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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 beginning the planning. I can create a month-by-month plan with your own real dates once you have even a rough wedding year — what wedding year feels comfortable for you?

Of course — I won’t bring up money or ask about your budget. We can focus on when you’d like to marry, where, who you want there, and how you want the day to feel.

A rough wedding year is the best starting point because it sets the planning rhythm without requiring any financial decisions. Which year are you considering?

When you’re ready, I can also find venues and suppliers that fit your vision; I’d only need to know roughly where you’re celebrating.

Start with the wedding year, then make three light decisions around it:

• The broad season or date
• A rough sense of who you want there
• How you want the day to feel — for example, relaxed and outdoorsy, grand and formal, or intimate and personal

Once those are clear, the venue becomes the anchor for almost everything else. You don’t need to settle every detail now; the next decision should simply make the following one easier.

What wedding year are you considering? Once you have even a rough year, I can create a month-by-month plan with your real dates.

A few useful early thoughts, without needing to make firm decisions yet:

• Legal ceremony: decide whether you’re likely to marry in a register office, religious building, or licensed venue; the requirements and notice process differ.
• Guest shape: even a rough sense of “small and close” versus “everyone we love” helps you judge venues and ceremony styles.
• Location: choose whether you’re staying local, travelling, or planning around one side of the family.
• Priorities: each choose one thing you most want guests to remember — perhaps food, music, photographs, atmosphere, or time together.
• Practical constraints: think about accessibility, children, accommodation, transport, and whether you want an indoor backup for the weather.

You don’t need answers to all of these now. The best next move is to capture your year, rough location, guest shape and desired atmosphere in one informal conversation, then let the venue search follow from that.

I can find venues and suppliers suited to you once you share roughly where you’re celebrating.