Wedding planning guides
Clear answers to the questions every couple ends up asking.
Planning
- How to split your wedding budgetHow to make your wedding budget: set the total, decide your priorities, split it into categories, work out the cost per guest and leave room for the unexpected.
- How to plan a small weddingIdeas for planning a small or intimate wedding: the guest list, the venue, the menu, how to tell people and what to do about those who aren't invited.
- How to plan a wedding in a short timeHow to plan a wedding in a few months: what to decide first, how to find a venue and suppliers at short notice and what to simplify.
- How to choose your wedding dateWhat to consider when choosing your wedding date: season, day of the week, venue availability, travelling guests, weather and budget.
- Questions to ask a wedding venue before bookingThe questions to ask your wedding venue before signing: what the price includes, timings, capacity, catering, a wet-weather plan, music and cancellation terms.
- Wedding planning timelineWhat to do and when to plan your wedding without the stress: from the date and venue to the RSVPs, the seating plan and the last few days.
Your wedding website
- How to choose a domain for your wedding websiteWhat a domain for your wedding website is, whether you need one, how to choose a name that's easy to type and which extension to use.
- What to put on your wedding websiteWhat your wedding website should include: date, venue and schedule, directions, accommodation, RSVPs, gift registry and frequently asked questions.
- How to protect your wedding website's privacyWhat personal data a wedding website holds, how to keep it out of search engines, when to use a PIN and how to look after your guests' data.
- What a wedding website is and what it's forWhat a wedding website is, what it usually includes, how it helps the couple and their guests, and how it differs from an invitation.
Invitations and RSVPs
- Digital wedding invitations: how to send themThe advantages of digital wedding invitations, how to send them by email or WhatsApp and how to combine them with paper invitations.
- How to remind guests who haven't RSVPedWhen and how to remind wedding guests to RSVP, with example messages and what to do if they still don't reply.
- When to send your wedding invitationsHow far ahead to send your wedding invitations, when to send the save-the-date and what RSVP deadline to set.
- How to ask your wedding guests to RSVPWhat to ask when collecting wedding RSVPs (plus-ones, menu choice, allergies, transport) and how to gather them without chasing anyone.
- What to put on a wedding invitationWhat details a wedding invitation should include, how to name the guests invited and what to leave for the wedding website.
Guests and seating
- The wedding top table: who sits whereWho sits at the wedding top table, how to arrange them, what to do with separated parents and alternatives such as a table just for the two of you.
- Accommodation for your wedding guestsHow to help guests find somewhere to stay for the wedding: options near the venue, room blocks, transport and how to share it on the website.
- What to do if a guest cancels at the last minuteWhat to do when a guest cancels a few days before the wedding: telling the caterer, rearranging the table and what happens with what's already paid for.
- Dietary requirements and allergies at the weddingHow to collect your wedding guests' dietary requirements and allergies, how to pass them on to the caterer and how to look after that information.
- How to plan your wedding seatingWhen to do your wedding seating plan, how to group guests, what to do about children and allergies, and how to hand it to the caterer.
- Children at the wedding: how to plan for themHow to say whether children are invited to the wedding, what menu and seats to give them, how to count babies and how to keep them entertained.
- How to make your wedding guest listHow to make your wedding guest list step by step: where to start, how to trim it, what to do about plus-ones and children, and how to keep it up to date.
- Getting married in Spain with guests from abroadHow to plan a wedding in Spain when guests travel from other countries: early notice, accommodation, getting there, language and Spanish wedding timings.
- How to organise transport for your wedding guestsWhen it's worth laying on a coach for the wedding, how to work out how many seats you need, outbound and return times and how to let guests know.
Gifts
- How to ask for money as a wedding giftHow to ask for money instead of gifts for your wedding without it feeling awkward: where to put it, how to word it and how to make paying easy.
- How to thank your guests for wedding giftsWhen and how to say thank you for wedding gifts: keeping track of who gave what, personal messages and cash contributions.
- Wedding registry etiquetteWhen and how to share your wedding registry, what to include, whether you can ask for money and how to avoid duplicate gifts, without it feeling awkward.
On the day
- How to set out your wedding dress codeWhen to set a dress code for your wedding, how to explain it so everyone understands and which practical details to add (shoes, heat, an outdoor ceremony).
- How to build your wedding playlist with your guestsHow to ask guests to suggest songs for the wedding, how to filter the suggestions and how to pass the list to the DJ or band.
- Ways to use QR codes at your weddingWhat a QR code is useful for at a wedding: taking guests to the website from the invitation, uploading photos from the tables and other practical ideas.
- Unplugged wedding ceremony: how to askHow to ask guests not to use their phones during the ceremony and how to give them somewhere to share their photos afterwards.
- A digital guest book for your weddingWhat a digital guest book is, its advantages over a paper one, how to get guests to write and how to keep the messages.
- How to collect all your guests' wedding photosHow to gather the photos your guests take at the wedding in one album: QR codes on the tables, a link on the website, review before publishing and download.