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Articles on wedding websites, invitations, guest lists and wedding planning – practical guidance for your day.
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Plan your wedding
Bring your tasks, costs and guests together for the day.
Invitations and wording
Find the right words for your wedding invitation.
As a wedding guest
Write a personal message and choose a thoughtful gift.
Wedding anniversaries
Explore anniversary names, traditions and celebration ideas.
What time should the ceremony start?
Choosing a wedding ceremony start time: work backwards from dinner and sunset, compare start times hour by hour, plus...
The china anniversary: what twenty years of marriage share with porcelain
The 20th wedding anniversary is china on British and American lists and platinum on the modern one: what the name mea...
Should we invite digitally or on paper?
What paper and digital invitations really cost, where each one runs into limits, and which hybrid works best for a mi...
The crystal anniversary: what makes fifteen years clear and fragile
The 15th wedding anniversary is crystal on British and American lists and watches on the modern one: what it means, c...
Marrying in a barn: what you need to know first
A barn is rarely cheap; it is rarely finished. What is missing in power, water, heating and toilets, and which permis...
Which wedding reception games actually work?
A reception game works when it runs under ten minutes, stays voluntary and embarrasses nobody. Four tests, six format...
The tin anniversary: why ten years of marriage are marked with a soft metal
The 10th wedding anniversary is tin in Britain and tin or aluminium in the US: why a soft metal marks a decade, ways...
How long should an engagement last?
Twelve to eighteen months is the usual gap between proposal and wedding. What short and long actually cost you, and w...
Collecting dietary requirements from your wedding guests
How to ask guests about allergies and dietary needs, when the kitchen needs the list, and how to get the right plate...
Which regional wedding customs still survive in Britain and Ireland?
Scottish blackening and the quaich, Welsh lovespoons, the Irish Claddagh and magic hanky: regional wedding customs ac...
The wood anniversary: what five years of marriage have to do with wood
The 5th wedding anniversary is wood on both British and American lists: what it means, how to mark it with small chil...
What does a courthouse wedding cost?
What a courthouse wedding actually costs: the marriage license fee set by the state or county, the ceremony charge an...