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title: "Wedding planning guides"
description: "Practical wedding planning guides for couples in the UK: real costs, budget breakdowns, venue questions, timelines, and email templates that get replies."
canonical: https://getaisley.com/guides
last_updated: 2026-08-23
---

# Wedding planning guides

> Practical wedding planning guides for couples in the UK: real costs, budget breakdowns, venue questions, timelines, and email templates that get replies.

Canonical: https://getaisley.com/guides. Every guide is also plain markdown at the same URL with a `.md` suffix.

## Money

- [How much does a wedding cost in the UK in 2026?](https://getaisley.com/guides/how-much-does-a-wedding-cost-uk): Realistic UK wedding costs for 2026: the true average, a full supplier-by-supplier breakdown, how guest count and region change the number, and where couples overspend.
- [Wedding budget breakdown: where the money actually goes](https://getaisley.com/guides/wedding-budget-breakdown): How to split a wedding budget by percentage, with worked examples at £15,000, £25,000 and £40,000, typical deposit schedules, and the contingency most couples forget.
- [Wedding insurance in the UK: what it covers and what it costs](https://getaisley.com/guides/wedding-insurance-uk): What wedding insurance actually pays out for, what every policy excludes, typical UK prices by cover level, and the week you should buy it.

## Venues

- [25 questions to ask a wedding venue before you book](https://getaisley.com/guides/questions-to-ask-wedding-venue): The questions that surface hidden costs, curfews, supplier restrictions and cancellation traps before you sign a venue contract, grouped so you can bring them to a viewing.
- [12 wedding venue red flags to spot before you sign](https://getaisley.com/guides/wedding-venue-red-flags): Vague pricing, pressure tactics, buried curfews and one-sided contracts: the warning signs that a wedding venue will cost you more than the brochure says.

## Planning

- [Wedding planning timeline: what to book and when](https://getaisley.com/guides/wedding-planning-timeline): A month-by-month wedding planning timeline for the UK, from setting the budget 12 months out to giving notice at the register office and final supplier payments.
- [Giving notice for a wedding: how it works across the UK](https://getaisley.com/guides/giving-notice-wedding-uk): The legal steps before you can marry in the UK: the 29 day rule in England and Wales, what giving notice costs, what to bring, and how Scotland and Northern Ireland differ.
- [How to cut your wedding guest list without falling out](https://getaisley.com/guides/how-to-cut-wedding-guest-list): Every guest costs £180 to £280, so the list is where budgets are won. A tier method that makes cuts consistent, rules for plus-ones and children, and scripts for the awkward conversations.

## Suppliers

- [How to email wedding venues: templates that get replies](https://getaisley.com/guides/how-to-email-wedding-venues): What to put in a venue enquiry so you get a real price back, copy-paste templates for first contact, pricing and viewings, and when to follow up.
- [20 questions to ask a wedding photographer before you book](https://getaisley.com/guides/questions-to-ask-wedding-photographer): The questions that separate a safe booking from an expensive gamble: full galleries, backup plans, insurance, image counts, delivery times and what happens if they fall ill.

## Abroad

- [Getting married in Spain from the UK: cost, legal steps and timeline](https://getaisley.com/guides/getting-married-in-spain-from-the-uk): What a Spain wedding costs a UK couple for 70 guests, why a civil ceremony needs Spanish residency, the Catholic and celebrant routes, and a 12-month timeline.
- [Getting married in Italy from the UK: cost, legal steps and timeline](https://getaisley.com/guides/getting-married-in-italy-from-the-uk): A 70 guest wedding in Italy costs £28,000 to £60,000 in 2026. The CNI and apostille route to a legal comune ceremony, regional prices, and what guests pay.
- [Getting married in France from the UK: cost, legal steps and timeline](https://getaisley.com/guides/getting-married-in-france-from-the-uk): What a French château wedding costs for 80 guests in 2026, why most UK couples cannot marry at the mairie, the paperwork if you can, and a 12 to 18 month plan.