Hi! My name is Stephanie and I am a newly wedded wife based on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland. My husband and I got married on the 1st of May this year after a nearly 3 year engagement. I absolutely loved the wedding planning process, and after struggling to find a planner with the perfect fit – I made my own! I can confirm that all of the stress is worth it when the day rolls around (trust me!).

When I began my wedding planning journey it took me a really long time to decide what platforms I was going to use to plan our special day. I wanted the luxe feel of a hard back, white linen covered wedding journal but also wanted the versatility of an Excel spreadsheet, combined with formulas that would help me with budgeting. On the market there were some beautiful wedding planning books, but not all of the sections applied to our day and wasn’t very customisable (and would have to use a calculator to tally budgets!) whose cost seemed like a big investment! Alternatively, there were some online options, but again, not finding that right balance of luxe feel and customisation ability. And so, Lovelore was born! I am in the process of having Lovelore built by a beautiful Brisbane based web designer, and would love the opportunity to apply for this grant to help me with continuing development costs and advice in the legal and marketing space to really get this dream off the ground!

Our Mission!
Is to empower other couples to plan their weddings their way, and provide them with the tools they need to take the stress out of wedding planning so that they can enjoy the ride! We aim to do this by providing a luxe and customisable digital wedding planner that acknowledges relationship diversity and all styles of weddings!

Why Lovelore?
Because wedding planning is crazy enough with files and notes everywhere, pictures saved in all sorts of interesting places, quotes scattered throughout email inboxes and a calendar covered in pen scribble of payment due dates and appointments! And lets face it, a lot of us brides have never done this kind of thing before haha! The Lovelore digital wedding planner will provide a digital hub for brides and grooms to store all of their wedding details in one place, keep track of their budget, save quote and payment information and even set up reminders so that you never miss a vendor payment! All of these things can be taken care of for you, in a place that is accessible wherever you go – in your pocket, on your smart device! So you can focus more on enjoying your engagement and making the fun decisions!

Here’s the pitch!
A monthly subscription fee, with no lock in contracts. So as soon as your wedding is over you can cancel your subscription at any time with no penalty or conditions! This subscription will give users access to:

• An account with the Lovelore digital wedding planner and all of its features including:
  • budget calculator
  • in depth planning page which will help to keep your budget and to do list on track
  • to do checklist and day of timetable templates
  • calendar and payment schedule featuring push notifications for upcoming payments
  • a notes and design section to store all of your inspiration!

How can we start?
Through support of the Lovelore project through crowdfunding via the liftwomen.com platform and/or entry into the Female Founders Grant would really help us get the digital wedding planner up and running! The website is on the way! But I would love to pick the brains of the Lift Women team if successful, to really boost this business! The countdown is on, so check us out on www.lovelore.com.au

Thank you! x