It’s 1969 - Richard Burton has just purchased a 69.42-carat diamond for his then-wife, Elizabeth Taylor. Originally known as the Cartier Diamond, it would soon be renamed the Taylor-Burton Diamond, marking it not only as a rare piece of jewellery but as part of a moment in cultural history.

If you’re anything like I was, you’ve probably never planned an event of this size, let alone something as personal and emotionally charged as a wedding. So before we dive into timelines and to-dos, here are a few things I’ve learnt, not only from planning my own wedding but from years of helping couples bring theirs to life through photography and film.

This return to film has grown steadily over the last decade, not just in the wedding world but across fashion, editorial, and lifestyle photography too. I think we’re all craving something more tactile, something that feels nostalgic and real, after years of everything shifting towards the fast and filtered world of digital. Documenting weddings on film feels less like a trend and more like a return to storytelling with soul.