As most brides quickly discover, planning for this once-in-a-lifetime event is no piece of cake (although luckily, you get to sample some cake along the way). There are a lot of elements involved in creating a perfect wedding day, and the folks over at PerfectWeddingGuide.com can sympathize with the learning curve that brides must tackle in order to make their dream day a reality. It is for this reason that they not only created a website and blog to help beleaguered brides plan more efficiently (and learn about things they don’t even know they’re supposed to know), but they also engineered a mobile application that allows users to take this handy toolkit on the go. Here are just a few reasons why the Perfect Wedding Guide application is a must-have for every bride.

For starters, this Apple app is free to download, so brides worried about maintaining a budget won’t have to fret about the extra cost of hiring a mobile, virtual wedding planner. But free does not necessarily equal useful, which is why this application is so notable. You’ll be truly amazed by all the functionality you get for absolutely no cost. You’ll probably want to begin by entering your budget, since this will be your springboard for spending. You’ll be happy to discover that you can break down your budget by category and individual items to quickly see how much is in your coffers. For example, you might set a cake budget of $500 and note that you paid a deposit of $100. Or you might set aside $5,000 for your bridal gown, end up spending $3,000 for the dress plus another $1,000 for accessories (veil, belt, etc.) and alterations, and end up with $1,000 to put into another category. This feature will help you to track every penny.

From there you might want to begin searching for vendors, and the app can help you get started by providing a listing of bridal shows, wedding fairs, and related events in your area that will grant you access to all kinds of local service providers. In addition, you can actually search different vendors in your area and find deals they’re offering, like discount photo packages, for example. Once you realize just how many goods and services you’ll need to arrange for, you’ll be grateful for the checklist feature, which allows you to create a comprehensive to-do list complete with pertinent information like dates, notes, and who in the wedding party you’ve assigned a particular task to.

Finally, you can use Perfect Wedding Guide to put together and maintain your guest list. The app won’t send out invitations for free or automatically tally RSVPs like some other programs, but you can keep a running count on who has responded and whether or not they’re coming so that you can check in with stragglers to make sure that your guest list is complete before the big day. The long and short of it is that this application delivers not only the information to help brides figure out what they need to address while planning a wedding, but it also provides tools to make the process easy. For the harried bride trying to plan a major event for family and friends (not to mention herself and her hubby-to-be), Perfect Wedding Guide is an absolute necessity.

Editor’s Note

Thanks to Evan Fischer for this guest post. He is a freelance writer and part-time student at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

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