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Featured · The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Wedding Apps and Websites of 2026
One tool per job. The planning, the wardrobe, the registry, the paper, the photographs your guests take and the album you make afterwards — and what each one is actually for.
Read the essay · 6 min
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Second Wedding Dress: Reception and After-Party Dresses
Fifteen second wedding dresses for the part of the night the gown was not built for: feathered minis from Aston Bridal, satin and sequins from Self-Portrait, and three long ones for the bride who wants to change and keep the train. The first dress is for the ceremony. This one is for the party.
5 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Honeymoon Edit
The pieces we would actually pack for the week after the wedding, when the only plan is to have none. Six things, quietly chosen.
3 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
Bridal Earrings: The Classic Wedding Earrings Edit
Seven pairs of wedding earrings in pearl, silver and crystal, from a pearl drop that works with everything to a bow that only works with one dress. Where each one sits, what it does to the face, and the one rule about the veil.
4 min read
Founder's Note · Amanda
Why We Didn't Build You a Spreadsheet
There are twenty perfectly good wedding templates available for free. I have filled in several of them. That is exactly why UNSTAGED is not one.
5 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
Wedding Cake Ideas for 2027: Eight Designs Worth Copying
Modern wedding cake ideas, edited down. Draped fondant, sculptural sheet cakes, sugar anthuriums and one pair of swans. Eight designs that look like the wedding you actually want, and the note on each about what to ask your baker for.
5 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
For the Grooms
Nine things that actually help, from the one question to ask her this week to the three bookings you can close on your own. None of them require you to plan a wedding.
4 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
Bridal Shoes: The Wedding Shoes Worth Buying for 2027
Twelve pairs of white, ivory and silver wedding shoes in four kinds: three in satin, three you can dance in, three that are deliberately too much, and three flats for the morning and the last hour.
4 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
What to Ask Before You Book a Venue
Every tour is designed to make you fall in love. Your job is to ask the unromantic questions anyway — and the five that matter most are the ones nobody volunteers.
4 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Veil Edit
Nine veils, arranged the only way that matters: by length. Cathedral first, fingertip second, and the small piece of French netting that changes your face rather than your silhouette.
4 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
Skip the Traditions You Don't Like
If it isn't a legal requirement, it's a suggestion. A list of the things couples assume are compulsory, and what happens when you quietly leave them out.
4 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Basque Waist Edit
The waistline that dropped out of fashion in the nineties and came back as the most flattering thing in bridal. Six gowns, and where to see the houses that do not publish a price.
4 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
Where the Wedding Money Actually Goes
The hard part of a budget isn't the total. It's the split — and it is the split nobody shows you before you are already three quotes deep.
3 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Complete Guide to Wedding Planning
What to do each month, from the week you get engaged to the morning after. Written for couples planning it themselves, with the order that actually matters and the parts you are allowed to skip.
14 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
You've Just Been to Four Weddings
A summer as a guest at the exact event you're about to host. The details are sharp right now and they will not stay that way, so here is what to write down this week.
4 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
How to Design Your Wedding Like an Art Director
Every wedding that looks effortless was quietly directed. The method a stylist uses to build a shoot works just as well on a single day — a way of seeing that turns a hundred saved images into one coherent room.
5 min read
The Planner's Desk · The UNSTAGED Studio
The Things Fifteen Years Taught Me
After more weddings than I can count, the lessons that stayed aren't about flowers or floor plans. They're about time, and people, and what you can safely let go of.
6 min read
The Fashion Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
The New Bridal Silhouette
The shapes are shifting: softer, more structured, less costume. A note on what the modern bride is actually wearing, and why it feels different this year.
5 min read
The Planning Edit · The UNSTAGED Studio
Wedding Planning: Where to Start. The First Five Bookings
Everyone asks what to book first. I've spent enough time on the supplier side to have a real answer, so here's the order that actually works, and the reasons nobody tells you.
5 min read
Founder's Note · Amanda
The Six-Month Mark
On the week planning stops feeling like excitement, and what to do when the wedding you wanted goes a little quiet.
4 min read
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