How much does wedding planner software cost?

Most planner tools run $20–$80 a month, with team or studio plans reaching $100–$300. Some are free for a single wedding or limited features. Add a separate CRM if your tool doesn't handle leads and proposals, since many focus on planning, not sales.

Do wedding planners need a CRM too?

Often yes. Planning software runs weddings you've already booked; a CRM tracks inquiries, sends proposals, and manages contracts and payments. Some platforms combine both. If your tool only does timelines, you'll want something to handle the sales side.

How do I choose wedding planner software?

Start with your biggest bottleneck. If timelines are chaos, prioritize scheduling and templates. If leads slip through, prioritize CRM and proposals. If clients feel out of the loop, prioritize the client portal. Buy for the real problem, not the longest feature list.

Wedding planner software: what to use and how to choose

Q: What does wedding planner software do?

Good wedding planning software keeps the moving parts in one place: master timelines and day-of schedules, budgets, vendor tracking, guest lists and seating, and a shared client portal. The point is replacing scattered spreadsheets and email threads with one source of truth.

The best wedding planner software keeps the moving parts in one place: master and day-of timelines, budgets, vendor tracking, guest lists and seating, and a shared client portal. Most tools cost $20 to $80 a month, with studio plans reaching $100–$300. The catch most planners hit: many tools run weddings beautifully but ignore the sales side, so you'll often pair one with a CRM that handles inquiries, proposals, and contracts.

We run our own service businesses and choose our own tools, so we'll be straight about which problem each one solves — and when the right move is a simpler, cheaper option.

What good planner software actually handles

→ Timelines & day-of schedules — reusable templates so each wedding doesn't start from a blank page, plus a minute-by-minute day-of runsheet.
→ Budgets & payments — line-item budgets clients can see, with vendor payment due dates that don't slip.
→ Vendor management — contacts, contracts, and statuses in one list instead of a phone full of texts.
→ Guest lists & seating — RSVPs, meal choices, and a seating chart that updates without redoing it by hand.
→ Client portal — one place couples check progress, which cuts the "just checking in" emails dramatically.

Rough pricing tiers

Solo / a few weddings a year

$0–$30/mo

A single-tool planner app or a polished spreadsheet system. Fine when you're running a handful of events and don't need a portal.

Established planner

$30–$100/mo

Full planning suite with timelines, budgets, portals, and often a CRM bolt-on. Where most working planners land.

Studio / team

$100–$300/mo

Multiple seats, assistant access, and reporting across many concurrent weddings. Worth it only when you actually run a team.

When you don't need new software

We'd rather you keep the subscription. Skip a platform if:

• You run a few weddings a year and your spreadsheets already work. Tools earn their keep at volume.
• Your real problem is too few inquiries, not messy planning. Software won't book couples — being found will.
• You'd use one feature. Buy the focused tool, not the suite you'll barely touch.

Where we fit (and where we don't)

We don't sell wedding-planning software, and if timelines and seating are your problem, buy the right tool for that. What we handle is the part that books couples in the first place: a portfolio site that ranks for "wedding planner near me," takes inquiry requests, and answers questions at night. Our AI lead capture is included from $249/month; a custom CRM that tracks inquiries through to signed contracts is part of the from $1,750/month plan. You own the site and your client data.

What planners say

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