SOFTWARE EXTRAORDINAIRE!

F.H. Medcalf BUSINESS WRITER*

It is now easier to plan a fabulous party thanks to the folks at TheGreatEvent.com. This company has come up with the ultimate party planning software. It is user-friendly and actually organizes you. Read on.

If you are currently or want to be a wedding planner, a party planner, an event planner, a Bar Bat Mitzvah planner or a company picnic planner, you should rejoice because there is finally some party planning software designed just for you. Every party and special occasion planner can spend countless hours choosing their party theme ideas and searching for the perfect party supply source, but the two essential ingredients assuring success are choosing the perfect party theme and having the cost come in under the party budget. This Budget Calculator allows the user to easily manage and organize every aspect of planning and budgeting their special event. Keep reading.

I am amazed at the forethought of this event planning software. It comes loaded with templates for a theme party (which is perfect for any party idea), picnic, corporate event, bar/bat mitzvah, birthday party, bachelor / bachelorette party and most importantly, a wedding party. Each party planning template turns the user into an instant party planning professional. It does this by organizing every aspect of the party into logical categories that are easily customizable (food, beverage, party ideas, rentals, entertainment, transportation, decoration, etc.). Each category comes loaded with creative ideas and line items that allow the user to easily input costs and calculate totals making this clever budget planner a true budget calculator. It instantly calculates the cost into subtotals and a grand total. It even tracks their budget with a graph showing what percent of the budget is used. This simple, yet powerful event planning software generates a 'to do' list to keep your wedding party or special occasions organized and easily managed.

The categories are incredibly organized. Each category is a checklist and all the categories and line items easily add and delete. This allows for endless possibilities. Setting the price is child's play.

This financial calculator is practical and easy to use. It is a printable budget planner giving the user presentation quality reports on every dollar spent. The reports organize by cost and category and are comprehensive and easy to read and distribute. The report e-mails and is viewable and printable by anyone who has a web browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla, etc.) or any popular word processing software (Word, Excel, etc). This feature is brilliant because it allows the party planner to share their ideas on how to plan a party with anyone. No proprietary software is necessary. Anyone can view and print this! Simply send your saved party plan via e-mail. It is that simple.

I highly recommend this for anyone who is planning their own wedding and looking for a wedding planner budget checklist, guide, organizer, worksheet or software template. This wedding event planner software simplifies a complex process. If you are looking for a low budget wedding or simply planning a wedding on a budget, this works well for that also. You do not need a wedding wish list of a million bucks to take advantage of this wedding planning software.

It works incredibly well if you plan a theme party and would like the help of a party idea planning software guide. The idea tab works well for the kid child birthday theme party idea and helps you choose a party theme. This party planner software makes you look professional and saves you money. Have a party that is organized and fun.

The Bar Bat Mitzvah theme party planner idea and planning software template really works. I was amazed at how complete the categories and line items were.

The Bachelor Bachelorette theme party planner idea and planning software template makes it easy to track travel, lodging, transportation and entertainment. It includes many fun bachelorette bachelor theme party ideas.

As a financial calculator, this budget calculator makes it easy to plan a budget and is customizable. It includes a blank template allowing users to create their own budget plan idea, theme and categories whether it is a bathroom remodel or a vacation.

The corporate event planner loves the presentation quality reports. This essential corporate event planner software is the most simple and best event management software available. It makes company picnic and event planning easy to organize, budget and distribute. Add it to your computer skills list on your resume!

Getting this software on your computer is a snap. The company makes it available 24/7 from their server on a pay-per-download basis. The download took about a minute using DSL. They use PayPal so all transactions are safe and secure. After the download completed, I was up and running in just a few moments thanks to their clever quick start guide.

I cannot say enough about this software. Unfortunately, it is not yet available for Macintosh. At $29.88, this is an incredible value. If you plan to have a party of any kind, this is worth investigating.

http://www.thegreatevent.com/software.

*F.H. Medcalf, a freelance writer, spent 31 years working for a major telecommunications company and is currently an IT consultant in California. Contact him at FHMedcalf@yahoo.com.