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Go behind the scenes with wedding planners to discover how they lead, design, and manage every detail to turn high-stakes celebrations into seamless experiences.

A version of this article appears in print on April 27, 2025, Section ST, Page 13 of the New York edition with the headline: How to Plan a Big, or Even Gigantic, Wedding.

Most checklists recommend that the planning process start at least 12 months before the wedding itself—the more the better, in general—and attempt to address common pitfalls.

From pre-wedding photoshoots to elaborate hashtags that trend faster than the wedding itself, social media has now become the ultimate wedding planner. Who needs a wedding album when you can have ...

When I think back on my dreamy destination wedding in Split, Croatia, I know it was the perfect choice for me and my husband. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t come with all sorts of hurdles we had to ...

A professional wedding planner and her fiancé took a chance and booked an under construction venue in Derry, N.H., due to open just weeks before their wedding.