You do not need to organise everything at once. Begin with the decisions that shape the rest of your wedding, then take it one clear step at a time.
Wedding planning should feel exciting, not like an enormous list of jobs. Today, you only need to make a few simple starting decisions.
Download three printer-friendly A4 worksheets covering your shared priorities, first planning steps and wedding at a glance.
View all free wedding printables →These three decisions will make nearly every choice that follows much easier.
Before choosing colours or suppliers, talk about how you want the wedding to feel. Relaxed and informal? Traditional and elegant? Small and personal? A lively celebration?
Agree what you can genuinely afford, whether anyone else is contributing and which parts of the day deserve the largest share of your budget.
Each of you should choose three things that matter most. This could be the venue, photographs, food, music, guest experience or simply keeping the day intimate.
There are no correct answers. Use these prompts to discover what your wedding really needs—and what it can happily do without.
How many people would we ideally like around us?
Would we prefer one main venue or separate locations?
Which three parts of the day matter most to each of us?
What do we definitely not want at our wedding?
Which season and general location would suit us?
What would we love our guests to remember afterwards?
Work through these in your own time. You do not need to finish them all today.
Enjoy the moment before turning it into a project.
Agree the broad kind of wedding you both imagine.
Choose a comfortable figure and allow a small contingency.
A rough number is enough to begin researching venues.
Stay flexible until the venue and key suppliers are checked.
Protect the parts of the wedding that matter most to you.
Your venue will influence the date, capacity, style and budget.
Note the professionals you would like to contact first.
If one particular venue or professional matters enormously to you, check their availability before announcing or printing your wedding date.
