vision-first · run 01

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Vision, then a guest count, then two budget refusals, then a year. Scores what a rapport fact writes, and whether a refusal is honoured.

Turn 1the opener

Most couples book their venue first and their photographer second, and photographers in a popular area go about twelve months ahead. That’s based on real UK data from Bridebook’s 10th annual UK Wedding Report, covering 7,000 couples.

Congratulations on getting started. I can create a month-by-month plan with your own real dates; all I need is even a rough wedding year.

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Honestly we just want it to feel like a really good party — everyone actually relaxed, no stiff formal bits, people staying on the dancefloor.

That gives us a clear planning filter: a relaxed venue with an informal layout, excellent food and drink flow, and a dancefloor that isn’t treated as an afterthought. I’d be cautious about venues with long formal gaps, rigid receiving lines or a separate room that makes guests choose between chatting and dancing.

I can find venues and suppliers that suit that party-first feel in your area; I just need to know roughly where you’re thinking of celebrating.

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Around 90.

Around 90 guests is a strong size for a party-led wedding: large enough for a full dancefloor, but still intimate enough that the room can feel connected. I’d prioritise a venue with one flexible space where the bar, seating and dancefloor are close together, rather than splitting the evening across separate rooms.

I can create a month-by-month plan with your own real dates; all I need is even a rough wedding year.

Saved: Guest estimate: ~90

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Not sure yet, honestly.

That’s completely fine — you don’t need a date before shaping the wedding. For now, use the party feeling as your filter: picture one sociable space, a well-placed bar, food that doesn’t interrupt the evening, and a dancefloor people can see and reach easily.

Once you have a rough area, I can find venues and suppliers there that suit a relaxed, informal celebration for around 90 guests.

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No savings figure yet. We're aiming for 2027 though.

2027 is now saved as your wedding year, with the month still open. That’s enough to keep the early planning flexible while you shape the relaxed, party-first feel around roughly 90 guests.

I can find venues and suppliers suited to that atmosphere in your area; all I need is roughly where you’re thinking of celebrating.

Added to your wedding

  • Wedding date: 2027 Change
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Turn 6tapped a chip
What should I focus on next?

Your next focus is Begin Exploring Venues! — it’s overdue, but there’s no need to panic. The venue fixes your date, capacity, catering options and much of the style, and good party-friendly venues can be booked a year or more ahead.

You don’t need a savings figure yet: even a comfortable total wedding budget would let me show what a 90-guest celebration could cost, category by category.

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