GuideHow to use a party planner
A party planner keeps every decision for one event in a single place: who's coming, what it costs, what you're serving and what has to happen when. It's most useful in the last few weeks, when small jobs pile up and the guest list keeps changing.
A party planner needs to cover people, money, food and the day itself. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
Three months of dated calendars from the month you start, with a weekly page for each week's jobs and your goal actions. There are no daily pages, so it stays short and easy to print. Choose 6, 12 or 18 months for an event that's further away.
Party
Party & Events
An event overview, an eight-week countdown, party budgets, guests and RSVPs, menu, shopping list, decor and favours, vendors, a day-of timeline, a photo shot list, gifts and thank-yous, and dot-grid pages for ideas.
- Event Overview · 1 page
- Party Countdown · 1 page
- Party Budget · 2 pages
- Guests & RSVPs · 3 pages
- Menu & Drinks · 2 pages
- Shopping List · 2 pages
- Decor & Supplies · 1 page
- Vendors · 1 pages
- Day-Of Timeline · 1 pages
- Photo Shot List · 1 pages
- Gifts & Thank-Yous · 2 pages
- Ideas & Inspiration · 3 pages
Money
Budget
A monthly budget with party categories, such as venue, food, cake and favours, plus an expense log and bill tracker for deposits and balances.
- Monthly Budget · every month
- Expense Log · every month
- Bill Tracker · every month
Goals
Goals
Goal pages for the bigger aims behind a party, such as keeping it under budget or keeping it a surprise.
- Vision Board · 1 page
- Goal Planner · 4 pages
- Quarterly Reset · 4 pages
- Year in Review · 1 page
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
A digital party planner is handy when plans change quickly: move a guest from maybe to yes, paste screenshots of decorations or cakes onto the ideas pages, and keep everything on the tablet you take shopping.
A printable party planner suits anyone sharing the work. Print the shopping list, decor list and day-of timeline on A4 or US Letter and hand them to helpers, and keep the guest list and budget on a clipboard.
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.