Wedding
Planning Software:
Simple
Solutions for
Today's
Savvy Couples
by
Linda Kevich, Editor, SuperWeddings.com
Wedding planning
has come a long way since I got my start as a professional wedding
consultant in 1991. Back then, few people had ever heard
of the internet,
or
of software
for planning a wedding;
now it seems that everybody who has a wedding to plan is using both.
At least that's certainly the case for smart and savvy couples who
want to simplify the planning process, stay sane and organized
through all of those countless details, and avoid those wedding
disaster stories we have all heard.
If there's one
thing I've learned through my years in the business it is this - the
more well organized a couple is while planning their wedding, the
more they enjoy the process, and the less stress they experience.
That's how wedding planning should be, but it rarely is.
One of the best
tips I can pass along to todays bride and groom is to get yourself
some really good wedding
planning software (you can try
this one free for 30 days); your whole planning process will
become remarkably easier, no where near as time consuming, and much
less prone to problems, mistakes, or oversights. I make this same
recommendation to the wedding consultants I train as well.
Doing things the
'old fashioned way' - trying to keep track of all of your wedding
details by writing them in a notebook - is like fighting a losing
battle. Its simply not practical for the amount of information and
number of details you need to manage when planning a wedding. No
matter how well it starts out, before you know it, loose papers are
flying everywhere, important notes have gone missing, and disaster is
waiting to strike. I've seen it happen, time and again, and it's all
so unnecessary. Planning a wedding requires terrific project
managment ability - and no major project is today is managed properly
without some good organizational tools.
What about those
free online wedding planning tools some web sites provide? Can't you
use those instead of software? When it comes to the most important
day in your life, and the many very personal details and private
pieces of information involved, it may not be a good idea to upload
and manage them on the web, for reasons you may never have
considered. We'll talk more about that in a moment, but for now,
let's just say that its always better to keep personal information on
your own computer, where it can be completely controlled by you, when
ever possible.
Good wedding
planning software is an absolute must-have tool for anyone planning a
wedding. But, the key word here is good. There are numerous
wedding planning software products on the market, but trying to
determine which is best can be about as overwhelming as planning a
wedding in the first place!
Often it can be
impossible to know whether a wedding software program will be of
benefit until you've had a chance to try it, but by then its usually
too late - whether it is helpful or not, your money is gone. That is,
unless you can find a terrific looking tool which is actually backed
by a free trial period and/or money back guarantee like the one I am
about to share with you.
Finally I have
found an example of wedding planning software which I can really get
behind and recommend to help you save time and money, stay amazingly
well organized, and reduce stress. Smart
Wedding 4.0 is a dream tool for today's busy bride and
groom. What is truly terrific about it is that it comes with a 30
day risk free trial period and a money
back guarantee so that couples can actually try it for
themselves for a full month, without risking a cent. If only all
software came with such a fair and irrisistable offer!
This particular
wedding software is really easy to use, with helpful tool tips,
simple to undersatnd icons, and a very intuitive design. It does all
of the hard work involved in wedding planning for you. It will easily
create and manage a detailed budget and keep track of all your
expenses; list
upcoming tasks; give you payment reminders at the appropriate times; track
wedding guests, invitations, RSVP and gift information for any
event; provide extensive checklists to ensure that you remember every
detail; easily create an arranged seating plan for your reception;
track all the vendors working on your wedding; schedule appointments,
transportation and accommodation reminders; allow you to instantly
view detailed statistics on wedding guests, invitations, rsvp's,
expenses and more; print inner and outer envelopes or labels for
wedding invitations; allow you to view or print many very useful,
professional quality reports; enable you to work on multiple
computers with a simple import/export interface; import your guest
list from other programs; give
you a quick overview of your wedding at any point;
and more.
Using wedding
planning software like SmartWedding is a much better option
than using a free online tool because all of
your personal information is kept completely under your control,
safely managed on your own computer (not on the internet) so that
your privacy and security is never at risk as it can be with online
tools. The program keeps your data safe with easy back up and restore features.
You never have to worry about an internet hacker breaking into a web
site and viewing your personal information. Web sites also sometimes
experience technical problems which can cause all of your important
information to become completely and permanently lost, or which may
simply prevent you from being able to access it. Can you imagine
losing all of the details which you are relying upon for the most
important day of your life to such a mishap? Further, web sites which
provide online tools often use your information for their own market
research purposes - in otherwords, owners and employees of the
website may be reading and reviewing your details and records without
your knowledge.
Smart Wedding
wedding planning software really is one of the smarter solutions to
wedding planning I've come across in over 15 years as a professional
wedding planner. It's downloadable off the internet so you can
literally start using it in minutes. Online help and support are also
available to help you use the software if you need it.
Smart
Wedding Wedding Planning Software
30 Day
No-Risk Trial!
Smart
Wedding Wedding Planning Software is available for download off the
internet with a Free 30 Day No-Risk Trial. Eager to get your planning
onto the right track? Download
it now and
you can start using it in the next few minutes!
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About the Author:
Linda Kevich is
the creator and editor
of SuperWeddings.com, and the Director of the International
Institute of Weddings. A professoinal Wedding Consultant for well
over a decade, Ms Kevich now trains wedding consultants around the
world for careers in the business of bliss. She is the developer of a
well respected wedding
consulting course which has been credited with launching the
careers of hundreds of wedding consultants throughout the world. An
internationally recognized wedding expert, she is frequently is
quoted by the national and international media.
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