Leave a Review The Knot Wedding Planner
Honest review
The app is good. However, it needs to be updated to meet better technological standing. For instance, when uploading a guest list via the spread sheet method, it should not allow duplicates to come up. It should promp the system to tell us certain guests are already on the list. Also, the app and on computer version of the editing portion does not coincide whatsoever. You would try to edit something you did on the computer and it will be okay but the moment you try to edit it on the phone, you may end up losing it and it would mess up the order. For instance, when you put your guest list and you have more than one event, and the person is invited to one and not the other, on the phone it deletes the whole guest info which you have to go back to put in on the computer. The app is old school it needs to be on social media detailing. I honestly like this site for the timeline organization and the free website, and the fact that it allows you to input two events. Still needs upgrade though.Show lessT10172020
Everything wedding, Endless content, pro tips & organization
Everything you could possibly think of for wedding preparation and through the first year of marriage. I find the information relevant, up to date, and the professional know how they share is valuable information. The articles are interesting and timely based on the stage of planning I’m in.
I trust The Knot and enjoy the magazine too. I especially like the checklist reminders.
The only thing I would make others aware of is that I almost immediately noticed some of the best venues and vendors are not promoted or even available on the site. I wasn’t sure where we initially wanted to get married so I was researching places from my hometown where I grew up as well as my current area, which I am not as familiar with. Immediately I started realizing some of the most charming places weren’t showing up in searches or “best of”. I can’t be sure of the reason, but I presume it is related to $$ ...some may advertise and therefore get promoted on The Knot kind of like a preferred vendors or they may have built relationships with certain venues. As long as you are aware there are multiple resources out there, your wedding plans will come together beautifully. On The Knot, It’s all in one spot. I would say overall The Knot makes the planning organized, simple and fun!Show lesssl1nkyd1nk
Really like this app
I really like this app it’s very thorough on everything for people planning for a wedding. But it does show a lot of more expensive places to hold a wedding and these places do pay to be on these sites. If you are looking for to be on a smaller budget like I am. I chose to do some offsite looking and using Facebook groups and marketplace and local advice to help me find some great deals for the date I was needing such as the venue and DJ as well reception. Which I totally found off of a wedding expo I visited and ended up being perfect. Because in my city the average venue was 5k-10k and it was just was out of my budget and my fiancé I was not wanting to just spend that on a venue. So do your research do use your resources outside of the knot as well. The knot is great. But just realize it does not show everything out there. I was personally burned by 2 vendors on here through the knot. So be careful sometimes the ads they advertise have some hidden fees you won’t even know until signing papers.Show lessGertold56789
Impossible to send out invites automatically
I really wish someone would have told me not to use theknot. You finish adding everything on the website including guest list only to find out there is no automatic way to send invitations and it all has to be done manually. It’s pretty much 2020 and you would think they have kept up with technologyShow lessitscindyo
Great
It’s my favorite in terms of planning my wedding. It’s great to check things off your list, manage vendors and guest list, and the website is pretty. I wish when my guest go to put their name in, the site will pull up any name similar and a partial address because a lot of people weren’t able to find their name or people have the same last name (there are even people with the same first and last, go figure) and they’re marking the wrong rsvp. Other than that I’ve had a pretty great experience. The app is very easy to use and I tried several different app and ultimately stuck with this. Also, adding registries was pretty simple. It may take a few days for them to upload to the site but eventually it’ll show up. Now for discussions I do use a different app as I’ve found it easier (WeddingWire) who is owned by the knot so it works out. I suggest trying each app and seeing what works best of for you and your needs.Show lessKitaB2020
How to not forget everything...
I have been using the Knot since the being of our engagement and it has been the biggest help. I am a huge list person. I have a list for everything. If it’s not on the list, it doesn’t get done/bought/etc. It is so easy to use the guest list feature. You can track who you sent invites to, who are you received rsvps from and who you haven’t. All their person info can go in there too so you have there number on hand when they haven’t gotten back to you 6 days after the rsvp date. I also love the checklist. First, there are things that are automatically on there that I never even thought of. Second, it’s so customizable. Not having transportation? No problem. One swipe to delete “Finalize day of transportation”. Having a bridal party yoga bonding session? A few clicks and it’s added to the list. The checklist is broken down into months which was super helpful in not getting behind on things. And if you are still not convinced, go listen to the How I Built This podcast episode with the founders of The Knot. Their disaster wedding will be proof alone as why you should use it.Show lessMTSerrao
Very organized app
The Knot has been an indispensable tool during our wedding planning. My fiancé and I have been our own wedding planners so we had a lot to take on! I love the timeline feature and guest list feature. Some things we had to do from a laptop because it wasn’t possible on the app but mostly everything is very accessible. Printing the timeline is a pain though. Something is wrong with that feature. It only prints the first page unless you do some crafty finagling! But minor flaw! I love that you can pick a charity that the Knot will contribute to in accordance with your wedding gifts. Our guests didn’t really use our honeymoon/gift area of the site for some reason but those who did said it was pretty simple. You do have to wait 2-3 weeks to get money which is kind of a bummer.
Overall the organization and helpfulness of the app is outstanding. It reminds you of things to do, send helpful emails, and suggests vendors for you. I would’ve honestly been lost without it so thank you for making my wedding day possible!!Show lessamyface84
Best App
This app is amazingly easy to use. It makes everything from guest list to making a website so easy! I only wish there was a way to categorize kids on the guest list, maybe there is but I didn’t see it yet?arcticbride
RSVP could use some work
I love using this site but I’ve had a ton of people have a difficult time RSVPing on the site. They find it to be confusing. You have to write your names in then click yes or no and then click on the check mark. A lot of the guests do not know that they need to click the check mark after clinking yes or no and I am getting a lot of requests to do it for them. The reason I built the wedding webpage was so that I didn’t have to worry about doing anything but now I have had to add 15 names so far and only 5 people have figured out that they have to click the check mark after RSVPing. I have 120 guests who haven’t replied yet and I’m guessing they are having the same issues so I’m going to have to personally reach out to everyone to gather the RSVP.
I suggest for the site to make it very basic saying “place your names here and respond yes or no” and that is all they need to do instead of clicking yes or no and then having to click the check mark.Show lessangmor09
Saved my life literally
I am a very stressed person- To the point it makes me ill and I shut down often. I stress over every little thing, every minute of the day. If I forgot to stress about it in the day, it’ll come in a stress dream. When my fiancé proposed, I of course ecstatically said yes. But then came the stress- I had no idea how to start or where, but I also know being a perfectionist, I would be doing a lot of research and a lot of it myself or I’d go even crazier. I downloaded all the bridal apps I could find, but after a few months, the Knot was a clear winner. The customizable checklist is EVERYTHING. And the links in the item descriptions brought so much clarity to each point. The website is amazingly simple yet beautiful. The budget really set my mind straight in the beginning and helped me plan/save, since I was paying for everything myself. The app always works smoothly and has all the tools right in front of me whenever my mind decides there’s another thing to do. I was in the midst of a work merger, and family issues, and illnesses, so I am sure I would’ve truly lost my mind without this app. I felt like I was always one step ahead when it came to planning the wedding with this app. THANK YOU.Show lessBeeBobb
