The key to wedding planning to is to have some great tools to keep you organized. The thing that kept me organized was an excel spreadsheet that I created. But if you don't have that kind of patience, there are some wonderful planners to help you stay on track. Here are some of my picks:

Town & Country Wedding Planner


Viva el Amor: The Latino Wedding Planner, a Practical Guide for Arranging a Traditional Ceremony and a Fabulous Fiesta
by Edna R. Bautista



Jumping the Broom, Second Edition: The African-American Wedding Planner
by Harriette Cole


Sara Miller, Peter Pauper Press (absolutely fabulous organizer and keepsake)
I have this one!


Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides
by Ariel Stallings


The Anti-Bride Wedding Planner: Hip Tips and Tools for Getting Hitched
by Carolyn Gerin, Kathleen Hughes, Amy Glynn Hornick, Kathleen Hughes, Amy Glynn Hornick


Martha Stewart's Keepsake Wedding Planner (Ring-bound)



Check List for a Perfect Wedding: The Indispensable Guide for Every Wedding
by Barbara Lee Lee Follett, Loulie Hyde Sutro, Loulie Hyde Sutro


The Knot! Enough said.


Busy Bride's Essential Wedding Checklists
by Sharon Naylor


Peggy Post's 4th Edition of her wonderful planner



Lovely Regional Planning books

Minneapolis/St. Paul


Seattle


Dallas


Boston


Houston


New York


San Francisco


Chicago



Los Angeles