Published by WikiWed | Your trusted Tamil Nadu wedding planning partner
There is a moment every bride knows. It is the moment she first writes her wedding date down on paper — not typed into her phone, not entered into a spreadsheet, but written by her own hand. Something about that moment makes it real. Makes it hers.
That is exactly the feeling we wanted to give every bride who plans her wedding through WikiWed. So we made something physical. Something you can hold. Something that will sit on your bedside table for the next several months and eventually find a permanent place on your bookshelf — not as a planning tool you have finished with, but as a memory you will return to for the rest of your life.
The WikiWed Wedding Planner is here. And it was made especially for you.
Most wedding planning happens on phones, apps, and shared Excel sheets today. Vendors on WhatsApp. Budget on Google Sheets. Guest lists in a Numbers file that three people are editing at the same time. All of it gets the job done — but none of it stays.
Five years after your wedding, you will not open your shared spreadsheet and feel anything. But you will pick up this book. You will see your own handwriting from the week before your wedding, a little shaky with nerves. You will find the page where you wrote a note to yourself on the morning of your big day. You will turn to the Bridesmaid Squad page and see the names of the people who stood beside you, their superpowers written in your words. You will remember how it felt to choose between two halls on the Venue Shortlisting page, and which one you eventually chose and why.
This was never just a planner. It is where your forever began.
The planner is divided into seven beautifully structured parts, covering 68 pages from the first blush of love to the first days of your new life together.
The planner opens with you — not with budgets or vendors, but with your story. There is a dedicated page for the bride and groom's individual details, complete with a space to stick your photos side by side. A "How We Met" section invites you to write your story in your own words.
Then comes Our Journey — a milestone timeline tracing the moments that brought you here: the day you first met, your first date, when you became official, your engagement, and finally, your wedding day. Each milestone has space for the date, location, and your memory of that moment. Years from now, this will be the page your children ask you to read to them.
There is also a dedicated Invitation Ideas page — for your card wording, colour palette, design inspiration, printer details, budget, and sending timeline. Everything about your wedding invite, in one beautiful spread.
This is the heart of the planner — ten pages dedicated entirely to the bride.
Bridesmaid Squad — Six individual cards, each with a photo space, the bridesmaid's name, your best memory together, and her superpower. Because every bride deserves to acknowledge the women who make her wedding possible.
My Wedding Beauty Vision — This page asks you the questions no checklist ever does: How do I want to look? (Glowing? Dramatic? Dewy? Classic?) How do I want to feel on my wedding day? There is space for a personal journaling prompt — three to four lines for you to sit with. Then a practical Wedding Day Beauty Kit checklist covering everything from lipstick and blotting papers to safety pins, double-sided tape, pain relief, a stain remover pen, and earring backs. Nothing is forgotten.
Salon & Treatment Schedule — A comprehensive appointment tracker covering facial and skin treatments (deep cleansing facial, brightening facial, de-tan, under-eye treatment, pre-bridal facial, final glow facial two days before), body treatments (waxing, scrub, manicure, pedicure, threading), and hair treatments (keratin, spa, trimming, colour). Each row has space to note the salon or therapist, planned date, and a done checkbox. The tip printed at the bottom says it all: Never try a new treatment within 2 weeks of the wedding.
Makeup Trials & Finalisation — A structured section to shortlist and compare makeup artists, log trial dates and looks, describe the final look chosen (base, eyes, lips, blush), and plan function-wise looks across Mehendi, Haldi, Sangeet, Wedding, and Reception. There is even a section for bridesmaid makeup coordination.
Fitness & Wellness Plan — A 12-week workout tracker with space to log what you did and how you felt each week, alongside sections for your fitness goal, workout type, weekly schedule, and nutrition notes including daily water and sleep targets.
Self-Care Moments — Perhaps the most quietly important page in the entire book. Space to write what you are doing just for yourself during this busy time, who you are leaning on for support, what you want to remember about this season of life, and a note to yourself on the morning of your wedding. Planning a wedding is joyful and exhausting in equal measure. This page makes sure you do not forget yourself in the middle of it.
Pre-Bridal Shoots & Memories — Six photo slots with tape-corner styling and space beneath each for a caption — "This Special Moment" — and lines to write your memory of it. A scrapbook page built right into the planner.
Social Media Plan — Two pages covering your wedding hashtag, pre-wedding content ideas with a platform and planned date tracker, function-wise content planning for Mehendi through Reception, a shot list to brief your photographer, post-wedding content ideas, your personal privacy boundaries (what stays private, whether guests can tag), and an optional couple page launch plan.
My Wedding Journey — A deeply personal reflections page with three prompts: one week to go, the night before, and the wedding day itself. Space to write how you are feeling at each of those moments. This is the page you will cry reading at your first anniversary.
Wedding Timeline Checklist — A month-by-month planning guide across three horizons: 6 months before (finalise venue, book photographer, set budget), 3 to 6 months before (send save the dates, book makeup artist and caterer, start pre-bridal skincare), 1 to 3 months before (send invitations, confirm vendors, plan seating), and 1 week before (confirm headcount, pack for honeymoon, get final beauty treatments, rehearse ceremony, prepare emergency kit).
Bride's Planning Checklist — Every outfit across every function, jewellery and accessories from bridal set to clutch, beauty and wellness bookings, and a fully itemised emergency kit. Nothing is assumed; everything is listed.
Groom's Planning Checklist — Equal attention given to the groom: outfits, accessories, grooming, ceremony essentials, and his own bag of essentials for the wedding day.
Wedding Shopping Checklist — A consolidated shopping guide covering bride's wardrobe, groom's wardrobe, jewellery, footwear, beauty and grooming, and miscellaneous items — all with space for store details and notes.
Ceremony Timeline & Dress Code — Five function spreads (Mehendi, Sangeet, Haldi, Wedding, Reception), each with space for date, time, venue, responsible person, dress code for the groom and bride, and personal notes. Your entire ceremony schedule on two beautiful facing pages.
Song Selection — Two dedicated pages: one for Sangeet Night (performances planned with song, duration, rehearsal date, and a top 10 crowd must-plays list) and one for Reception DJ Night (key song moments from bride's entry to last song of the night, plus a top 20 dance floor playlist and DJ details). These pages alone save you three separate WhatsApp conversations.
This is the operational backbone of the planner, and it is thorough.
Venue Finalisation — A shortlisting comparison table (name, area, seats, rent, facilities, score out of 10), followed by a finalisation sheet with venue name, coordinator, capacity, facilities, booking and payment details, cancellation policy, and a what's included vs what's excluded breakdown.
Catering Sections — Three pages: a shortlisting and tasting notes page, a caterer finalisation sheet with package details, key milestone dates, and a contract tracking section, and a function-wise catering menu breakdown covering Welcome Drink, Starters, Live Counters, Main Course, Breads, Desserts, and Late Night Bites across Mehendi, Haldi, Sangeet, Wedding, and Reception. Plus a wedding cake decision section for flavour, tiers, baker, and collection date.
Decor Planning — Shortlisted decorators, entrance and backdrop ideas with a done tracker, a full mood board page for images and colour swatches, and a finalisation sheet covering overall theme, colour palette, function-wise decor themes, floral planning (favourite flowers, fresh or artificial, specific placements from mandap to car decoration), and lighting ideas from fairy lights to neon signs.
Photography & Videography — Three dedicated pages covering photographer shortlisting, a finalisation sheet tracking photographer and cinematographer details side by side, a pre-wedding shoot checklist, a South Indian wedding must-have shot list (including specific rituals like the garland exchange, tying of the mangalsutra, the Kashi Yatrai, and golden hour portraits), a function-wise coverage plan, a deliverables tracker, and day-of logistics.
Vendor Tracker — Two full pages to log every vendor's name, contact, service, quote, advance paid, and balance due. Your entire vendor book in one place.
Budget & Expense Tracker — Fifteen expense categories (Venue, Catering, Photography & Videography, Decor & Flowers, Bridal Outfits, Groom Outfits, Makeup & Hair, Jewellery, Invitations, Entertainment, Transportation, Accommodation, Wedding Cake, Gifts & Favours, Miscellaneous) with columns for budgeted, actual, balance, and notes. Plus an overflow page for additional expenses.
Guest List Manager — Six full pages of structured guest tracking with name, number of guests, rooms required, non-veg preference, and invite sent status.
Gifts & Thank You Tracker — Four pages to record every gift received, the guest name, and whether a thank you has been sent.
Accommodation Tracker — Two pages tracking outstation guests with hotel, location, check-in, check-out, rooms, and contact details.
Travel Arrangements — Three pages tracking guest transportation from origin to destination, date and time, mode of travel, and contact or quote.
Shopping List for New Home — A budget-tracked shopping list with total budget, total spent, and remaining balance at the top, followed by a product-wise tracker with planned budget, actual cost, store name, and notes.
Honeymoon Planning — Destination research, booking details (hotel, check-in, check-out, room type, flights, total cost), must-do activities, and important contacts from hotel and travel agent to local guide and embassy.
Daily Itinerary for Honeymoon — Five day-wise planning spreads plus a packing essentials checklist (passport, medications, camera, swimwear, evening wear, sandals — everything you need and nothing you will forget).
Post-Wedding Checklist — Four timelines: within 1 week (send thank you notes, return rented items, pay final vendor dues), within 1 month (update name on passport, driving licence, PAN, Aadhaar, bank accounts), within 3 months (create wedding album, backup photos, preserve wedding outfit, plan first anniversary), and legal & admin (marriage certificate, voter ID, health insurance, joint tax returns).
Four blank pages at the end — your canvas. Paste images, sketch ideas, write thoughts, stick a pressed flower from your wedding garland. These pages belong entirely to you.
The planner closes with words that say everything we wanted this book to be:
From Nalangu to Saptapadi, from Naathaswaram to Shehnai — every ritual, every emotion, every dream found its place in these pages. Amma's tears... Appa's pride... Paati's blessings... Ajji's love... This was never just a planner. It was where your forever began.
Vaazhga Valamudan. Shubhamastu. Subhavagali. Mangalyam. Sada Saubhagyavati Bhava.
Because some things deserve to exist in the world — not just on a screen. Because writing your to-do list by hand slows you down just enough to actually think. Because in a decade, when your daughter finds this on a shelf and asks what it is, you want to hand it to her and watch her read your handwriting. Because planning a wedding is one of the most meaningful seasons of your life, and it deserves a record worthy of the memory.
The WikiWed Wedding Planner is priced at ₹999 and is printed in India. It is available now. Call/Whatsapp 9566951451 to get your planner
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