Free wedding planning apps that work in the UK
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This site’s directory lists six free wedding planning apps that work for a UK wedding: Bridebook and Hitched, which are UK planners built around supplier directories; Joy and Zola, which are US wedding sites with free websites and guest tools; and Notion and Trello, which are general planning apps with wedding templates. All six need an account. Notion and Trello have paid plans, Joy charges for some extras, and Zola is set up for US weddings.
Every app here has a full entry, with its maker and the date its facts were checked, in the directory’s planning apps and checklists page.
The apps are listed alphabetically. None is ranked, nobody paid to be listed, and every cost and limit below was read from the app’s own website on the date in the directory.
The apps side by side
| App | Cost | Account | UK notes | Where it falls short |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridebook | Free | Account needed | UK company | The tools sit inside a large venue and supplier directory, so expect suggestions as you plan. |
| Hitched planning tools | Free | Account needed | UK site | The planner is built around finding and messaging suppliers listed on Hitched. |
| Joy | Free | Account needed | US company with a British English version | Some extras cost money: custom domain names, text messaging and premium stationery designs. |
| Notion wedding templates | Free tier, paid from £8.50 a month | Account needed | None noted | Templates come from many creators and some are paid; a free workspace shared by several people has a block limit. |
| Trello wedding planning template | Free tier, paid from $5 a user a month | Account needed | US English and US dollar prices | The free plan covers up to 10 collaborators per workspace. |
| Zola | Free | Account needed | US-centred | The budget tool works in dollars, and Zola says it only ships within the United States. |
UK wedding planner apps
Bridebook and Hitched are both UK wedding sites with planning tools attached. Bridebook has a checklist, budget, guest list and wedding website, alongside its directory of venues and suppliers. Hitched has a free checklist, budget, guest manager, supplier manager and wedding website, and keeps the budget in step with the checklist.
The trade-off is the same for both: the planning sits next to a supplier directory. Bridebook suits couples who want their planning and their supplier search in one app. Hitched suits couples who want a ready-made checklist and a budget that follows it.
A wedding app for your website and guests
Joy and Zola are US wedding sites that combine a free wedding website with guest tools. Joy has a British English version, puts a website, gift list and planning tools in one place, and lets guests reply without making an account. Zola has a free website, guest tools, a budget tool and a registry, but it is built for US weddings, so the budget runs in dollars.
If the website and replies matter more than the planning, the directory’s invitations, websites and RSVPs page lists the tools made for that job.
A digital wedding planner you build yourself
Notion and Trello are general planning apps, not wedding sites. Notion has a gallery of wedding templates covering guest lists, supplier contacts and seating charts; it suits couples who already use Notion or want one shared document for everything. Trello’s wedding board turns each task into a card you move along as it gets done, which suits a couple and a planner working from the same list.
Both have free tiers with limits. Notion’s free workspace has a block limit once several people share it. Trello’s free plan covers up to 10 collaborators per workspace and shows its prices in US dollars.
What to check before you sign up
Every app in the table needs an account, so the choice is less about cost than about what comes with it. A few questions sort them quickly:
- Do you want suppliers suggested as you plan? Bridebook and Hitched are built around their directories; Notion and Trello are not.
- Is the currency right? Trello shows its prices in US dollars, and Zola’s budget tool works in dollars.
- How many people need to edit? Trello’s free plan covers up to 10 collaborators per workspace, and Notion’s free workspace has a block limit once several people share it.
- Will you pay for extras later? Joy charges for custom domain names, text messaging and premium stationery designs; Notion’s paid plan starts at £8.50 a month.
If what you need is a shared list rather than an app, the directory’s budget and money page includes Google Sheets, a spreadsheet several people can edit at the same time. It needs a Google Account, and some features are kept for paid Google Workspace plans.
Invitations and replies
Two of the directory’s invitation tools have free options. Canva’s wedding invitation templates have a free tier, with paid plans from £100 a year. Paperless Post has free designs, with other designs paid for per guest. Both have their full entries, with limits, on the invitations page.
What a wedding preparation app will not do for you
None of these apps works out your timings. They hold the to-do list, but the order of the day still has to be decided: when hair and make-up start, how long the drinks reception runs and when the evening guests arrive. The wedding day timeline builder does that from your ceremony time, with no account, and its result link can be pasted into whichever app you choose.