The Planning Library

Quiet counsel for the year before the day.

Eight long-form guides drawn from a decade of weddings. Written for couples and for the planners who serve them. Free to read. Free to share.

Foundations · Timeline12 min

The Wedding Day Timeline

A minute-by-minute architecture for a calm wedding day — built around light, not logistics. Includes a worked example for a 4pm ceremony.

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Editorial · Content9 min

Content Planning for the Modern Wedding

How to decide what to preserve, what to share, and what to keep only for yourselves — without turning the day into a production.

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Ceremony · Ceremony8 min

Twelve Tips for a Beautiful Ceremony

Officiant placement, processional pace, vow architecture, ring exchange — small decisions that compound into a ceremony that films well and feels real.

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Light · Light & Sound10 min

A Quiet Guide to Wedding Lighting

Why golden hour matters, why uplighting often doesn't, and how to brief your planner so the room looks the way it felt.

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Sound · Light & Sound7 min

Audio That Actually Survives the Day

Lavalier placement for the officiant. Lectern mics that do not feed back. Why we record three independent audio streams, and what you should ask your DJ.

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Family · People6 min

Family Portrait Planning

A shot list architecture that keeps elders comfortable, children patient, and the wedding party in the cocktail hour where they want to be.

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The Weekend · Timeline11 min

Planning the Whole Wedding Weekend

Welcome dinners, day-after brunches, farewell gatherings — what to film, what not to, and how to make a three-day wedding feel cohesive rather than exhausting.

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Travel · Travel14 min

Destination Wedding Planning

Italy, Greece, Mexico, the Hamptons. Travel logistics for the team, equipment customs notes, weather contingencies, and how to design a destination day that travels well.

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Content · Content8 min

Planning for 24-Hour Wedding Content Delivery

How to architect your day so a finished reel can reach you the next morning — without the wedding feeling like a shoot. Light, timeline, vendor briefings.

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Content · Content9 min

What to Ask Before Hiring a Wedding Content Creator

The fifteen questions that separate a luxury content creator from a guest with a phone. Editing standards, audio capture, collaboration, delivery.

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Content · Content7 min

How Content Creators Work With Photographers and Videographers

One day, three teams, one creative direction. How the brief is shared, how the room is divided, and why three vendors should feel like one studio.

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Content · Content10 min

The Best Moments to Capture on Your Wedding Day

Beyond first kiss and first dance — the conversations, glances, and small rituals that quietly carry a wedding. Built around the Moments Between the Moments framework.

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