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Wedding planning guides & tips

Practical advice on invitations, RSVPs, seating, budgeting, and everything else that goes into planning a wedding in Sri Lanka.

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Logistics

Destination Wedding Guest Logistics: Travel, Stay & Communication

Planning a wedding away from your guests’ home city or country adds a layer of logistics. Here is how to communicate travel details without a flood of separate messages.

September 8, 2026 · 7 min read

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Planning

Wedding Day Timeline: A Sample Schedule Hour by Hour

How to build a wedding day timeline that survives real-world delays, with a sample hour-by-hour schedule you can adapt and share with your vendors and wedding party.

August 11, 2026 · 7 min read

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Gifts

Wedding Gift Registry & Cash Gifting Etiquette in Sri Lanka

How Sri Lankan wedding gifting norms work today, how to mention gifts without seeming to ask, and how to set up cash gifting respectfully and securely.

July 14, 2026 · 7 min read

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Wedding Website

Wedding Website Content: What to Include (and Leave Out)

The sections every wedding website needs, how to write your love story without it dragging, and what personal information is safer left off a public page.

June 16, 2026 · 6 min read

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Ceremonies

Multi-Day Sri Lankan Wedding Events: Poruwa, Homecoming & Reception

Sri Lankan weddings are rarely a single event. Here is what the poruwa, homecoming, and reception each involve, and how to plan a guest list that spans all three.

May 19, 2026 · 8 min read

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Ceremonies

Kandyan vs. Church Wedding: Planning Two Ceremonies in One Day

Many Sri Lankan couples hold both a Kandyan and a church ceremony. Here is how to plan the timing, attire changes, and guest logistics without the day running away from you.

April 14, 2026 · 8 min read

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Seating

Wedding Seating Chart: How to Arrange Tables Without Family Drama

A practical method for building a seating chart — table shape first, then groups, then the diplomatic calls around divorced parents, feuding relatives, and the kids table.

March 10, 2026 · 7 min read

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RSVPs

RSVP Etiquette: How to Track Responses Without the Stress

Setting a deadline, chasing quiet guests without being awkward, and turning scattered replies into a headcount your caterer can actually use.

February 24, 2026 · 6 min read

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Invitations

QR Code Wedding Invitations: How They Work and Why Guests Love Them

A practical guide to putting a QR code on your wedding invitation — what it should link to, how to print it correctly, and why guests prefer it over reading a full card.

February 10, 2026 · 5 min read

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Invitations

Digital vs. Printed Wedding Invitations: Which Do You Need?

Printed cards and digital invitations solve different problems. Here is what each one actually does well, the real cost difference, and the hybrid approach most couples use.

January 27, 2026 · 6 min read

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Invitations

How to Word Your Wedding Invitations: A Complete Sri Lankan Guide

From traditional Sinhala and Tamil phrasing to modern bilingual cards, here is exactly what to say on your wedding invitation — with sample wording you can copy.

January 12, 2026 · 7 min read

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Vendors

Wedding Vendor Coordination: How to Keep Everyone on the Same Page

Photographers, caterers, decorators, and drivers all need to move in sync on the day. Here is how to coordinate them without a flood of separate group chats.

December 16, 2025 · 6 min read

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Venues

Choosing a Wedding Venue in Sri Lanka: Questions to Ask Before You Book

The venue decision locks in your budget, guest count, and format all at once. Here is what to check on a site visit and what to get in writing before the deposit.

December 2, 2025 · 8 min read

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Budgeting

Wedding Budget Planning in Sri Lanka: A Realistic Breakdown

How to set a wedding budget that survives contact with reality, where Sri Lankan couples typically overspend, and a percentage breakdown you can adapt to your own numbers.

November 18, 2025 · 8 min read

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Guest List

Guest List Management: How to Build and Organise Your Wedding Guest List

A step-by-step approach to building a wedding guest list that doesn’t balloon out of control, plus the tags and tiers that make the list actually useful later.

November 4, 2025 · 6 min read