Practical guides for running an event planning business.
Timelines, contracts, pricing, vendors, and payments, written for planners. Take what is useful and adapt it to your own work.
A wedding planning timeline you can hand to a client
Planning · A month-by-month wedding planning timeline for planners, from the first consultation to the week after the wedding, with the decisions that belong in each window.How to write an event planning contract
Contracts · The clauses an event planning agreement usually covers, what each one is for, and how to draft one that is clear to your client. General information, not legal advice.How to price your event planning services
Business · Four ways to price event planning, how to work out what your time really costs, and how to present packages so clients understand the scope and total commitment.A client onboarding checklist for event planners
Clients · An adaptable checklist for the first days and weeks after a client books: what to send, what to collect, what to set up, and how to make the start feel calm.How to manage event vendors with clear handoffs
Operations · Practical ways to find, brief, contract and coordinate event vendors so the day-of runs on confirmed details instead of last-minute phone calls.A run of show template for event day
Event day · How to build a run of show that vendors can follow, with a column-by-column template, a worked example and the checks to make before the event.A corporate event planning checklist
Corporate · A phase-by-phase checklist for corporate events: objectives, approvals, budget, venue, production, communications and the follow-up reporting stakeholders expect.Deposits and payment schedules for event planners
Business · How to set a deposit, structure installments around your event calendar, write payment terms clients understand and follow up on late invoices without friction.
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