Let guests secure their place with a deposit, then collect the rest on the dates you choose. PlanPacer gives retreat organisers a clear Stripe-backed payment schedule without manual invoices, awkward reminders or a custom booking system.
Example schedule
A real payment plan, not another spreadsheet
Short answer
A retreat payment plan is a fixed schedule: a deposit to secure the place, optional instalments, and a final balance due a set number of days before arrival. The guest approves the schedule once, their card is saved securely through Stripe, and each payment is charged on its date. There are no invoices to send and no spreadsheet to update, and because the total is fixed and finite it is not a subscription. You are collecting your own retreat fee on agreed dates, nothing more.
People often want to reserve a place before they can pay the full retreat fee.
You still need deposits early to protect venue, catering and facilitator costs.
Manual bank transfers and invoices create reminder work, reconciliation and late-payment anxiety.
Payment dates usually depend on the retreat date, not a generic subscription cycle.
Use your existing Stripe account through Stripe Connect. PlanPacer does not hold your funds.
Choose a deposit, instalment dates and final-balance date for each retreat place.
The guest sees the deposit, future dates and amounts before they pay.
Keep a clear view of paid, upcoming and attention-needed payments.
30% deposit today, final balance 14 days before arrival.
25% deposit, two instalments, final balance 30 days before arrival.
Deposit plus monthly payments, with the final payment before your venue cutoff.
PlanPacer handles the payment schedule. Your cancellation and refund policy still applies.
Yes. You create a payment plan, take the deposit through Stripe, then collect the remaining balance on the dates you set.
Yes. You choose the final-balance date, for example 14, 30 or 60 days before the retreat.
No. Guests pay through a hosted checkout link and can view their plan through a private link.
PlanPacer handles the payment schedule. Your own cancellation and refund policy decides what happens to deposits and future payments.
Yes. Keep your existing form, email or booking workflow, then send a PlanPacer payment link when someone is ready to pay.
Yes. It works anywhere you need a deposit, staged payments and a final balance before a fixed retreat date.
Send over your current deposit, instalment or final-balance terms. I will sketch how the payment plan would look in PlanPacer.
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