Events & Recreation

Event planning

5 guides for event planning, plus 2 free tools. Start with the calculators, then the pricing guide and invoice template — the two pages most operators come back to.

Free tools

Startup cost calculator

Build your event planning startup budget

Pick a budget tier, edit any price to match your market, and see your real startup cost, monthly overhead, and how many events it takes to break even. No signup, no email.

Open the tool → Text message scripts

Text & email scripts for event planning clients

Pick a situation, fill in the details, and copy a ready-to-send message. No-shows, deposits, confirmations, late payments, and reviews — covered.

Open the tool →

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Pricing guide

How Much to Charge as an Event Planner

How to price event planning — flat, percentage, and hourly models, setting the deposit that holds the date, milestone installments against the event timeline, day-of coordination rates, and how vendor reimbursements stay separate from your fee.

 Invoice template

Event Planner Invoice Template (Free)

A copy-paste event planning invoice — planning fee, milestone installments, vendor management, on-site coordination hours, and reimbursable expenses.

Software & apps