Planning.Wedding — Seating Only, No Bundle
Planning.Wedding bundles seating into an all-in-one suite. But you pay for all the tools even if you want just one.
Quick Verdict
Planning.Wedding is a full wedding planning platform—checklists, timeline, budget, seating, and more. If you want everything integrated, it's comprehensive. But you pay $29+ per project even if you only need seating.
We're seating specialists. Use us alongside your existing tools (budget app, timeline app, checklist app). You're not forced to replace everything.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Planning.Wedding | Our Tool |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | All-in-one suite | Seating specialist |
| Free plan | Yes, Basic plan | Yes, up to 5 tables |
| Price per project | $29 ($9 with loyalty) | Free to design · $14 one-time |
| Seating only cost | Bundled (can't separate) | No bundle required |
| Drag-and-drop seating | Yes | Yes |
| Guest data management | Yes | Yes |
| Dietary tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Collaboration | Limited | Live Google Sheet sync — share access, no re-exporting |
| Exports | ||
| Timeline tool | Yes | No |
| Budget tracker | Yes | No |
| Checklists | Yes | No |
| All features bundled | Yes | No (focused tool) |
Why People Choose Us Over Planning.Wedding
1. Pay Only For What You Use
Planning.Wedding charges $29 per project whether you use the timeline, budget, checklist, seating, or all of it. We charge for seating only (or nothing to design).
2. Use Your Existing Tools
Maybe you love Google Sheets for budget, Asana for timeline, Notion for checklist. Planning.Wedding says "use all ours instead." We say "use us for seating, keep everything else." No forced migration.
3. Better Seating Features
Planning.Wedding's seating is one feature among many. Our seating is the entire product. Better drag-and-drop, better exports, better collaboration.
4. Your Guest List Syncs Automatically
Planning.Wedding's collaboration is limited (probably account-gated). With us, you connect the Google Sheet you're already using, and both you and your planner see the same live list — no accounts to set up on their end.
5. Cleaner Exports
Planning.Wedding exports PDF. So do we, with per-table dietary and seat order built in.
Where Planning.Wedding Wins
Everything in One Place
If you want timeline, budget, checklist, seating, and vendor lists all in one dashboard, Planning.Wedding is truly all-in-one.
Holistic Planning
You don't have to jump between tools to move from "create budget" to "seat guests."
Pricing Comparison
| Scenario | Planning.Wedding | Our Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Just seating | $29 (forced bundle) | Free to design · $14 one-time |
| Seating + timeline | $29 (bundled) | Us for seating + Asana/Monday for timeline |
The Bottom Line
Use Planning.Wedding if:- You want timeline, budget, checklist, and seating all in one dashboard
- You'd rather pay once for a bundle than mix separate tools
- You already have tools you like for budget, timeline, and checklists
- You just need seating, and want your guest list to stay synced to a Google Sheet
Most couples have strong preferences for different tools. Planning.Wedding forces one. We integrate cleanly with whatever you choose.
Start planning seating separately
Start freeWhere the comparison stops
Everything above compares seating charts, because that is what these tools do. Seat the Day treats your guest list as the thing you keep, and seating as one of the things it builds.
The same list also builds a photography shot list covering the whole celebration, from the rehearsal dinner to the after party — with live guest groups and the table numbers your photographer needs during the reception. And Who’s Who, a printed face-reference sheet so a photographer who has never met your family can find your 93-year-old grandmother, and tell the mother of the bride from her sister.
Neither has an equivalent in the tools on this page.
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Connect your Google Sheet and start dragging guests to tables. Free for up to five tables, no credit card.
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