Planning
A planning timeline that survives contact with reality
Most timelines fail because they are written backwards from the day instead of forwards from the first decision.
4 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
Journal
Eight pieces on how the studio actually works: timelines, venues, guest lists, budgets and the day itself. Every article opens in place — no separate pages to lose your position in.
Design
2 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
Imported stems arrive tired and cost three times what the local market charges for something in full season. The difference is visible from the second row.
Give your florist a palette and a feeling rather than a list of varieties. The list will change with the week’s market; the palette will not.
Height matters more than volume. Two tall arrangements read better across a long table than eight small ones, and they cost less to build.
Plan what happens to the flowers afterwards before the day, not during the pack-down. Installations designed to be dismantled can be replanted, donated or reused the following week.
8 of 8 articles
Planning
Most timelines fail because they are written backwards from the day instead of forwards from the first decision.
4 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
Venues
Capacity, weather plan, kitchen, access and sound. Almost every venue regret traces back to one of these.
21 May 2026 · 5 min read
Guests
Every other line item is downstream of one number. Fix the guest count early and the rest stops moving.
8 May 2026 · 4 min read
Budget
Committed and paid are different numbers, and confusing them is the most common way a budget quietly fails.
19 Apr 2026 · 7 min read
Design
The cheapest way to make flowers look expensive is to use the ones already growing that month.
2 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
Photography
A shot list is a symptom. What a photographer actually needs is time and a schedule that admits where the light is.
14 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
Hosting
By the morning of the event, your job is no longer planning. It is being present, which requires having delegated.
26 Feb 2026 · 4 min read
Planning
The run sheet is the only document that matters on the day, and it should fit on one page.
5 Feb 2026 · 6 min read