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It only took a few more days of searching to finally find something that worked for me. Here is what I wanted:

Three-ring binder

• with plastic inserts on either end
• in an interesting print

Notepad/legal pad

• preferably not in white/yellow
• with an interesting print

Dividers

• with inserts to add receipts
• in an (you guessed it) interesting print

Yearly planner

• thin enough to slip in the plastic insert in the back of the binder
• monthly view (not weekly/daily) with large squares for each day of the month

After searching through six (yes SIX) stores and not finding anything remotely resembling what I wanted, I dragged Mr. High Wire along for one final quest.

Finally we wound up at Office Max. Next door was a Bed Bath & Beyond, so while I looked in Office Max, Mr. High Wire went to next door to see if he could find anything there. (He didn’t.)

I should mention at this point I was feeling officially crazy for spending so much time looking for a BINDER. But whatevs.

Office Max had a lot of options, including lots of different chic/vintage/colorful binders. After poking around going back and forth between the binder aisle, the divider section, and the legal-pad area, I FINALLY put something together that I felt comfortable buying.

Here is the binder:

Yay! Cute print AND plastic inserts to hold the one book I purchased:

I wound up going with regular white dividers, and I’m happy with the decision. I think it would have looked too busy to find some in a print. They don’t have their own inserts attached, so I’ll probably add something to hold small pieces of paper that I can’t hole-punch. I’m going to label the dividers as I go and need a designated section for something.

Then I found a notepad in the same print as the binder. Score!!

Actually, it came attached to a clipboard—so now I have a matching clipboard as well. I’m not sure where this will come in, but maybe someone will need it the day of the wedding…or something.

I didn’t get a 2011 planner, and I’m glad I didn’t because I realized I can very easily just print calendar pages off the internet for free.

Did you use your own binder or a pre-made planner from a store? Did anyone only keep digital copies of their important wedding-related documents?