Tips and advice for your wedding
Everything we wish we'd known when we were planning – from the wedding website to the speeches and the day itself.
All tips
- How to create a wedding website, from start to launch Which pages you need and what guests actually look for.
- How to write a welcome text for your wedding website The structure we recommend, with examples you can borrow.
- Wedding checklist for 12 to 6 months before Date, venue, budget and guests – the big things first.
- How to make a wedding budget you'll actually stick to Cost per guest, buffer and where budgets usually go over.
- An hour-by-hour wedding day schedule A schedule to start from, with extra time where it's needed.
- Who gives a wedding speech, and in what order? The tradition, the exceptions and how to keep to time.
- Wedding invitations and RSVPs – when, what and how When the invitation should go out, what it should include and how to follow up.
- How to make your wedding guest list without the drama Three circles, one limit and an answer you can repeat.
- Wedding checklist for the week before The things that usually get forgotten, in the order you need them.
- Wedding dress codes explained, from lounge suit to white tie What it means – and how to write it on your website.
- Start planning your wedding with the date, budget and guest list The three decisions everything else builds on – in the right order.
- Planning an international wedding with guests from several countries Language, travel and RSVP dates that work for everyone.
- What to put on your wedding website Fourteen sections with texts you can copy.
- A wedding seating chart that makes every guest feel welcome Table shapes, relationships and language at international weddings.
- When and how to send wedding thank-you cards Timing, tone and some ready-made wording.
- Wedding checklist for 6 to 3 months before Invitations, paperwork and the details that make the day yours.
- Wedding checklist for 3 to 1 month before Numbers, schedules and the final details.