Reddit reviews All the Essentials Wedding Planner: The Ultimate Tools for Organizing Your Big Day (Wedding Planning Book, Wedding Organizers, Wedding Checklist Planner)

First of all, CONGRATS! Relish the fun of being newly engaged and get ready for everyone to expect for you to already have a date, location, dress and everything else all picked out. ;)

I avoided the Knot due to feedback from friends that it was not really helpful and more spammy. I did not want to hire a wedding planner, but felt pretty lost and clueless from the beginning, so I bought this wedding planner binder off Amazon. It's cute and not PINK OVERLOAD EVERYWHERE!!1, and has lots of helpful tip sheets and planning resources inside. I really like how the calendars are full page and there is space to add things into the to-do lists and calendars based on your schedule and needs (which is especially helpful if you're doing DIY stuff). Plus, the budgeting tips were massively helpful since I had no idea how much things actually cost.

Also helpful for wedding budgeting is Martha Stewart's guide to regional average costs. I live in the DC area, where things are incredibly expensive, and would get sticker shock since I originally based my budget off national averages.

I like this one, which my mom got me, but I've personalized it a lot too. The great thing about a binder is you can always add things of your own, and take out things you don't want!