The journal

Written by the people
who work the day.

Caterers, florists, stylists and venues on how a wedding actually runs. Practical, regional, and written by the trade rather than about it.

Featured · from a caterer

What a kitchen actually needs from you, and when

Final numbers, dietary flags, service times and the one contact who can answer on the day. Fern & Field on the four things that decide whether the food is good.

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The short version
Final numbers14 days out
Dietary detailwith the numbers
Service times7 days out
Day contactnot the couple
From a florist

What is in season, county by county

A month-by-month list for UK growers, and what it does to the price when you ask for peonies in October.

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From a venue

The running order that keeps a day calm

Where the hour usually goes missing, and the two decisions that buy it back.

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Paperwork

Giving notice, and the dates behind it

What has to be filed with a register office, by whom, and how early it has to happen.

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If you work weddings, you know something we do not.

Suppliers on I Do can publish here under their own name. Pieces stay yours, they carry your business, and in time Iris will learn from what the trade puts down — so a couple asking a question gets an answer the trade actually agrees with.

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