{"title":"Bride's Companions by Aarushi Chawla","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"wedding-command-centre-workbook-pdf","title":"Wedding Command Centre Workbook: Vendors, Beauty, Budget \u0026 Timeline, Sorted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour wedding is scattered across six WhatsApp chats, a screenshots folder and your own memory right now. That's how a bride forgets to confirm the mehendi timing with the caterer, pays a photographer's advance without asking what's actually included, or realises the week before that no one but her knows which vendor is arriving when.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of that is because you're disorganised. A wedding has dozens of vendors, several functions, real money changing hands, and a hundred small decisions nobody warns you about, like what to ask a makeup artist before you book her, or what order to plan your beauty routine in so nothing is rushed the week of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wedding Command Centre workbook puts all of it, your vendors, your budget, your beauty countdown, your guest list, your outfits and your day-of timeline, in one place, so nothing depends on you remembering it at 11 pm.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e the Wedding Budget \u0026amp; Vendor Tracker Spreadsheet. Same budget, payment and vendor trackers as this workbook, except the totals calculate themselves as you type instead of you doing the maths by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Aarushi Chawla, based in Delhi, who has spent years working at Indian weddings from the inside and has seen exactly where the planning, and the beauty side of it, quietly falls apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than once, a bride has ended up with a big-name vendor who arrived late, worked in a rush, and left the real work, styling, draping, touch-ups, to an assistant. It happens on the one day of all days that can't be redone. It's exactly why this workbook has a section on what to actually ask before you book anyone, not just how good their portfolio looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoose your edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workbook comes in two editions. Use the dropdown above to pick the one that matches your wedding:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCity Wedding (33 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e for a wedding at home, with guests who live nearby and vendors you can meet in person.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDestination \u0026amp; Outstation Wedding (48 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e for a wedding away from home, whether that is a resort a few hours away or a destination abroad. Includes everything in the City edition, plus room blocks, hosting tiers, guest travel, travelling vendors and paying across currencies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside every edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA one-page Master Wedding Dashboard: your single source of truth for dates, venue, guest count, budget and key contacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wedding countdown, an Event Planner Template for every function, and an All My Functions At A Glance overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Guest List \u0026amp; RSVP Tracker and a Shagun \u0026amp; Gift Tracker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Vendor Command Centre: a master tracker, the questions worth asking each vendor before you book, and a Quotation Comparison Sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Budget Planner, a Wedding Payment Tracker and a checklist of easily forgotten wedding costs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Outfit \u0026amp; Jewellery Tracker for every function\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bridal beauty countdown and a guide to comparing bridal makeup artists beyond the prettiest Instagram grid, because a rushed booking on your wedding day is not something you get a second chance at\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \"build your timeline backwards\" page with a worked example, plus a blank hour-by-hour wedding day page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 30-Day No-Panic Plan, The Last Few Days and a Wedding Day Emergency Kit list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Who's Responsible? 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