Skip to content

Plan a wedding you can actually afford

P&P Petal & Plan

Founder & Editor

Elise Navarro

Writes about: Wedding Budget & Costs, Planning Checklists

Elise Navarro is the pen name of the independent publisher who founded Petal & Plan, used for its wedding budget and planning checklist posts and for editing every post. Elise isn't a professional wedding planner, so posts are researched from vendor price lists, industry cost surveys and official sources like county clerk offices, with AI tools helping on research, drafts and images. Each post is checked against those sources before it goes live and updated when they change. Prices are examples with an as-of date.

Posts by Elise

Which wedding vendors to book first: a blank wall calendar with blush and blue dot stickers and an ivory contract folder with a pen on a linen table

Planning Checklists

Which Wedding Vendors to Book First: The Order, Lead Times and What Can Wait

9 min read

DIY wedding planner binder open on a rustic table with colored tab dividers, a rose gold pen and a vase of dusty blue flowers

Planning Checklists

DIY Wedding Planner Binder: 10 Sections to Include

8 min read

18 month wedding planning timeline: an open monthly planner on a pale oak desk with tea, a pencil and dusty blue flowers

Planning Checklists

18 Month Wedding Planning Timeline: What to Do and When

9 min read

Wedding tipping guide: a row of plain ivory tip envelopes with blush wax seals in a wooden tray on linen, with white ranunculus and ribbon

Wedding Budget & Costs

Wedding Tipping Guide: Who to Tip, How Much and When

7 min read

Questions to ask wedding venue tour: a garden ceremony space with wooden chairs facing a white pergola arch with flowers and a valley view

Planning Checklists

Questions to Ask Wedding Venues: 50 to Copy, Money First

10 min read

How many items should be on a wedding registry: white plates, a sage Dutch oven, linen napkins and glasses arranged on an oak table with a notebook

Planning Checklists

How Many Items Should Be on a Wedding Registry? Counts by Guest List

6 min read

Empty rustic barn venue with rows of wooden chairs and string lights, set up before any guests arrive

Wedding Budget & Costs

How Can I Save Money on a Wedding Venue? 9 Ways With Example Numbers

7 min read

How much does a 50 person wedding cost: restaurant private dining room set with five round tables, ivory linens, blush roses and candles for 50 guests

Wedding Budget & Costs

How Much Does a 50 Person Wedding Cost? 3 Real Budgets

7 min read

Kitchen counter with a cream Dutch oven, a stack of white plates tied with a blush ribbon, glasses, a chef's knife on a board and an open notebook

Planning Checklists

Wedding Registry List: 50 Things Couples Actually Use

12 min read

Wedding budget checklist on a clipboard with blank check boxes, a pen, a calculator and a laptop spreadsheet on a linen-covered dining table

Wedding Budget & Costs

Wedding Budget Checklist: 60 Line Items to Price Before You Book

10 min read

Laptop on a wooden coffee table showing a grid of unreadable registry product tiles, with a coffee mug, a notebook and two delivery boxes beside a sofa

Planning Checklists

Amazon Wedding Registry: How It Works, Perks and 30 Things to Add

11 min read

A 5000 wedding budget worked out by hand: open budget notebook with blank columns, calculator, kraft envelopes and a bud vase of blush roses on a kitchen table

Wedding Budget & Costs

$5,000 Wedding Budget: What It Covers for 30 Guests, Line by Line

8 min read

Wedding planning checklist printable pages on a wooden clipboard with a few boxes ticked in pencil, coffee and blush roses on a white table

Planning Checklists

Wedding Planning Checklist: The Complete List by Category (Printable)

9 min read

First wedding planning steps: a hand with an engagement ring resting on an open blank planner beside coffee and pink roses on a wooden table

Planning Checklists

Just Engaged? The First 10 Wedding Planning Steps, in Order

8 min read

How to plan a wedding on a budget: a laptop with a pastel budget spreadsheet, a calculator and a spiral notebook on a bright white desk with flowers

Wedding Budget & Costs

How to Plan a Wedding on a Budget: 12 Steps in Order

9 min read

Wedding ideas on a budget: a long reception table with bud vases, greenery garland and candles under string lights at dusk

Wedding Budget & Costs

Wedding Ideas on a Budget: 25 Ways to Save Without Looking Cheap

11 min read

Wedding budget spreadsheet open on a laptop beside a planner, a calculator and blush roses on a white desk

Wedding Budget & Costs

Wedding Budget Spreadsheet: 12 Columns to Track (Free Template)

8 min read

Small backyard wedding reception on a 10k wedding budget: one long table with white linen, bud vases and string lights at dusk

Wedding Budget & Costs

How to Plan a Wedding on $10,000: 9 Trade-offs That Make It Work

9 min read

Wedding budget calculator on a laptop next to an open planner, a phone calculator, tea and blush peonies on a coffee table

Wedding Budget & Costs

Wedding Budget Calculator: Split Your Total by Category and Guest

6 min read

Wedding budget breakdown planner open on a linen table next to a laptop spreadsheet, a calculator and blush roses, a hand holding a pen

Wedding Budget & Costs

Wedding Budget Breakdown: $30,000 for 100 Guests, Every Line Item

9 min read

Hidden wedding costs on a desk: a fanned stack of vendor invoices, envelopes, a calculator and a blank calendar beside blush roses

Wedding Budget & Costs

15 Hidden Wedding Costs Couples Forget, Plus When Each Bill Is Due

9 min read

12 month wedding planning checklist on a blush clipboard with a pen, fabric swatches, coffee and white garden roses

Planning Checklists

12 Month Wedding Planning Checklist: Every Task and Who Owns It

11 min read