Guides

Friendly, practical help with the parts of planning a spreadsheet can’t explain. Short, specific, and each one paired with a free tool.

• How to make a wedding seating chart without losing a weekend

  A step-by-step method for seating a wedding: table sizes, who sits with whom, the waiting list, and what to do when RSVPs change.

  8 minute read

• How to set a wedding budget you'll actually stick to

  Start from your total, split it by category, keep a little aside, and track what you've agreed against what you've paid.

  9 minute read

• The wedding guest list: deciding who to invite, tier by tier

  Group your guests by side and by tier to turn an impossible list into a decision. Includes the headcount-versus-budget check most couples skip.

  7 minute read

• Wedding table sizes: how many guests fit at each table

  Comfortable capacities for round and long tables, how many tables to rent, and the spare-seat check that saves you from late RSVPs.

  6 minute read

• Wedding seating etiquette: head table, parents and exes

  Head table or sweetheart table, where parents sit, divorced parents, guests who don't get along, and the rest of the seating conventions.

  6 minute read

• Wedding cost per guest: how to work it out and use it

  Divide the budget by attendees, split fixed from per-guest costs, and flip the sum to find how many guests you can afford before you sign.

  6 minute read