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Get the most from PlanMyNikah: simple, step-by-step guides to the Budget Planner, Guest List, Seating Plan, wedding websites, the AI planner and more.

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How Hilal helps you choose your next wedding planning step
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How Hilal helps you choose your next wedding planning step

Turn a crowded wedding plan into a small, reviewable set of priorities using the facts already in your workspace, without letting AI make the decision.

28 July 20264 min read
Questions to ask Muslim wedding vendors before you book
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Questions to ask Muslim wedding vendors before you book

A reusable question list for halal evidence, privacy, timings, accessibility, packages, backup plans and contracts, plus the answers to get in writing.

28 July 20264 min read
How to manage your vendor enquiries and replies
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How to manage your vendor enquiries and replies

Keep every vendor you've contacted in one inbox — read the status at a glance, follow up without nagging, leave honest reviews and report anything that feels off.

27 June 20263 min read
How to shortlist and compare wedding vendors
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How to shortlist and compare wedding vendors

Tap the heart to save any vendor, then compare your favourites side by side and let family vote on them — instead of drowning in browser tabs and screenshots.

27 June 20263 min read
Understanding our halal verification badges
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Understanding our halal verification badges

What our Verified, HMC, halal and venue badges actually mean — the difference between reviewed and self-declared, and how to do your own quick check before you pay a deposit.

27 June 20264 min read
Planning your wedding with family: the collaboration board
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Planning your wedding with family: the collaboration board

Invite parents and siblings by email, give each the right level of access, vote on shortlisted vendors and share tasks — all on one live board, so the family group chat gets a rest.

27 June 20263 min read
How to use the PlanMyNikah Budget Planner
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How to use the PlanMyNikah Budget Planner

A step-by-step walkthrough of the free Budget Planner — set your total, split it across the categories that matter, and track every deposit and balance in one shared place.

18 June 20262 min read
How to find and compare halal-conscious wedding vendors
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How to find and compare halal-conscious wedding vendors

Search by service and city, understand halal evidence labels, compare like with like and confirm the details that matter before you book.

17 June 20263 min read
How to use the Guest List & RSVP manager
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How to use the Guest List & RSVP manager

Keep every guest, RSVP, dietary need and table assignment in one place across the nikah and walima — and let replies update your numbers automatically.

16 June 20262 min read
Build your wedding website in 10 minutes
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Build your wedding website in 10 minutes

A walkthrough of the free wedding website builder — from picking your link to collecting RSVPs that feed straight into your guest list.

15 June 20262 min read
How to use the PlanMyNikah Wedding Checklist
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How to use the PlanMyNikah Wedding Checklist

A ready-made, time-phased checklist for a nikah and walima, from twelve months out to the final week, so nothing important slips through the cracks.

14 June 20262 min read
How to build your wedding seating plan
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How to build your wedding seating plan

Drag guests onto tables, set mixed or segregated sections, and keep families happy — using confirmed RSVPs that flow straight from your guest list.

13 June 20262 min read
How to track wedding vendor payments and deposits
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How to track wedding vendor payments and deposits

See total costs, deposits paid and balances due across every vendor in one place — so no payment ever sneaks up on you.

12 June 20262 min read
How AI can help plan a Muslim wedding (and where it cannot)
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How AI can help plan a Muslim wedding (and where it cannot)

A practical guide to using AI for Muslim wedding planning: useful questions, grounded next steps, human confirmation and the decisions AI should never make.

11 June 20264 min read