Running out of booze at your wedding is worse than your uncle making an impromptu speech that lasts 20 minutes and yes that is coming from real world experience.

But massively over-ordering because you panicked? Also not the vibe.

We’ve planned hundreds of weddings. We’ve seen bars run dry. We’ve seen couples spend thousands more than they needed to. And we’ve definitely seen people forget the ice.

So here’s our no-nonsense, planner-brain guide to booze maths - with opinions, because those are free.

When we walk into a venue for the first time, we’re often met with a raised eyebrow and a cautious smile. We get it - some wedding planners have built a reputation for being clipboard-wielding control freaks who steamroll suppliers, talk over the in-house coordinator, and demand things that break every rule of the building.

In fact, this whole scenario is how Rhiannon and Holly met about 7 years ago. Holly bounced into a venue Rhiannon was the weddings manager for at the time, fully prepared to dislike her. Spoiler alert, now we’re best friends and business partners.

Because one day just isn’t enough… and you want your guests talking about it for years.

Multi-day weddings are here to stay. From garden welcome drinks to riverside recovery brunches, we’ve planned and produced more of these than we can count (and we’re already plotting the next one).

But with great celebration comes great logistics. Here’s how to plan a multi-day wedding that feels effortless, joyful, and totally you, without losing your mind (or your budget).

Trust us, we get it - booking a venue feels like ticking the biggest box on your wedding to-do list. It’s the thing that makes it real. You’ve likely fallen in love with the view, the staircase, or the way the sun hits the terrace at 4pm? Chef’s kiss.

But as wedding planners who’ve helped hundreds of couples, we’ve learned that there’s a lot more to booking a venue than just good vibes and a decent drinks package.

Here are the top things we wish every couple knew before signing on the dotted line

"We’ve got a venue coordinator – do we need a planner too?"

It’s a fair question. On paper, a venue coordinator and a wedding planner can sound a little samey. But the reality? They’re playing two very different positions on your wedding team - and having both can make the difference between a day that runs smoothly and a day that soars.

No matter how ultra-prepared you may have been for the year or so until now you’ve been planning your wedding (you’re the queen of spreadsheets and everyone knows it), in our experience there are always just a handful of tasks brides and grooms are always leaving until the last minute. Avoid eleventh-hour stress by tackling this wedmin checklist at least a few weeks before, so you can enjoy your final exciting weeks!

Granted, you’ve been pretty occupied with feeding the other 100 or so of your closest friends and family, but it’s an important one to think about - supplier food.

Planning a wedding across the pond might sound impossibly glamorous - and it is - but if you’re knee-deep in browser tabs about VAT, curfews, and what exactly a “marquee” is (it’s a tent, babe), we see you.

At Revelry, nearly half of our couples are based in the US planning weddings in the UK - especially in London. We speak fluent American wedding and know how to bridge the gap between US expectations and UK realities. Here’s your honest, unfiltered guide to pulling it off seamlessly (and stylishly).

Ah the litmus test for a good party - the booze!

The what, how much and when to serve drinks at a wedding can send some couples into a bit of a daze. So we thought we’d do a bit of an overview of what you might want to think about and how to figure out such a big part of your guest’s experience of your day.

We’ve just finished a whopper of a wedding weekend which just so happened to fall on the hottest day of the year so far. 33 degrees in a literal glass house - yep! And it got us to thinking, weather is one of the (only) things we planners can’t do anything about, but when it comes to extreme hot and cold temperatures on your wedding day, there are a few things you can do to keep you and your guests more comfortable, for all budgets.

Well done for creating a wedding budget, that is a sure fire way to keep your spending in check, but we bet there are a bunch of items you haven't even considered, right? We suggest including a miscellaneous line when you make your budget which will cover all these extra unknown or forgotten payments. Here are the 8 usual suspects that miss the wedding budget cut.

No matter how ultra-prepared you may have been for the year or so until now you’ve been planning your wedding (you’re the queen of spreadsheets and everyone knows it), in our experience there are always just a handful of tasks brides and grooms are always leaving until the last minute. Avoid eleventh-hour stress by tackling this wedmin checklist at least a few weeks before, so you can enjoy your final exciting weeks!

As a groom you want to look great and feel comfortable on your wedding day, but if you're in a suit that doesn't suit, that's not going to happen, so we've pulled together 5 top tips to think about when making your purchase.

Wedding websites are a great way to share information about your big day and you get extra brownie points for being environmentally friendly. You don't have to worry about invitations getting lost in the post and you can update them with new info as your big day draws closer. Plus, no paper cuts!

Ah, the emotional game of Tetris that is the wedding table plan. No one's family and friend groups are so perfect that they work in neat little groups of 10 - there's just no way.

So if you are facing a fun little game of 'who can't sit next to who', we have a few handy tips to make the game a little easier to play!

Every good wedding starts with a good venue, from a grand stately home to industrial blank spaces, quirky warehouses or rustic barns, everyone has a different take on their perfect venue.

Now here at Revelry Towers we pride ourselves on the ability to sniff out the right venue for you but as well as knowing various venues personally we also work with venue directories for additional inspiration. We recently met the lovely Rebecca from VenueScanner, who answered some of our questions about the venue directory and how it works. If you're looking for a venue then read on...