Topic
Planning
11 articles tagged Planning.
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Wedding Speech Order at the Reception: The Framework That Survives Any Family
Beyond the traditional list — the emotional-arc + 90-minute attention-budget framework for ordering wedding speeches, including divorced parents and blended families.
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Round vs Long Tables for Wedding Receptions: The Trade-Off Most Couples Miss
Long tables fit 20% more guests but cost more in florals, slow service, and reduce conversation reach 30-40%. Guest-count threshold rules, three hidden costs, and when mixed shapes wins.
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Best Day of the Week to Get Married (Attendance × Cost Matrix for All 7 Days)
Saturday is the default but expensive. The full 7-day matrix with attendance % and cost multipliers, three scenarios where non-Saturday wins, and why Tuesday is rarely the right choice.
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The 9-Month Wedding Planning Timeline (For Couples Who Hate 12-Month Lists)
9 months isn't a 12-month list with three months erased. The compressed-parallel framework with four overlapping tracks, weeks 1-3 priorities, and three cases where 9 months outperforms 12.
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How to Test a Wedding Color Palette Before You Book Vendors
Seven steps to test a wedding palette in venue light, across dye lots, on real skin, before you commit. With the three specific failure modes the test catches.
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How to Pick a Wedding Date — 7 Ranked Criteria (and What Wins When They Conflict)
Most guides treat 8-10 date factors as equal. They aren't. Here's the 7-criterion ranking from immovable to noise — and the conflict-resolution rules when two collide.
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The Wedding Planning Timeline When You Have Less Than 6 Months
What actually changes when you plan a wedding in under 6 months — by sub-timeline (5-6 mo, 3-4 mo, <3 mo). The vendor types you'll lose access to, and the two weddings that genuinely can't be done in time.
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The 7 Wedding Vendor Upsells That Cost Couples $5K (And How to Spot Them)
The seven most common wedding vendor upsells — florist premium, photographer hours, venue F&B, planner add-ons, DJ premium, cake design, rehearsal coordination — with dollar ranges, decline scripts, and the cases where the upsell is actually worth saying yes to.
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Save-the-Date Mistakes That Tank Your RSVP Rate (And 12 Templates That Don't)
The 5 save-the-date mistakes that quietly drop your RSVP rate 10-20% — timing, channel mismatch, info overload, tone mismatch, missing website URL. Plus 12 copy-ready templates across casual, traditional, and destination tones.
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Best Wedding Dates for 2027 (Top 10 Saturdays + Regional Picks)
The 10 best Saturdays to get married in 2027, plus regional picks, dates to avoid, and Friday / Sunday savings. Based on weather, holiday conflicts, and venue demand.
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The 2026 Wedding Cost Breakdown: What Things Actually Cost
Category-by-category wedding cost data for 2026, plus the three line items that move your total the most and what to do about each.
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