# Altessa

> Altessa is a wedding planning app for couples, sold as a one-time purchase with no subscription.

Altessa is a wedding planning app for engaged couples who plan their own wedding. One workspace holds the wedding budget, the guest list and RSVPs, vendors and their payments, a planning timeline dated to the wedding day, a seating chart on a to-scale wedding floor plan, a wedding website, and PDF exports. The Layout Builder draws the reception room to scale, places the table layout, and seats each guest at a specific seat. Altessa is made by Altessa LLC, an Illinois company. It does not sell user or guest data and shows no vendor ads.

Pricing: one-time purchase, no subscription, no renewals. Core is 80 USD: wedding budget, planning timeline, guest list and RSVPs, vendor guide, calendar sync, and PDF exports. Premium is 120 USD: everything in Core plus the Layout Builder (seating chart and wedding floor plan) and Style Studio. A free preview lets couples set up their wedding before buying. Purchases are final.

## Product

- [The Wedding Planner You Buy Once](https://www.altessa.studio/): The wedding planner you buy once: budget, guest list, vendors, timeline, seating chart and floor plan in one place. Free to start, no subscription.
- [Wedding Floor Plan and Seating Chart Builder](https://www.altessa.studio/layout-builder): Wedding floor plan and seating chart builder: draw your venue to scale, place tables and seat each guest. Part of Altessa Premium, $120 once.
- [Altessa for ChatGPT and Claude](https://www.altessa.studio/plugins): Plan a reception layout, a seating chart, a wedding day timeline or a budget from ChatGPT or Claude, then save the plan to Altessa. How to connect it.
- [Explore a Sample Wedding Inside Altessa, Live Demo](https://www.altessa.studio/demo): Explore a sample wedding inside Altessa: a $22,000 budget, 111 guests, 16 vendors, full timelines and a seated floor plan. Read-only, no signup.
- [Give Altessa as a Gift](https://www.altessa.studio/gift): Gift a calm place to plan a wedding. One payment, no subscription, sent by email on the day you choose with a note from you. Core $80 or Premium $120.

## Free tools, no signup

- [Free Wedding Budget Template, No Signup](https://www.altessa.studio/budget-template): Free wedding budget template with realistic category percentages. Enter your total, adjust the split, download the spreadsheet. No email, no account.
- [Free Wedding Timeline Generator, No Signup](https://www.altessa.studio/timeline-generator): Free wedding timeline generator: enter your date for a month-by-month planning timeline with every booking window. Download a PDF or calendar file.

## About and policies

- [Privacy promise: your wedding is not our product](https://www.altessa.studio/privacy-promise): Altessa’s privacy promise: we never sell your data or your guests’ data and never show you a vendor ad. One purchase, full export, self-serve deletion.
- [Changelog: What We Shipped, and When](https://www.altessa.studio/changelog): Every meaningful change to Altessa, dated and in plain words: the shipping history behind the wedding planning workspace. Updated as we ship.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.altessa.studio/privacy): How Altessa collects, uses, and protects your information: what we store, which providers we use, cookieless analytics by default, and your rights.
- [Your Privacy Choices](https://www.altessa.studio/privacy-choices): Your privacy choices: opt out of selling and sharing your personal information. Altessa shares limited events with Meta and honors Global Privacy Control.
- [Terms of Service](https://www.altessa.studio/terms): The terms of service for Altessa, the wedding planner you buy once: a one-time purchase, final sale, your content, and our responsibilities.

## Guides

- [Best Wedding Seating Chart and Floor Plan Tools (2026)](https://www.altessa.studio/guides/best-wedding-seating-chart-floor-plan-tools): Best wedding seating chart and floor plan tools for 2026: six compared on price, pricing model, scale plans, guest lists and phones. Checked October 2026.
- [One-Time Purchase Wedding Planning Apps, No Subscription (2026)](https://www.altessa.studio/guides/one-time-purchase-wedding-planning-apps): One-time purchase wedding planning apps for 2026, and free apps with paid extras, compared on price, seating, budget and guest list. Checked October 2026.
- [The Knot and Zola Alternatives (2026)](https://www.altessa.studio/guides/the-knot-and-zola-alternatives): The Knot and Zola alternatives for 2026: free websites and RSVPs, free tools with a vendor directory, or a one-time planner with no marketplace.

## Comparisons

- [Altessa vs. the spreadsheet: more than Excel?](https://www.altessa.studio/compare/spreadsheet): Wedding spreadsheet or planning app? An honest look at planning in Excel or Google Sheets against a connected app, and why couples get overwhelmed.
- [The Knot Review 2026: Altessa vs The Knot](https://www.altessa.studio/compare/the-knot): The Knot review 2026: free for couples, with a vendor marketplace, website and registry. How it compares to Altessa, a one-time purchase with no ads.
- [Zola review 2026: registry, budget, trade-offs](https://www.altessa.studio/compare/zola): Is Zola a good wedding planning app? What its registry, website, and budget tool offer, and how it compares to Altessa, an ad-free one-time purchase.

## Blog: wedding planning guides

- [Notes on Planning: Wedding Planning Guides](https://www.altessa.studio/blog): Practical answers for couples planning their own wedding: vendors, budgets, timelines, and the calm way through all of it. The Altessa journal.
- [Zola vs Minted: Best Wedding Website for Design-Focused Couples](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/zola-vs-minted): Zola vs Minted for a design-led wedding website in 2026: artist templates and matching stationery, what each costs with upgrades, and the planning tools.
- [AllSeated vs Altessa: Wedding Floor Plan and Seating Chart Tools](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/allseated-vs-altessa): AllSeated, now Prismm under Cvent, vs Altessa in 2026: who each floor plan tool is built for, to-scale layouts, seating, pricing, and sharing with your venue.
- [Altessa vs Joy: Wedding Planning App Comparison](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/altessa-vs-joy): Altessa vs Joy in 2026: a one-time purchase planner against a free website and registry, layout builder vs guest tools, and which couples should pick which.
- [Joy vs The Knot: Wedding Website, App, and Planning Tools Compared](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/joy-vs-the-knot): Joy vs The Knot in 2026 from each company's own pages: free tier limits, what costs extra, the apps, guest features, and the vendor emails to expect.
- [The Knot vs WeddingWire: Same Company, Different Apps](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/the-knot-vs-weddingwire): The Knot and WeddingWire share an owner. What differs in 2026: the budget tracker, the seating chart, website designs, vendor listings, and privacy.
- [The Knot Is Buying Zola. What It Means for Your Registry, Website, and Guest List](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/the-knot-is-buying-zola): The Knot Worldwide agreed on Oct 14, 2026 to buy Zola. Nothing has changed for couples yet. What was announced, what was left unsaid, and what to do this week.
- [How to Back Up Your Zola Guest List, RSVPs, and Registry Before Anything Changes](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/how-to-export-zola-guest-list-and-registry): Six steps from Zola's own help pages: export the guest list and RSVPs, download the gift tracker, move your cash fund, save the site, and request your data.
- [Who Owns The Knot, WeddingWire, and Zola? The Wedding Internet's Family Tree](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/who-owns-the-knot-and-zola): The Knot, WeddingWire, and soon Zola share one owner, The Knot Worldwide, held by Permira, which also owns Squarespace. The full wedding family tree.
- [Wedding Planning Apps Not Owned by The Knot in 2026](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-planning-apps-not-owned-by-the-knot): With Zola joining The Knot Worldwide, the wedding websites, registries, and planning apps with no tie to The Knot or its owner, and what each is good for.
- [What the Knot and Zola Deal Means for Wedding Vendors, and Why Couples Should Care](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/knot-zola-deal-wedding-vendors): Vendors were promised no changes until closing. The 2018 WeddingWire precedent, what to watch in the back office, and how vendor costs reach your quote.
- [Your Wedding Data After the Knot and Zola Deal: What Both Privacy Policies Already Say](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/knot-zola-wedding-data-privacy): Both privacy policies already let data move in a merger and already share with advertisers. What each says, the opt-outs, and four steps before closing.
- [Joy vs Zola: Which Wedding Website and Planner Is Better in 2026](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/joy-vs-zola): Joy vs Zola on what each lists on its own site in 2026: templates, registry fees, apps, planning tools, privacy, and which couple should pick which.
- [Which Wedding Apps Sell Your Data? Zola, The Knot, Joy, and Altessa Compared](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/which-wedding-apps-sell-your-data): What the Zola, The Knot, Joy, and Altessa privacy policies say in 2026 about selling and sharing your data with vendors and advertisers, plus deletion.
- [What a $20,000 Wedding Actually Looks Like](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/what-a-20000-wedding-looks-like): What a $20,000 wedding looks like: a line-by-line budget for 75 guests, the first number where a traditional venue and florist fit, and where it goes over.
- [The Knot vs Altessa: A Free Planner vs One You Own](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/the-knot-vs-altessa): The Knot vs Altessa, compared honestly: where The Knot beats Altessa, where it does not, and what a one-time purchase changes about a planning tool.
- [What a $10,000 Wedding Actually Looks Like](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/what-a-10000-wedding-looks-like): A line-by-line budget for a 40-guest wedding at ten thousand dollars, the first number where a real reception fits, and the two places it goes over.
- [Zola vs Altessa: What Changes When the App Is a One-Time Purchase](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/zola-vs-altessa): An honest comparison from the person who built one of them: where Zola is better, where Altessa is better, and who should pick which.
- [What a $5,000 Wedding Actually Looks Like](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/what-a-5000-wedding-looks-like): A real-shaped budget for a 30-guest wedding at five thousand dollars: where every dollar goes, what gets cut, and the one line you should not skip.
- [Zola vs The Knot in 2026: Which One Actually Helps You Plan](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/zola-vs-the-knot): Zola vs The Knot: what each lists on its own site as of October 2026, what to test before you commit, and which couple should pick which planning tool.
- [How to Write Wedding Vows: The Five-Part Structure, the Right Length, and What I Learned Filming Hundreds of Them](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/how-to-write-wedding-vows): How to write wedding vows: a five-part structure that works for every couple, the length that holds a room, when to start, and what nobody tells you.
- [Wedding Planning Checklist: Month by Month, Dated to Your Wedding (Plus the 6-Month and 3-Month Versions)](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-planning-checklist-month-by-month): Wedding planning checklist, month by month: every task from the engagement to the thank-you notes, in order, plus six-month and three-month versions.
- [Wedding Budget Breakdown by Percentage: Where the Money Actually Goes in 2026](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-budget-breakdown-percentages): Wedding budget breakdown by percentage: the split that holds up, in a table and in dollars, the two levers that move it, and the per-guest math.
- [The Case for the 45-Person Wedding](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/case-for-the-45-person-wedding): The fastest-growing wedding is the small one. What 45 guests makes affordable, what it makes possible, and who should not do it.
- [When to Make Your Wedding Website (and What Actually Goes On It)](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-website-when-and-what): When to make your wedding website: the right moment to put it up, the six things guests actually look for, and what to skip so it stays simple.
- [Seating Charts Without Tears](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/seating-charts-without-tears): A calm method for the most political part of wedding planning: zones before seats, anchors before problems, and one honest list.
- [The Wedding You Saw Online Costs More Than Yours. Good.](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-inspiration-budget-gap): Sixty percent of couples say the gap between inspiration and budget is their top stressor. The case for letting the gap exist.
- [Why Free Wedding Planning Apps Feel Pushy (Follow the Money)](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/free-wedding-apps-follow-the-money): The economics behind free wedding planning apps, why their checklists can feel endless, and how to use free tools with your eyes open.
- [Your Wedding Has 13 Vendors. How to Manage Them Without Losing Your Mind.](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/thirteen-vendors-without-losing-your-mind): Thirteen contracts, thirteen payment schedules, thirteen email threads. The management system for the small business you accidentally started.
- [What a $15,000 Wedding Actually Looks Like](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/what-a-15000-wedding-looks-like): What a $15,000 wedding looks like: a line-by-line budget for 45 guests, including the part where it went over, because every real budget goes over.
- [The Guest List Is the Budget](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/guest-list-is-the-budget): One decision sets your wedding's price more than any other, and it is not the venue or the flowers. The per-head math nobody shows you.
- [The Right Order to Book Your Wedding Vendors](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/vendor-booking-order): Book wedding vendors in the wrong order and every later decision gets harder and more expensive. Here is the sequence and the reasoning.
- [The 12-Month Wedding Timeline That Doesn't Assume You Have a Planner](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/twelve-month-wedding-timeline): A month-by-month wedding planning timeline for couples doing it themselves, with what actually has a deadline and what does not.
- [You Just Got Engaged. Here Is the Order to Do Everything In.](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/just-engaged-what-to-do-first): Just engaged? The first thirty days of wedding planning, in sequence: what to do first and what can wait, before the spreadsheet spiral starts.
- [The Knot, Zola, or Neither: An Honest Guide to Wedding Planning Apps in 2026](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-planning-apps-honest-guide): The Knot vs Zola in 2026: what each lists on its own site, what to check before you choose, and when paying once for a planning tool is the calmer choice.
- [Why Couples Are Ditching the Wedding Spreadsheet in 2026](https://www.altessa.studio/blog/wedding-spreadsheet-alternative): Why couples are ditching the wedding spreadsheet in 2026: where it breaks, how free planning apps get paid for, and what to use instead.

## Not for indexing

The planning app itself is behind sign-in and is not crawlable. Per-couple wedding websites under /w/ are personal pages and are intentionally excluded from search.

Contact: hello@altessa.studio