A long table laid for a wedding breakfast in a walled Cotswold garden, climbing roses on the stone and lavender along the border

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
A farmhouse kitchen table in the morning with an open notebook, a ring box and two mugs of tea01

Just Engaged

The first thing to do, and what can happily wait.

Laura’s running order A honey coloured Cotswold stone manor house seen across a lawn with clipped yew02

Venues

How to read a room before you fall for it.

Laura, on the one she learned from Two plain gold wedding bands resting on folded oat linen beside a small brass dish03

The Rings

What to spend and where to buy, no myths.

Laura’s honest take An old film camera on a painted windowsill beside a strip of contact sheets04

Photography & Video

Book early. It is the one thing you cannot redo.

Laura, the regret she hears most A silk wedding dress on a padded hanger on the open door of a pale painted wardrobe05

What to Wear

How dress shopping really works.

Wendy’s the one who knows A long table laid on linen in a barn with candles, garden roses and mismatched glassware06

The Look

Style the room, do not fight it.

Gemma, who does this for a living A trestle table outdoors laid with seasonal food, jugs of elderflower and roses in jam jars07

Food & Drink

What gets eaten, and what comes back full.

Sarah, our chef A pale desk under a sunny window with an open ledger, a fountain pen and envelopes08

Cover & Money

Protect the deposits before anything else.

Hannah, who works in this An open suitcase half packed on a white linen bed with a straw hat and a worn map09

Honeymoon

Spend here. Go soon. No regrets.

Angela, who has been everywhere