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I Wrote The Wedding Planning Guide I Wish Existed

This Is The Guide I Kept Wishing I Could Hand Someone

For years, I’ve sat across from couples who dread their own wedding. Not the marriage. The day itself. The crowd. The small talk. The feeling of being watched for hours.

I always wanted to hand them something. A book that said their instincts were right. That planning differently wasn’t a failure.

So I wrote it.

The Quiet Wedding Guide is a planning book for introverted and neurodivergent couples. It’s for anyone who wants to be present at their wedding, not perform for it.

It’s not another checklist. It won’t tell you to smile through the parts that drain you. It asks a different question. What actually helps, if crowds wear you down? If change throws you? If a quieter day is what you actually want?

What’s Actually In It

72 pages. Five parts. Twenty-two chapters, each ending with a notebook prompt, not another box to tick.

A workbook at the back too. Eight worksheets covering the things worth writing down properly. What actually matters to you as a couple. Scripts for guest list pressure. Vendor questions worth asking. Vow-writing prompts. A timeline you fill in yourself.

Designed to print at home, with wide margins for scribbling in.

Get Your Copy

It’s £9.99, a single PDF, yours to keep and print as many times as you like.

Steven Mitchell is a documentary wedding photographer based in Scotland, working with introverted and camera-shy couples. Read more about him or how he works. Or get in touch if you’re planning a wedding of your own.

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