From one planner to another
Everything I learned planning ours, so you can skip the mistakes.
The honest version. What is worth it, what is a waste, and the bits nobody warns you about.
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Where to start
Nine things to sort, in order
Just Engaged
The first thing to do, and what can happily wait.
Laura’s running order
Venues
How to read a room before you fall for it.
Laura, on the one she learned from
concept: ring close up
The Rings
What to spend and where to buy, no myths.
Laura’s honest take
concept: a couple being photographed
Photography & Video
Book early. It is the one thing you cannot redo.
Laura, the regret she hears most
concept: dresses on a rail
What to Wear
How dress shopping really works.
Wendy’s the one who knows
The Look
Style the room, do not fight it.
Gemma, who does this for a living
Food & Drink
What gets eaten, and what comes back full.
Sarah, our chef
concept: a marquee in the rain
Cover & Money
Protect the deposits before anything else.
Hannah, who works in this
concept: a honeymoon escape
Honeymoon
Spend here. Go soon. No regrets.
Angela, who has been everywhere
The planning checklist I wish I had started with
The order I would do it all again in, with the timings and the bits people forget.
Coming soon. One email, then the occasional note when there is something worth saying.