Guides
Short answers to the planning questions behind the tools.
- A typical UK wedding day timeline, with examplesWhat a UK wedding day usually looks like hour by hour, with worked timelines for 1pm, 2pm and 3pm ceremonies and a free builder to make your own.
- Golden hour wedding photos: what time, month by monthWhen golden hour falls on a UK wedding day in each month, how long it lasts, and what to do in winter when the sun sets before the meal.
- Giving notice of marriage: how it works in the UKHow giving notice of marriage works: where to go, how to book the appointment, what to take, what it costs and how far ahead to do it.
- How to do a wedding budget, step by stepA step-by-step way to set a wedding budget: the total, who is paying, a starting split you can change, and a buffer for the things you forget.
- Wedding budget spreadsheet: the cost list to start fromEvery cost line a UK wedding budget spreadsheet needs, grouped by category, with the ones couples forget, and a calculator to fill in the figures.
- Wedding speeches: who speaks, in what order and whenWho gives a speech at a UK wedding, the traditional order, how long each should be, and whether to hold them before or after the meal.
- Wedding planning apps that are free and work in the UKThe free wedding planning apps worth trying in the UK, what each one does, what it costs later and where it falls short. No rankings, no adverts.
- Top table seating plan: who sits where at a UK weddingThe traditional UK top table order, and the layouts couples use now: divorced parents, a sweetheart table, or no top table at all.
- Bride and groom speech: a template and what to includeA fill-in template for a joint bride and groom speech, or a speech from either of you: who to thank, what order to go in and how long to talk.