Planning guides
Everything you need to know, in the order you need it.
Written for anyone who has just got engaged, opened a checklist and felt their heart sink. Start with the first one.
Start here · 6 minute read
Where to start: the order to book everything in
Three rough decisions unlock everything else. After that, book the people who can only do one wedding a day before the ones who can do five.
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Getting started · 7 min
A wedding planning timeline, month by month
What to do at twelve months, six, three and one, so nothing lands in the final fortnight. Adjust it if you have longer or less.
Money · 6 min
Setting a wedding budget you can stick to
Where the money usually goes, the costs nobody mentions until the invoice arrives, and the one number that changes the total more than anything else.
Venues · 7 min
Choosing a venue: what to ask before you pay a deposit
The questions that separate a venue that looks right from one that works on the day, including the ones venues do not volunteer.
Legal · 6 min
The legal part: giving notice and getting married in the UK
What makes a marriage legal, when to give notice, and why the celebrant you love might not be able to marry you on their own.
Money · 5 min
How to protect the money you pay suppliers
Deposits get lost every year when a supplier stops trading. How you pay decides whether you get it back.
Guests · 5 min
Writing the guest list without falling out with anyone
Set the rules before you write the names. It is much easier to apply a rule than to explain a decision about one person.
Getting started · 5 min
When wedding planning feels like too much
If you have opened a checklist and felt your chest tighten, this one is for you. It is normal, and the list is shorter than it looks.