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Wedding Planning Software:
A Smart Approach to Wedding Planning

by Linda Kevich, Editor, SuperWeddings.com


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Wedding planning has come a long way since I got my start as a professional wedding planner in 1991. Back then, few people had ever
heard of the internet, or of wedding planning software (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 wedding planning process, stay sane and organized through all of those countless details, and avoid those wedding disaster stories we have all heard. Wedding planning software has made wedding planning way easier than it used to be, back in the day.

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.

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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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