One of my very first projects after Mr. Blue Moon and I got engaged was to create a wedding planning binder. Mine has changed a little bit since I took these photos, but the concept is still the same. I hope you can get some use out of my ideas!
I know that for the less adventurous, bookstores carry tons of wedding planners. However, I think it’s good to customize yours, especially if your engagement or wedding is nontraditional in any way. Not only are we having a long engagement, but we are also strongly considering a Saturday morning wedding with a brunch reception. Breakfast planning is not something that typical wedding planners account for, so it made even more sense to create my own.
Big shout out to Katherine, over at Just Lovely, who inspired the creation of this notebook. You can read her article here. I started by choosing a durable, three-ring binder from Walmart. At the time, I was thinking of a fall wedding with purple, orange, and bright green included in the floral arrangements. I’ve wanted my bridesmaids to have purple dresses since I was a kid, so I went with a purple binder with a clear insert on the front. It was about three bucks. I printed all of my materials at home, so I also had to buy a new black ink cartridge.

For the cover, I found a free monogram website and designed our married monogram in some more fall wedding colors. You can do this at PrintableMonogram.com.
Of course, we moved our wedding date up soon after the creation of the ...