, photographer, and caterer — are taken first. Popular venues book 9 to 12 months ahead, and the best photographers often book just as early. Once those three are set, the rest of the plan follows naturally: the guest list and invitations, the attire and the rings, the flowers and the music, and finally the details of the day itself, like the seating plan and the timeline. The months in this planner are counted backwards from the wedding: "12 months before" is the first group, and "the week of" is the last. If your wedding is less than a year away, work through the groups in the same order and do the big bookings first — the order matters more than the exact month.
The budget tracker covers the six categories most couples spend on: venue, catering, photography, attire, flowers, and music. It starts with a sample total of $20,000, split as $6,000 for the venue, $7,000 for catering, $2,500 for photography, $1,800 for attire, $1,200 for flowers, and $1,500 for music. That split follows a common pattern: the venue and catering together take about two-thirds of the budget, photography takes about an eighth, and the rest is shared between attire, flowers, and music. Change every number to match your own quotes — type your venue's real price, your caterer's per-person cost multiplied by your guest count, and so on. The total and the per-guest cost update as you type, so you can see at once whether a new quote fits. If the total is too high, the per-guest figure tells you where the money is going: with 120 guests and a $20,000 budget, each guest costs about $167, and cutting the guest list by 20 people saves about $3,340 at that rate.
The guest count does more than feed the budget maths. It decides the size of the venue you need, the number of invitations to order, the number of place settings, and the size of the cake. Enter your expected count early and update it when RSVPs come in, because the caterer will ask for a final number about two weeks before the day. A good rule is to invite the people you truly want there, then plan the budget around that number, rather than setting a budget and squeezing the guest list into it afterwards. If you need a detailed estimate of what a wedding costs, use our wedding budget calculator to set the numbers, then bring them back here to run the plan.
Worked example
Suppose you and your partner are planning a wedding for 120 guests with a total budget of $20,000. Here is how the sample budget in this planner breaks down:
Venue $6,000 (30%) · Catering $7,000 (35%) · Photography $2,500 (12.5%) · Attire $1,800 (9%) · Flowers $1,200 (6%) · Music $1,500 (7.5%).
Step 1: Add the six categories: 6,000 + 7,000 + 2,500 + 1,800 + 1,200 + 1,500 = $20,000.
Step 2: Divide by the guest count: $20,000 ÷ 120 guests = $167 per guest.
Step 3: Check the biggest share: catering at $7,000 is 35% of the total, which is normal — food and drink are usually the largest single cost.
Now suppose you cut the guest list to 100 and the caterer charges $58 per person. Catering drops to $5,800, the total becomes $18,800, and the cost per guest becomes $188 — lower total, but a higher per-guest figure, because the fixed costs like the venue and photography are now spread over fewer people. That trade-off is exactly what the tracker is for: change the numbers and watch the total move before you commit to anything.
FAQ
How far ahead should I start planning a wedding?
Most couples start 12 months before the wedding, which gives enough time to book a venue, a photographer, and a caterer before the best dates are taken. This planner is built around a 12-month timeline for exactly that reason. If you have less time, work through the same checklist in order and do the big bookings first: venue, photographer, and catering, then everything else.
What does a typical wedding budget look like?
A common split is about 40 percent for the venue and catering together, 10 to 15 percent for photography, and smaller shares for attire, flowers, and music. The exact split depends on what matters most to you. This planner starts with a sample total of 20,000 dollars split across six categories, and you can change every amount to match your own budget.
Can I print this wedding planner?
Yes. Press the Print planner button and your browser will print a clean copy of the checklist and the budget, without the site header, navigation, or extra text. Tick off items on screen first, and the printed copy will show your check marks and your progress. For a tidy print, use your browser's print preview and choose portrait orientation.
Does the planner save my checklist and budget?
Yes, your checklist ticks, budget amounts, guest count, and wedding date are saved in your own browser on this device, so they are still there when you come back to the page. Nothing is sent to a server. If you clear your browser data or use a different device, the planner starts fresh, so print a copy of your plan as a backup.
How is this different from a wedding budget calculator?
A wedding budget calculator estimates what a wedding might cost and how the money splits across categories. This planner is a working checklist: a month-by-month list of tasks to tick off, a budget tracker you fill in with your real numbers, and a guest count, all printable so you can carry it with you. Use the calculator to set your budget, then use this planner to run the plan.