01/05/2026
It's 28 days until Hannah & Ryan say 'I do' in Madrid and we are in full excitement mode!
As we near the big day, I thought it would be interesting to put some info together so here you have 'A wedding in figures'. It's not about costs, it's an insight into what goes into planning, designing and executing a destination wedding resumed in some eye-opening numerical data...
🗓️ 16 months of planning (November '24 - May '26).
✈️ 1 visit to Madrid and 2 venue visits/menu tastings.
🏰 2 venues - Welcome party and Wedding reception.
🕑 Countless hours working on design and the creation of docs including moodbaords, visual references for stationery, flowers etc, floorplans and all the wedding day coordination details.
👩🏻💼17 suppliers plus confetti, fans, parasols and guest book ordered online.
🔥16 professionals that will make up the team on wedding day - wedding coordination x 2, celebrant, makeup & hair x 4, photography/content creation x 3, DJ/technician x 2, entertainment x 2 plus florists, venue staff, numerous catering staff and all those working behind the scenes which are far too many to put into a figure.
📤 390 + email exchanges between me and suppliers (not counting venues and suppliers I reached out to during the sourcing process!).
📥340 + email exchanges between me, Hannah and Ryan.
📮1 shipment from Madrid to the USA - we sourced a Madrid-based designer for all the stationery & signage to ensure we have the same style and materials throughout so the invitations were produced in Madrid and sent over.
📱10,000 WhatsApp messages (I honestly have no idea how many messages have been exchanged in these past 18 months but it's a LOT plus there's been quite a number of video calls and phone calls along the way of course...
Hannah, Ryan,
I'm so looking forward to seeing these 'figures' materialize into the wedding day of your dreams... I'll see you very soon!! 🤍🤍
