Contents
What’s Inside
Where every story in this issue lives, page by page.
Front of Book
1-10The Planning Edit
11-30- 11Where Do We Even Start?
- 12Building Your Wedding Budget
- 13Creating Your Guest List Without Losing Your Mind
- 14Choosing the Right Wedding Date
- 15Finding Your Venue
- 16What to Ask Before Booking a Venue
- 17Building Your Vendor Dream Team
- 18When Should You Book Each Vendor?
- 19How to Know When a Vendor Is Right for You
- 20The Questions You Should Ask Every Wedding Vendor
- 21Contracts: What Couples Should Actually Read
- 22The Wedding Timeline
- 23Creating a Rain Plan
- 24Destination vs. Local Wedding
- 25Micro-Weddings and Intimate Celebrations
- 26Elopements That Still Feel Like a Wedding
- 27Backyard Weddings
- 28Weekend Weddings
- 29Making Your Wedding Personal
- 30How to Stop Comparing Your Wedding to Everyone Else's
Money
31-40- 31Where Your Wedding Money Actually Goes
- 32Where to Splurge
- 33Where to Save
- 34Hidden Wedding Costs Couples Forget
- 35The Guest Count Budget Trick
- 36DIY: When It Saves Money and When It Doesn't
- 37Wedding Insurance: Is It Worth It?
- 38Tipping Wedding Vendors
- 39Paying Your Vendors
- 40How to Build a Wedding Emergency Fund
Venue & Design
41-55- 41Choosing a Wedding Style
- 42From Vision Board to Wedding Day
- 43Tablescapes That Don't Look Like Everyone Else's
- 44The Art of the Head Table
- 45Sweetheart Tables
- 46Ceremony Backdrops
- 47Draping
- 48Lighting
- 49Wedding Signage
- 50Rentals That Change a Room
- 51Outdoor Wedding Design
- 52Making a Ballroom Feel Personal
- 53Backyard Luxury
- 54Seasonal Wedding Design
- 55The Little Details Guests Actually Notice