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Latest · PlanningDogs at Your Wedding: How to Actually Make It Work
Wanting your dog there is the easy part. Here is what venues really allow, who should be holding the lead, and how to build a plan that works in a hot July field.
PlanningWedding Insurance: What It Covers and When to Buy
The average UK wedding now costs around £21,990, and most of it is paid to other people months in advance. Here is what wedding insurance actually covers, what it never will, and the point in your planning to sort it.
PlanningGiving Notice: The Legal Bit of Getting Married
Before the venue, the dress or the cake means anything, there is a legal step every couple in England and Wales has to take. Here is what giving notice involves, when to do it, and what it costs.
CeremonyHow to Choose Your Wedding Readings
The readings are the part of the ceremony that sounds most like you. Here is how to pick them, who should read, and how to keep them short enough to land.
PlanningHow to Write Your Own Wedding Vows
A gentle, practical guide to writing your own wedding vows, from finding the right structure to steadying your nerves on the day, so the words sound like you and not a greetings card.
PlanningYour Wedding Photo Shot List: What to Give Your Photographer
A practical guide to building a wedding photo shot list, from the family groups you will forget in the moment to the golden-hour portraits, and a simple way to share it with your photographer and your guests.
PlanningChoosing Your Summer Wedding Ceremony Time
How to pick a summer wedding ceremony start time that suits the heat, the light and your guests, with a simple way to share the running order so nobody turns up at the wrong moment.
PlanningWedding Speeches: Order, Timing and Who Says What
Who speaks, in what order, and when in the day. A calm guide to wedding speeches that keeps them warm, short and free of last-minute panic.
PlanningHow to Make a Wedding Seating Plan Without the Stress
The seating plan is the job most couples dread, and the one they start too early. Here is the order that makes it take an evening rather than a fortnight, with the tricky tables sorted.
StylingWedding Confetti: What's Allowed and What to Choose
The confetti shot takes fifteen seconds and often ends up framed on the wall. Here is what venues actually allow in 2026, which petals to choose, and how to get the picture right.
EtiquetteChildren at Weddings: How to Decide, and How to Word It
Family day or adults-only? The children question splits a lot of guest lists. Here is how to make the call with confidence, and how to word it so no parent feels shut out.
EtiquetteEvening Wedding Guests: Who to Invite and How to Word It
The evening invite is one of the trickiest lines to draw in a guest list. Here is how to decide who joins for the reception, and how to word it so nobody feels like an afterthought.
Stationery & InvitationsHow to Collect Guest Addresses Without the Last-Minute Scramble
Gathering postal addresses is the quiet bottleneck before invitations go out. Here is a calm way to collect them once, keep them tidy, and never chase a flat number again.