LDS Wedding Planner Spreadsheet | 29 Tabs Excel + Google Sheets | Temple Sealing, Reception & Open House | + Free Invitation Wording Guide

✦ THE LDS WEDDING PLANNER YOU ACTUALLY NEED — PLUS A FREE WORDING GUIDE ✦
Built for Latter-day Saint brides planning a temple sealing, luncheon, reception, open house, and everything in between — all in one editable spreadsheet workbook. Every order also includes our free LDS Wedding Invitation Wording Guide — a 19-page PDF with 50+ wording examples across every piece in the LDS stationery suite (a $15 value, yours free).
Most wedding planners ignore the way LDS weddings actually work. This one doesn't. Twenty-nine purpose-built tabs walk you from the day you're engaged to the day after the open house — sealing logistics, temple recommend tracking, multi-location open houses, ring ceremony program, modest attire planning, ecclesiastical conversations, the entire stationery suite, and the day-of emergency kit packed for a cultural-hall reception.
✦ WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT
Generic wedding planners assume one ceremony, one reception, one guest list. An LDS wedding has three to five events, two to three guest lists, and a temple timeline that runs on its own clock.
This planner is built around that reality. Every tab speaks the language: sealing, endowed, recommend, sealer, luncheon, ring ceremony, cultural hall, garments-friendly modesty, multi-state open houses, temple grounds photo shot list.
✦ WHAT'S INSIDE — 29 TABS
FOUNDATION
• How to Use Your Wedding Planner — type your names, wedding date, temple, budget, and venue once, and see a live Dashboard with your countdown, budget, task progress, and guest counts
• Master Checklist — 12-month countdown organized by phase
• Budget Tracker — rolls up sealing, luncheon, reception, open house, honeymoon, attire, stationery
• Payment Due Dates — vendor deposit + final payment schedule
SCHEDULE
• Wedding Day Schedule — hour-by-hour
• Wedding Week Schedule — rehearsals, pickups, family arrivals
• Temple Day Timeline — rigid temple-only timeline with built-in buffer for recommend check, sealing, and family photo shot list
GUEST LISTS
• Guest List (Master) — your main list with Yes/No columns for Sealing, Luncheon, Reception, Open House (counts show on your Dashboard)
• Sealing Guest List — sealing-only with recommend status
• Address List — mailing addresses for invitations, announcements, thank-yous
• Bridal Shower — guests, RSVPs, gifts, thank-yous
STATIONERY (the most useful tab in the workbook)
• Invitation, Insert Card & Thank-You Tracker — every printed piece in one place: invitations, temple inserts, ring ceremony inserts, registry inserts, announcements, thank-yous — with status from design → proofed → ordered → received → addressed → mailed
• Mailing Dates & Deadlines — suggested dates fill in automatically, working backward from your wedding date
EVENTS
• Reception Details — venue, catering, cake, music, decor, timeline
• Decor, Flowers & Food — centerpieces, florals, menu, signage
• Open House Planner — multi-location (bride's hometown + groom's hometown), side-by-side
• Ring Ceremony Planner — program, music, officiant, order of service
PEOPLE
• Bridal Party & Family Responsibilities — who's setting up the cultural hall, who's running RSVPs, who's escorting non-member family
• Bishop / Stake President / Sealer Communication Log — every conversation tracked
VENDORS & GIFTS
• Vendor Comparison — price, contact, notes
• Registry — items, store, status
• Gift Tracking — gift, giver, thank-you status
ATTIRE & POST-WEDDING
• Wedding Attire — bride, groom, parents, bridal party
• Honeymoon — itinerary, packing, reservations
• Wedding Website & Communication Hub
• Day-Of Emergency Kit — battle-tested for cultural hall receptions
• Post-Wedding Checklist — thank-yous, photo gallery, vendor reviews
• Name Change & Post-Wedding Admin
• Invitation Printing Bonus — see below

✦ FREE BONUS #1 — LDS WEDDING INVITATION WORDING GUIDE (PDF)
A 19-page PDF companion delivered alongside your planner. 50+ ready-to-use wording examples across every printed piece in an LDS wedding stationery suite:
• Save-the-dates
• Wedding invitations (main card)
• Temple sealing inserts — including how to phrase the recommend requirement gracefully
• Wedding luncheon inserts
• Reception inserts
• Open house invitations — single and multi-location
• Ring ceremony inserts — wording that welcomes non-member family
• Registry & wedding website inserts
• Wedding announcements — formal, modern, and warm voices
• Thank-you cards
Plus a host-wording primer for the trickiest LDS wedding question: couple-hosted, parent-hosted, dual-host, or divorced/remarried parents. Three voices throughout — formal, modern, warm — so you can match your style.

✦ FREE BONUS #2 — LDS INVITATION PRINTING CREDIT CERTIFICATE (worth up to $18)
Delivered as MCC_LDS_Invitation_Credit_Certificate.pdf — a certificate you can save and reference when you're ready to print.
Planning to print wedding invitations? The full purchase price of this planner ($18) is yours as a credit toward a printed invitation order of $100 or more through MCC Wedding Invitations — affordable custom wedding invitation sets including invitations, matching white envelopes, and insert cards.
To redeem: contact us before placing your invitation order and mention your planner purchase. Website: mccweddinginvitations.com. Email: hello [!at] mccweddinginvitations.com. One credit per order. Valid for 24 months from your planner purchase date. Cannot be combined with other offers or discount codes. Credit has no cash value.

✦ FORMAT & DELIVERY
• Files included on Etsy: (1) MCC_READ_FIRST_LDS_Wedding_Planner.pdf with your download link · (2) MCC_LDS_QuickStart_Guide.pdf · (3) MCC_LDS_Printable_Companion.pdf · (4) MCC_LDS_Invitation_Credit_Certificate.pdf
• Your READ FIRST link opens your LDS Customer Download Folder, which holds the LDS Wedding Planner in both Google Sheets and Excel (.xlsx) versions, plus the LDS Wedding Invitation Wording Guide - BONUS PDF
• Both Google Sheets AND Excel versions included — choose whichever fits your workflow
• Planner works in: Excel (desktop, web, mobile), Google Sheets (upload + open), Apple Numbers (import)
• Wording guide works in: any PDF reader on any device — print-friendly
• Delivery: instant digital download. Open the READ FIRST PDF right away for your folder link.
• Editable: planner is fully editable — change colors, fonts, dates, line items, add tabs
• Pages: planner is not page-bound; wording guide is 19 pages, US Letter
• Updates: free updates for the life of the product
✦ HOW TO USE IT
1. Download the files (you'll get a link in your Etsy confirmation email).
2. Open MCC_READ_FIRST_LDS_Wedding_Planner.pdf — this is your starting point. It links to your download folder.
3. Choose your version: download the Excel file from the folder, OR click the Google Sheets button in the READ FIRST PDF to make your own editable copy.
4. Start with Tab 1 (How to Use). Type your names, wedding date, temple, budget, guest count, and venue into the Wedding Setup boxes. They show at the top of every tab, and the Mailing Dates tab suggests dates based on your wedding date.
5. Work through the Master Checklist and the other tabs. Mark tasks Done, tick your guests, and enter costs, and the Dashboard keeps count for you.
✦ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Do I need to buy Excel?
A: No. Upload to Google Drive and open with Google Sheets (free). You can also use Excel for the web (free with a Microsoft account).
Q: Can I share it with my mom / mother-in-law / wedding committee?
A: Yes — in Google Sheets you can share with view or edit access to as many people as you'd like. The license covers your personal wedding.
Q: Is this for sealings only, or also civil weddings followed by sealings?
A: Both. The Temple Day Timeline and Sealing Guest List work whether your sealing is on the wedding day or scheduled separately.
Q: What if my wedding is in two locations (different states)?
A: The Open House Planner is built for that — Location 1 and Location 2 are tracked side-by-side.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Etsy's digital download policy is final-sale because of instant delivery — but if anything is wrong with the file, message me and I'll make it right.
✦ ABOUT MCC WEDDING INVITATIONS
MCC Wedding Invitations designs affordable custom wedding stationery — invitations, inserts, save-the-dates, announcements, thank-yous. Find us at mccweddinginvitations.com or right here on Etsy at MCCWeddingInvitation. Follow on Pinterest: MCC Wedding Invitations.
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