Capacity Depends on Layout, Not Floor Area

Diagram showing how capacity is calculated.
March 30, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I once watched a wedding planner try to squeeze two hundred and twenty people into a room legally rated for ...

Drawing the Room to Scale Before Booking Anything

Learn how to produce a site plan.
March 22, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I once watched a wedding planner spend three weeks obsessing over the exact shade of sage green for the linen ...

Twenty Questions to Ask on a Site Visit

How to run a site visit checklist.
March 16, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I’ve sat through hundreds of them. Usually, it’s a couple standing in the middle of a stunning ballroom, staring at ...

Paying in Stages and Keeping Leverage

Explaining how deposits and payment schedules work.
March 11, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I’ve sat across from enough nervous couples to know that when they ask about how deposits and payment schedules work, ...

The Cancellation Clause You Skimmed

How supplier contracts should be read carefully.
March 1, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I once watched a bride cry in my loading bay—not because her dress was torn, but because her florist had ...

Briefing Suppliers So Nobody Improvises

Tips on how to manage suppliers.
February 21, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I once watched a wedding planner spend forty minutes debating the exact shade of sage for the napkin rings, while ...

Access Times Decide Everything Upstream

Understanding how load in and load out work.
February 15, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I once watched a florist spend forty minutes debating the exact shade of blush for a petal arrangement while a ...

Load-in, Set, Show, Strike

How to build a production schedule steps.
February 10, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I’ve spent eighteen years watching wedding planners present beautiful, colour-coded spreadsheets that look more like art projects than actual plans. ...

The Running Order Is the Actual Plan

Learn how to build a running order.
January 30, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I spent three hours last Saturday watching a wedding dissolve into a slow-motion car crash, all because the couple had ...

Ten Percent Contingency Is Not Optional

Learning how contingency should be sized.
January 25, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
I was standing in the wings of a wedding last June, watching a florist try to wedge a massive floral ...