Four written up

Four weddings, in rather more detail than is usual.

Including the parts that went wrong, the decisions we argued about, and what each one actually cost in effort. Sample content — the couples are invented, the planning is not.

Modern Romantic Garden Coastal Classic Destination

A stone country house reflected in still water, trees behind it

Freya & Kwame

A September wedding at Elmhurst, planned in eleven months

Both of them were working six days a week. We had one free Saturday a month between February and July, and we used every one of them.

Elmhurst House, Suffolk · 140 guests · September 2025

Green hills falling away to a valley at dusk

Sofia & Nadine

Four days in Puglia, for sixty-two people who all had to fly

Once everyone has got on a plane, they are yours until Sunday. That changes what you’re planning. It stops being a wedding and becomes a weekend with a wedding in it.

A masseria near Ostuni, Puglia · 62 guests · June 2025

A warm room with exposed brick, low seating and hanging lights

Ada & Tom

Thirty-eight people in a barn in February

Everyone told them small was a mistake and that February was worse. They spent the difference on the food, and people still send them messages about the lamb.

The Thorn Barn, Norfolk · 38 guests · February 2025

Black and white, a veil caught by the wind

Marguerite & Jo

It rained sideways from eleven until four

There had been a plan for that since March. They found out about it the following week.

Crag Path, Aldeburgh · 90 guests · October 2025

Yours would be the fifth.

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