• Planning & Styling
Nov 16, 2012 4:20 PM EST
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A Wedding Primer, Straight From Anne Hathaway's Planner
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Step 2:
“Define the guest list early. Get going on this sooner than later. For the first draft, just gather all the names and perhaps emails in one location. Excel is a lifesaver to help keep you organized. Here's what you should plug in: how many guests are invited, how many replied, a column for guest names, gifts received, thank-you notes sent, who is invited to the rehearsal dinner, brunch, etc. This spreadsheet will keep your life sane. Well, semi-sane.”

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