(Archived) can evernote do this: kind of like mind mapping

[gurjitsidhu87 0]

Hey

We have 2 family weddings this year (mine and my sisters) and I would love to use a program to keep me all organised and thought evernote can help me.

I have the mac and iphone version but when I seem to make a note, its just like a whole load of stickies/to do lists.

What I would like is to make a note with things I need to do for the wedding i.e caterer marquee then within this note have links to these to do's with more info.

Example:

Things to do for wedding:

Caterer

Marquee

Caterer would have a link to a blank page where I would write a few caterers names and perhaps pictures of food ive got in mind or recipes, Then another note within this note detailing what menu each of them offer and also their contact details and price

For Marquee the link would be to 3/4 companies I have contacted, then each one linked to their own individual note which tells me what they are offering prices, dates for set up, furniture pictures and internal pictures.

Also a link within the main marquee note would be for themes, then I can list a few themes i have thought (X, Y, Z) then X would be linked to pictures of props and contact details of where I can get them from similarly with Y and Z.

So its not like a note book, more like a folder organisation where I can use virtual dividers and move notes about unlike in a notebook when its just a page after each other and you have to flick back through all the pages to find some notes you made.

Any help would be much appreciate since im running out of time and need to get this sorted asap lol.

any video tutorials would also be great. I would like to add specifics to my notes with my iphone also

[jefito 5,586]

I'm not sure how well Evernote functions as mind-mapping software. That's not its primary goal. There's no inherent none-linking ability (though you can somewhat simulate it).

That being said, it shouldn't be difficult to organize your wedding related notes using a separate notebook, or a 'Wedding' tag.

[jbenson2 2,146]

Evernote is great for storing things that happened in the past (even just yesterday), but not nearly so great for stuff in the future.

For a wedding, I would recommend software specifically designed for weddings.

http://wedding-planning-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

or Google for the free online Wedding software

The average American wedding costs about $28,000 and takes nearly a year to plan. Planning a wedding can be one of the most joyful events in life, but also can be among the most stressful. There is so much to do and remember, but little time to get it all done.

[gurjitsidhu87 0]

Hey thanks for your reply

I looked at a few wedding softwares and they have a lot of things set i.e organising XYZ, since my wedding will be an asian wedding there are so many other traditions we need to prepare for like the nights before so I found that the wedding softwares were not quite fit for me.

Having notes or links within notes and being able to add pictures to existing notes is really what would help. Do you know if this would be possible?

thanks for your help

[jefito 5,586]

Having notes or links within notes and being able to add pictures to existing notes is really what would help. Do you know if this would be possible?

You should be able to add pictures to existing notes.

Note linking isn't supported by the software itself, but you can embed a unique identifying string in a note, and use that to identify that note in another note -- you'd find the original note using search on that identifier.

[jbenson2 2,146]

Hey thanks for your reply

I looked at a few wedding softwares and they have a lot of things set i.e organising XYZ, since my wedding will be an asian wedding there are so many other traditions we need to prepare for like the nights before so I found that the wedding softwares were not quite fit for me.

Having notes or links within notes and being able to add pictures to existing notes is really what would help. Do you know if this would be possible?

thanks for your help

You're welcome. I attended a wedding reception in Asia once. It was near Bangaolore, India. I was amazed at how many relatives, friends and neighbors participated in the event - the reception was held on the palace grounds of an old Indian palace. I hope you have a terrific time.