AI Prompts for Claude for Wedding Planning

Help me figure out what kind of wedding I want. I have strong feelings about [A FEW THINGS YOU WANT] and I am flexible on [THINGS YOU ARE OPEN ABOUT]. Ask me questions to surface my real priorities, then write a clear wedding vision statement I can use when talking to venues and vendors.

Build me a detailed wedding budget for [TOTAL AMOUNT] and [X GUESTS]. Break it down by category with percentages and dollar amounts. Explain where couples typically overspend relative to what they expected, where there is usually room to cut without the wedding feeling cheap, and where spending more often makes the biggest difference.

Help me build a complete wedding planning timeline working backward from [WEDDING DATE]. I want to know what to book and decide in each month so that nothing critical is left too late. Flag the items with the longest lead times that need to happen first.

I want to build a wedding budget that reflects what matters most to us. Our top priorities are [LIST 2-3 THINGS: FOOD, PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, FLOWERS, ETC.] and we are less attached to [LOWER PRIORITY AREAS]. Redesign the standard budget breakdown to reflect our priorities and suggest specific ways to reallocate spending toward what matters most.

Help me build our wedding guest list. We are targeting [X GUESTS] and currently have [Y NAMES ACROSS DIFFERENT GROUPS]. Walk me through the decisions: immediate family, extended family, close friends, work friends, childhood friends, plus-ones, and children. Help me think through each category with the criteria that should guide the decisions.

I am meeting with [TYPE OF VENDOR] for the first time. Give me a comprehensive set of questions organized by category: quality and style, logistics and process, pricing and payment terms, contract terms, what happens if something goes wrong, and green and red flags to look for during the meeting.

Help me build a vendor comparison framework for [VENUE / PHOTOGRAPHER / CATERER / FLORIST]. Our top priorities are [LIST WHAT MATTERS MOST]. Design a scoring system I can use to evaluate each vendor consistently and make the comparison clear.

Write a vendor inquiry email for [TYPE OF VENDOR] for our [DATE] wedding with [X GUESTS] at [LOCATION/STYLE]. The email should be specific enough to convey our style clearly, ask the questions we need answered before deciding whether to schedule a meeting, and be professional without being generic.

I have a vendor contract I need to review for [TYPE OF SERVICE]. Help me understand the key terms: what is and is not included, the payment schedule and cancellation policy, what happens if the vendor is unable to fulfill on the day, and any clauses that might be worth negotiating.

Help me create a vendor master sheet for our wedding. We have booked [LIST VENDORS]. For each vendor I need to track: contact information, contract summary, payment schedule with due dates, what I need to confirm with them in the last month, and their day-of logistics.

Help me plan our wedding ceremony. We want it to feel [DESCRIBE THE TONE]. Walk me through the structure options for the different phases of a ceremony, what each section can include, how long each part typically runs, and how to personalize each element to feel like us rather than a template.

Help me write our wedding vows. I want them to be [DESCRIBE: HEARTFELT / FUNNY / POETIC / SPECIFIC AND PERSONAL / SHORT AND MEMORABLE]. Here is information about our relationship and things I want to include: [SHARE DETAILS, MEMORIES, QUALITIES YOU LOVE]. Draft complete vows I can refine until they feel right.

Build a detailed wedding day timeline. Ceremony starts at [TIME], venue closes at [TIME], we have [X GUESTS]. Include: getting-ready schedule for the wedding party, photography schedule, ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, speeches, dances, cake cutting, and final events. Include buffer time and flag where delays most commonly happen.

Help me work out our wedding seating chart. We have [X GUESTS] at [Y TABLES], each seating [Z PEOPLE]. Here are the constraints I need to work around: [DESCRIBE FAMILY DYNAMICS, GUESTS WHO SHOULD NOT BE NEAR EACH OTHER, VIP PLACEMENT, GUESTS WITH MOBILITY NEEDS]. Suggest a seating approach and flag any tensions in the plan.

Help me write the content for our wedding website. I need: our engagement story (here are the key details: [DESCRIBE]), travel and hotel information for out-of-town guests, the wedding day schedule from the guest perspective, and a FAQ covering dress code, parking, children policy, and any other questions we expect.

Our wedding is in [X WEEKS]. Build me a complete final countdown checklist organized by week: everything I need to do, confirm, and decide before the wedding day. Include vendor final headcounts, last payments, rehearsal dinner planning, and what to delegate to the wedding party.

Help me write a wedding day coordinator document for our wedding party and family helpers. They need to know: the complete day-of timeline, their specific roles and responsibilities, who handles different types of problems, vendor contacts for day-of questions, and how to keep things running if I am unavailable.

I am worried about [DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC CONCERN: WEATHER, A FAMILY CONFLICT, A VENDOR NO-SHOW, RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE, ETC.]. Help me build a thorough contingency plan: what we can do before the wedding to reduce the risk, what signals would tell me the risk is materializing, and what the response plan is for different scenarios.

Help me write a batch of personalized wedding thank-you notes. Here are the categories: guests who traveled from out of town, vendors who did exceptional work, family members who helped with planning, and people who gave gifts. Give me templates for each category with language I can customize efficiently.

The wedding is two days away. Help me write a brief grounding document for myself: what I want to remember to notice and feel on the day, the things I am choosing to let go of, how to stay present during the ceremony, and what I want to look back on in 10 years as the thing I am most glad I did.