One Perfect Day
Everything nobody tells you until it's too late.
Written for couples who plan their wedding themselves. It covers the budget, the schedule for the day and the vendor contracts, which is where most weddings go wrong.
Regular price $99Now $39Limited-time price
Offer ends in 05:00:00Instant download · 8 guides, 148 pages · 2 Google Sheets
Eight guides. Two spreadsheets.
Everything you need to plan the day properly, in the order you need it.
- 8designed guides
- 148pages
- 2live Google Sheets
- The Wedding Budget TrackerFour tabs: Dashboard, Guest Math, Vendors & Payments, and Hidden Costs & Tips. Works in $, £, €, C$ and A$.
- The Day-Of TimelineA complete example wedding day, minute by minute, ready to make your own.
Plus a one-page card with both copy links, so they never get lost.
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The eight guides
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Read first
Start Here
Tells you where to start depending on how far away your wedding is, plus the five things to do if you do nothing else.
7 pages -
Section 1
What Actually Matters
Walks through the whole day, from getting ready to the send-off, and ranks where your money matters most and where it doesn't.
15 pages -
Section 2
The Day-Of Timeline
How to plan the day backwards from the ceremony time, with buffer rules and three complete example timelines.
20 pages -
Section 3
The Budget
2026 costs, what each guest really costs you, the fees vendors leave out of their quotes, and when each payment is due.
22 pages -
Section 4
The Program
The order of the evening, a message you can send to everyone giving a speech, and ideas for keeping guests busy while you're taking photos.
25 pages -
Section 5
Plan B
What to do if it rains, a vendor cancels or the microphone stops working, plus a full packing list for the emergency kit.
21 pages -
Section 6
Vendors & Contracts
Which vendors to book first, the questions to ask each one, the clauses every contract needs, and the AI contract check.
19 pages -
Companion guide
The Budget Tracker
Explains every tab of the Budget Tracker with screenshots. Setting it up takes about ten minutes.
19 pages
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It's your wedding. You ideally only get one.
Most of what goes wrong on a wedding day is predictable. Almost nobody tells you about it until it's too late to fix.
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The budget goes over without anyone noticing.
Service charges, sales tax, tips and overtime aren't in the quotes. Together they add 9 to 15 percent to the total.
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The schedule falls apart before the ceremony.
Hair and makeup runs late, family photos eat your couple portraits, and by the time you get outside the best light is gone.
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Contracts get signed without a proper read.
No backup photographer, no overtime rate, no delivery date for the photos. You find out when it's too late to change.
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What a wedding actually costs
- $34,200the average cost of a US wedding.
- $292per guest, at an average of about 117 guests.
- 28%of couples go into debt for it, about $8,000 on average.
2026 figures from the largest US wedding surveys, as used in Section 3.
Your guest list is your budget
The number of guests affects your budget more than the venue or the dress. Move the slider to see how much.
- Fixed: photo, video, music, attire, rings
- Per guest: food, drinks, rentals, cake, stationery
Each guest adds roughly $150 to $200. Inviting 20 fewer people would pay for a videographer.
Rough estimate based on Section 3: about $11,000–$15,000 in fixed costs plus $150–$200 per guest. The Budget Tracker calculates it with your own numbers.
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See exactly what you get
Real pages from the guides and the real Budget Tracker. Tap any page to read it.
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Section 3 — The BudgetThe costs nobody quotes you -
Section 1 — What Actually MattersWhere the money should go -
Section 2 — The Day-Of TimelineTimeline A, minute by minute -
Section 6 — Vendors & ContractsThe Contract Check prompt
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Before you buy
Do I need a Google account?
Only for the two spreadsheets, and a free account is enough. You open the link, click "Make a copy", and the sheet is saved in your own Drive. The PDFs work on any device without an account.
Does it work outside the US?
Yes. It's written in English for couples anywhere. The cost figures come from 2026 US surveys, so if you're in the UK, Canada or Australia, treat them as a guide and put your own numbers into the Budget Tracker, which switches between dollars, pounds, euros, Canadian and Australian dollars. The timeline, program, Plan B and contract checklists work wherever you're getting married.
Can I print it?
Yes. The PDFs are US Letter size and print well at home, on A4 too. If you only print a few pages, start with the vendor questions in Section 6 and the emergency kit list in Plan B.
When do I get access?
Right after checkout. It's a digital download, so nothing ships: you get an email with the download links for the PDFs and the links to copy both spreadsheets. If it hasn't arrived within ten minutes, check spam, then email support@oneperfectdayguide.com.
Can I share it with my partner?
Yes. One purchase covers both of you. You can share the spreadsheets from your Drive like any other Google Sheet, so you're both working with the same numbers. Please just don't post the files publicly or pass them on to other couples.
Can I get a refund?
No. Because it's a digital download and you keep all the files right away, all sales are final. You can look through real pages from the guide further up this page before you buy. If a file doesn't arrive or won't open, email support@oneperfectdayguide.com and we'll sort it out.
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