Mara and Dev cut the band, the favours and the second bar to fund 900 stems of oxblood dahlia at a barn in Germantown, New York. A real wedding worth copying, with the numbers.
Six stories filed this week, each one with the real numbers attached.
Four ways in, depending on whether you already have a venue, a dress or a spreadsheet.
Four hundred and counting, filed by season, budget, guest count and region.
Bridal fashion, a style guide by body and budget, menswear and the bridal party.
A checklist, the month by month timeline, budget maths and the boring parts.
The Brigade directory. Vendors we have worked with, reviewed by real couples.
Photographers, venues, florists and the people who keep the day running. Every listing answers the questions couples ask first.
Filed by region and style, with what eight hours actually costs.
Capacity, catering rules and whether you can bring your own alcohol.
Who works in season, who ships, and what the centrepieces cost.
Full plan, partial plan and day of, with the difference explained.
Menus, tastings, dietary work and the staff to guest ratio.
Bands, DJs and string players, with set lengths and travel radius.
Every gown priced, every silhouette named, and the menswear nobody else writes about.
Off the rack, altered for about $300, photographed on six different bodies.
Rental against purchase, priced out at three budgets.
What it cost, and the two rules that kept it from going wrong.
Cathedral down to birdcage, each one tested outdoors in wind.
One email on Friday. The best wedding we saw all week, one planning guide, and one thing to stop worrying about.