Wedding Planner Central vs 17hats
Wedding Planner Central vs 17hats
17hats is the budget generalist; Wedding Planner Central is the same price point built specifically for weddings.
Wedding-only planners.
$19/mo flat.
Solo planners with mixed client types (weddings + other events).
~$15–$60/mo.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | Wedding Planner Central | 17hats |
|---|---|---|
| Wedding-day timeline | Built in | Manual |
| Guest list + seating chart | Built in | Not included |
| Couple-facing portal | Built in | Not included |
| Contracts + invoices | Built in | Built in |
| Pricing model | Flat | Tiered |
The verdict
If your business is weddings, Wedding Planner Central includes the wedding-specific tools 17hats doesn't, at the same price. Stay with 17hats only if you book more non-wedding work than weddings.
What both miss — and what to use instead
Consumer wedding apps optimize for the parts of planning that drive their revenue (registry, ads, paper). The actual hard parts — vendor tracking across 8–15 contracts, budget reality vs. quotes, a real timeline, and a guest list that doesn't break — sit in spreadsheets for most couples.
Wedding Planner Central is the workspace built for exactly that — and it pairs with whichever consumer app you pick above. Free to start.
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