July 12, 2026 · 3 min read

What the planning session is for

Every booking starts with an hour in the home — the home you'll be using and the backyard you'll be married in. It isn't a tour. It's the working session where the day gets decided.

What we cover in the hour

• Your date, and what the light in the yard does at that hour of the year.
• Who's coming, and how the table should be seated.
• Whether you want the cake cut before or after dinner.
• Which add-ons make sense for you — strings, a caterer, florals to take home — and which don't.
• The silk welcome sign, which you keep, and what you'd like it to say.

You leave with a written run-of-day: when you arrive, when the ceremony starts, when the photographer takes you, when dinner is served. Nothing about your day should be a surprise on the day.

If you can't picture it, it isn't planned yet.

Send me your names and a date and I'll reply the same day — by phone or email, whichever you'd rather use.