I made a wedding planner file for my friend whose engagement party we went to at the weekend, it was the first function D and I have been to together without Lucas since he was born. My parents babysat for us, it was lovely being out together without having Lucas distracting us. I couldn’t manage staying out too late, by 9pm, I was itching to get back to him. When we returned at 10.20, Lucas was sat in the living room watching TV with Grandma and Grandad, he had woken at 8.15 and wouldn’t go back to sleep. Didn’t make him sleep any longer the morning after though, up bright and early as usual x
I know you can do all the planning online now but my friend is a bit if a geek when it comes to things like this and will love having an actual file. She even has a file for her takeaway menus and she has them in alphabetical order! I also thought it would be something nice to put in her wedding memory box.
I bought a plain file and a pack of red hearts from WHSmith to decorate it. I also bought a pack of doilies and roll of red ribbon from The Range. I already had a pack of black letters in from Hobbycraft.
I typed up a wedding planner checklist in various sections from 12 months plus to the day of the wedding. I also made her an email address and put details of that in the file so she can use the email for anything wedding related. I researched wedding fairs in our area and typed these up, including all the details.
I put in dividers for her to section everything off and make it easier to find. I added some labels to one pack of dividers but also put an extra pack in behind them for anything she wants to add.
At the back of the file I put a plastic wallet and stuck an envelope to the file for any business cards, material samples, bits and bobs she may pick up on the way to the big day. I also put some lined paper in and post it notes in for her to write notes or use as book marks x
Dean of Little Steps
March 21, 2016 at 9:06 am (2 years ago)That’s a lovely present which I’m sure your friend will find so much use of! She’s lucky to have you 😉
Jenni
March 21, 2016 at 9:58 am (2 years ago)Thank you x
Cathy Glynn
March 21, 2016 at 11:06 am (2 years ago)This is such a lovely idea and will make a great gift, I may have to steal it for my son’s girlfriends birthday in May x
Little Pickle's Mom
March 21, 2016 at 11:58 am (2 years ago)THIS IS THE CUTEST GIFT!! I would have cried buckets if someone had given this to me. What a lovely, thoughtful gift.
marie
March 21, 2016 at 2:24 pm (2 years ago)This is so lovely, i just love homemade gifts and the thought and effort that goes into them, i bet your friend absolutely loved it!
DannyUK.com
March 21, 2016 at 3:57 pm (2 years ago)This is such a great gift. You’ll also be unsurprised to learn that I think every parent goes through the feeling of being out for the first time without a newborn, and then itching to get home!
Charlotte
March 21, 2016 at 5:39 pm (2 years ago)These would make great gifts – i wish I knew someone as organised as this when I was planning mine!! I have to say we didn’t do much planning at all (much to the hate of our mothers) :p
A Moment with Franca
March 21, 2016 at 5:50 pm (2 years ago)This is really cute and a super lovely idea. Definitely a great wedding gift and with so much thoughts put into it. What a lucky friend you have! ;-)xx
Kara
March 21, 2016 at 8:01 pm (2 years ago)What a lovely idea, I would have loved something like this!
Baby Isabella
March 21, 2016 at 8:43 pm (2 years ago)What a great idea and a lovely, useful gift! My folks wish they had a planner like this when they got married.
Ana De- Jesus
March 22, 2016 at 1:03 am (2 years ago)This is so sweet and you can see there was a lot of though put into this present. I love the concept behind it!
Rachel
March 22, 2016 at 10:15 am (2 years ago)This is such a really lovely idea, so personal too x
Zena's Suitcase
March 22, 2016 at 11:29 am (2 years ago)What a lovely idea for keeping everything together. It would make a lovely keepsake too
Emily
April 8, 2016 at 6:42 pm (2 years ago)This is such a cute gift idea! I love it! #MakingHome
Maura
April 8, 2016 at 9:03 pm (2 years ago)#makinghome what a lovely idea! I prefer these like this instead of being on the computer …. But if a stationary geek
Annie B
April 9, 2016 at 3:01 pm (2 years ago)What a lovely gift. So thoughtful. Handmade AND organisation based. what more could you ask for! #MakingHome
Stephanie Robinson
April 11, 2016 at 8:04 pm (2 years ago)What a fab present – I don’t think you can beat have a proper file for when you’re organising things. #makinghome