Payment Milestone Reminder Sequence
A done-for-you wedding and event planning automation built for the Studio Owner, connecting QuickBooks, Mailchimp, and Stripe so the work below happens on its own.
What this automation does, step by step
Based on the payment schedule written into the contract, typically a deposit at booking, 50% at 90 days out, and the final balance at 30 days out, this automation automatically generates and sends the client an invoice ahead of each milestone date.
A reminder goes out three days before each due date, and if a payment is still outstanding as the event gets within 14 days, the planner receives an internal flag to follow up personally before it becomes an awkward conversation on-site.
Payment schedules that used to live in a spreadsheet someone had to remember to check now run themselves.
- HoneyBook or QuickBooks
- Zapier or Make.com
- Stripe
- Mailchimp or email
Using different software? We build around what you already have, so you never have to switch tools to automate.
The manual way vs. the automated way
Without automation
The manual version of this puts the entire workload on a studio owner, who has to juggle phone calls, emails, and spreadsheets just to keep things moving. None of it is difficult, it's just slow, repetitive, and easy to fall behind on.
With this automation
- Invoices generated the moment a job or milestone completes
- Polite, escalating payment reminders that run on schedule
- Failed payment recovery for subscriptions and memberships
- Expense, commission, and reconciliation work handled automatically
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