138-The Planning Path: How to Actually Know What to Do Next for Your Wedding

138-The Planning Path: How to Actually Know What to Do Next for Your Wedding

From Wedding Planning Collective Podcast by Kate McClellan

October 8, 2025 · 12 min · Episode 138

About this episode

In this episode, Kate McClellan discusses the challenges of using one-size-fits-all wedding planning tools and offers a structured approach to planning with confidence.

Ever signed up for The Knot or Zola thinking their checklist would make wedding planning easier… only to feel more confused? Been there. In this episode, I’m breaking down why those one-size-fits-all planning tools can actually make things harder — and how to avoid the overwhelm. I’ll walk you through how to approach your wedding planning in stages, why the order you do things matters so much, and give you a behind-the-scenes look at the updated Planning Path I created to help couples plan with more confidence (and fewer tabs open). In this episode: What online checklists get wrong Why planning in the right order matters more than speed How to use tools like The Knot or Zola without the chaos A peek inside the new Planning Collective member hub If planning has felt like a giant guessing game lately, this one’s for you. Want more help? Head to PlanningCollective.com/membership to check out the new hub and join us inside!

People in this episode

Host: Kate McClellan

Topics covered

  • wedding planning
  • checklists
  • planning stages
  • order of operations
  • confidence in planning
  • online tools

Keywords

  • wedding planning
  • checklists
  • The Knot
  • Zola
  • Planning Path
  • overwhelm
  • planning stages
  • confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Knot, Zola, Planning Collective, PlanningCollective.com

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