How we organise a wedding step by step

Hi, I'm Eli, a wedding planner. Not long ago we celebrated the wedding of a wonderful couple who made everything very easy and who were a pleasure to work with. Here's how we organised it and how we chose each element.

First, the venue

We started by choosing the estate. As it was a civil wedding, we didn't need a church. They were clear it had to be in Catalonia, because that's where most of their family and friends were, so we looked for an area that would be easy for everyone to reach.

When we found the venue, we saw it had its own catering, so that was one thing we didn't have to look for outside. It also had a DJ and handled the audiovisual side, so we didn't need external suppliers there either. One of the things they fell in love with was the courtyard: since it was a civil ceremony, we wanted it to at least take place somewhere really beautiful, and that space had a lot of magic and charm.

Photo and video

Once the date and venue were confirmed, we moved on to photo and video. The images from this wedding are by the wonderful photographer who joined us, Arnau Centenat. For the video they chose a friend of theirs who also lives in Luxembourg.

The look: tableware, flowers and stationery

With photo and video sorted, we went to the venue to see what tableware they had and to choose linens, napkins, glassware and plates. Looking at the colours available, which ended up being that mauve tone, we focused on the flowers.

When choosing the florist we were clear we didn't want an all-white wedding, but something with some colour, without going for anything too bright. We ended up with that little touch that works really well with the mauve napkin.

Then we chose stationery in keeping with what we already had. It wasn't the same colour: we looked for another one that still made sense with everything else.

And then, the fun part

Once the aesthetic side was settled, we focused on the more entertaining details:

• Musicians for the aperitif, to liven things up for the guests. By the way, there were more than ten nationalities.
• An illustrator who made prints of the guests and who came over from France.
• A photo booth, to add something extra to the party.

What you remember isn't always what you book

Even so, the most special things that day weren't so much what they had booked, but the moments they created: getting ready, each of them in their own hotel, with their families and the people they love most; and above all the meeting they chose to have before the ceremony to exchange their vows calmly and privately.

It was a fairly average-sized wedding, around 100 or 110 guests, but it felt full of people, full of joy and with a lot of love.

Based on a video published on TikTok