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8 Wedding Apps We Can’t Plan Without
We’ve all seen the heart-warming scene on the silver screen where the blushing bride sits down at the dining room table with her doting mother and maid of honor to write out guest lists and seating charts and itineraries — scratch that idea! No longer does an inundated bride have to drag a teeming wedding binder around whenever she needs to get down to some serious wedding planning business. As social media and informative apps become a greater and greater part of our lives, there are plenty of handy wedding apps and digital tools to help you plan the entirety of your big day
Nowadays all of your wedding planning is one touch away and can slip inconspicuously into your purse. Whether you’re hunting for the perfect dress or trying to keep track of your in-depth checklists and color swatches, these easy-to-use apps streamline the whole planning process! Take a look:
This app keeps all of your to-do lists in one place- and easily accessible- on your iPhone. It offers guest list organization, multiple to-do lists, easy budgeting tools, gift trackers, and a seating plan chart — a one-stop shop for all the details you need to juggle. A fantastic investment.
How exciting! Luscious Pantone swatches- in an app designed by The Dessy Group and Pantone color experts! myPantone allows you to create the perfect color style board for your wedding. You can share it with your loved ones, and importantly, with your vendors! Now brides can coordinate colors, apparel, and accessories for their big day, with the touch of a finger. The app includes thousands of images to choose from when creating your own custom style boards, but you can also upload your own images to create unique inspiration collages.
It’s all at your fingertips- and your guests’ too! Appy Couple is the perfect way to coordinate all of the ever-so-important details encompassing your big day with everyone involved. Maps, taxi information, hotel, air transportation and last-minute details are all made available so your guests are ever in-the-know. Guests can even upload their RSVPs straight to the app, photos from events… and you even have the option of creating a free website for your wedding!
The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner
This is the must-have app, if ever there were one! The app will automatically synch up with your account on TheKnot.com, so you can access all of your wedding planning details anytime, anywhere. Whether you need to keep track of who RSVP’d, your To-Do list or just get wedding dress inspiration on the go, The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner has you covered.
Can’t choose just one store for all your wedding registry wishes and must-haves? Then this is the app for you! It lets you scan items from ANY store and allows you to edit and organize your registry. If an item doesn’t have a barcode, you can simply take a photo, add a description, and voilà!, it’s wedding registry-ready! Wedding Scan gives your guests more options and you a more complete registry.
Stylish bride alert! This app will help organize your search for THE perfect wedding dress! It allows you to store info about your wedding gown hopefuls, including style, designer, cost, location and photos. You can share photos and details of your wedding dress privately by email or over Facebook. It also includes a side-by-side “flipbook” for you to compare your favorite picks, and you can easily share photos with friends. Let the search begin!
Finding the perfect wedding look can be a hassle. This app curates and organizes the best online beauty videos from top beauty experts. You can leave comments, ask questions and save favorite videos for future use! Whether you’re trying to achieve a flawless complexion, rock a red-hot trend or find subtle ways to glam up your eye-shadow palette, 77 Looks has the tools essential to every style-savvy bride.
No more headaches trying to figure out who sits at what table! This app helps brides create the perfect seating arrangements and table configurations. Guests can be created, imported from Facebook, or dragged and dropped from your iPhone contacts. The tools allow you to keep track of RSVPs, record guests’ meal choices, use different table shapes, name your tables, and export the entire plan as a PDF. Hello, twenty-first century!
