MasterClass Sessions: Mindy Weiss Plan Your Dream Wedding

Every wedding starts with two things: a story and a budget to tell it. In this lesson, Mindy offers foundational tips and best practices for creating a comprehensive wedding budget.

Mindy shares tried-and-true tips for saving money on your wedding, highlighting the best situations to trim or concede on your ideals. She also breaks down how to avoid hidden costs and fees that may pop up along the way as you plan. Even on a budget, your wedding can be special. When you're ready, download and print the linked budget spreadsheet template and begin filling it out with your partner. You can also use this template as a guide to create your own budget in Excel, Google Sheets, or another spreadsheet application.

Mindy introduces one of the most challenging parts of planning a wedding: choosing who gets to come! She provides clarity and reassurance with her ABC process for crafting a guest list, then she offers insight into how to deal with plus-ones and what to consider for a kid-friendly wedding. Check out the link PDF for a Guest List Spreadsheet template.