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Planning tools for the questions that usually start with, “Okay… but how do I actually do this?”
A growing collection of practical tools and guidance designed to make wedding planning feel a little clearer, a little calmer, and a lot less like you have to figure everything out alone.
Created by Hannah · Free to use · No giant planning binder required
The Planning Library
Start with what you need right now. I’ll keep adding tools as I create things I genuinely think will make planning easier.
Free Interactive Tool
Wedding-Day Timeline Builder
Turn the moving pieces of your wedding day into a starting timeline that actually makes sense.
Start with the big anchors — ceremony, photos, cocktail hour, reception — and build from there.
Build My TimelineFree Interactive Tool
Wedding Budget Calculator
See how your wedding investment might take shape before the invoices start arriving.
Start with your overall budget, then see how different parts of the celebration may fit together.
Build My BudgetFrom Hannah’s Desk
Planning is easier when you can actually see the pieces.
There’s a lot of wedding advice on the internet. I’m less interested in giving you more things to read and more interested in creating things that help you make a decision, answer a question, or move forward.
So that’s what this little library is for.
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Where Hannah Plans
Regional planning notes for the places Hannah knows best — venues, vendors, and the little logistics that come with celebrating in each one.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois Wedding Planner
Venues, vendors, and planning notes for couples celebrating in and around Springfield and central Illinois.
Read the GuideChicago
Chicago Wedding Coordination
Coordination and planning guidance for couples planning a Chicago wedding — venues, timing, and city logistics.
Read the GuideThe Midwest
Midwest Wedding Planner
Regional planning notes for Midwest weddings — wherever in the heartland you choose to celebrate.
Read the GuideMore from the Library
This is only the beginning.
More planning tools and guides will find their way here over time — but only when I have something worth adding.
For now, start with the thing that helps you move forward today.