Plan
Guides for the decisions that shape the day: scale, ceremony, dinner and style.
Destination weddings
The Place & Promise Guide to Destination Weddings
How to choose a destination for your wedding and build the celebration around it: what travel changes, what to decide early and when to plan closer to home.
Backyard weddings
Backyard Wedding Planning: Making Home Work as a Venue
A realistic guide to a backyard wedding at home: measuring the space, ordering the day, planning dinner and logistics, and treating the rain plan as the first plan.
Small weddings
The Place & Promise Guide to a Small Wedding
How to plan a small or intimate wedding designed for its size: a place that fits the number, a closer ceremony, one table at dinner and what to leave out.
Intimate ceremonies
Planning an Intimate Wedding Ceremony
How to plan an intimate or micro wedding ceremony so it feels scaled, not empty: sizing the space, gathering the seating and choosing a focal point at human scale.
Reception layouts
Wedding Reception Layouts: How the Room Should Work
How a wedding reception room should work: matching tables to the room, long versus round tables, circulation for guests and service, sightlines and where the couple sits.
Wedding style
How to Build a Wedding Style Around the Venue
Move from scattered saved images to a cohesive wedding style: describe the venue, sort your inspiration, decide in the order of the day and test every choice.