The advice starts with women who have done it.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Planning from abroad·Finding a planner

It takes a village to plan a wedding, and hers stretched from Kathmandu to Chicago

“Is anyone else getting married in Nepal?” That was the question Ushma kept wanting to ask someone, anyone, while she planned her wedding from Chicago.

Ushma · Read her story →

Lake Como, Italy

Planning from abroad·Small wedding·Budget surprises

They wanted a courthouse wedding. Lake Como had other plans.

Tiffany · Read her story →

Kathmandu, Nepal

Family expectations·Finding a planner

She launched her company and her marriage in the same week, and planned every single day of it in advance

Ankshita · Read her story →

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Big wedding·Family expectations·Budget surprises

She couldn’t trust the vendor reviews, so she trusted the women behind the businesses

Salsabil · Read her story →

Kathmandu, Nepal

Planning from abroad·Family expectations

When a nonchalant bride cannot stop crying

She was lying around in her track pants, watching her mother put the puja trays together, and for the first time it felt real.

Anushka · Read her story →

Tuscany, Italy

Choosing a venue·Small wedding·Planning from abroad

Sara looked at every venue on the list. All twenty.

Sara · Read her story →

Kathmandu, Nepal

Planning from abroad·Finding a planner

She found her planner on a layover in Mumbai, and gained a friend for life

Aanchal · Read her story →