Guides
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What things cost, how far ahead to book, and which venues actually work. Written from the setups we build, not from a template.
- Surprise ideas for your wifeMost surprise guides are lists of things you cannot actually arrange this week. These are things you can, with what each one really costs.Read
- Anniversary ideas beyond dinnerAnniversaries slip past because someone has to plan them and both of you are busy. Here is what to do instead of booking the same restaurant.Read
- How to plan a proposalThe photo from this gets shown to her family, her friends and eventually your kids. Here is how to plan it so it holds up.Read
- What a proposal setup costsAlmost nobody in this category publishes prices. Here are ours, and what actually moves them up or down.Read
- Romantic venues in TricityNot a list of restaurants. The venue types that actually work for a private setup, and what each one is good and bad at.Read
- Balloon and room decoration at homeWhat fits in a bedroom versus a terrace, how long a setup really takes, and what you are paying for when you pay for decor.Read
- Unique birthday surprise ideasIf you have already given the watch, the perfume and the handbag, the thing left to give is a moment rather than an object.Read
- Last-minute surprise ideasIt is Thursday, the date is Saturday, and every guide you have found suggests booking three weeks ahead. Here is what is actually still possible.Read
- Candlelight dinner in ChandigarhMost candlelight dinners are a restaurant table with a candle on it. This is what the other kind involves.Read
- Surprise ideas for your husbandAlmost every surprise guide is written for men surprising women. This one is the other way round, which is the harder direction.Read
- Bridal shower ideasA bridal shower is the most photographed event of the whole wedding run-up. That changes what is worth spending on.Read
- Open-air movie night setupsA projector outdoors is easy to imagine and easy to get wrong. Three things decide whether it works.Read