this has saved my life! I decided several months ago to forgo a consultant in the hopes of saving money. This Mindy Weiss planner has given me more information than my best friend is getting from her consultant - and she is paying $5500.00!!! I am a little scatterbrained on the best of days, so this has made everything so much easier and I don't wake up in the middle of the night in a panic over something I may have forgotten. I highly recommend it to any bride or mother of the bride planning a wedding. PS - my friend said that her $5500 bridal consultant has the exact same book!