The Combs CreativeWedding Planning Studio
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The planning library

A beautiful place to answer the next question.

Use the public tools in any order. Build a checklist, map the day, understand the mediums, compare coverage, prepare your family list, and return when the plan changes.

Interactive planning room

Every tool in one place.

Your saved checklists and builders remain on the device you use. Copy or print anything you want to move into your planner, notes, or project workspace.

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Wedding vibe quiz

Match guest count, event shape, place, style, and medium priorities to a service and collection starting point.

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Planning checklists

Elopement, intimate wedding, wedding day, all-day, weekend, and engagement paths that save on your device.

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Timeline studio

Anchor the ceremony, move the time, add travel, and see why different coverage lengths create different endings.

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Current investment calculator

Compare photography, film, combined teams, collections, and public a la carte planning rates.

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Engagement session guide

Build a 60-, 90-, or 120-minute route with outfit, light, location, weather, and date-night ideas.

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Family-formal builder

Create a concise, relationship-safe list with a liaison, custom groups, saved progress, copy, and print.

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Photo + film priority builder

Understand digital, 35mm, medium format, film, Super 8, audio, and the meaning behind a useful shot list.

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Questionnaire + checkpoints

Prepare people, places, production, privacy, audio, family, access, delivery, and legacy decisions.

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Albums + legacy

Plan albums, parent books, prints, wall art, video books, delivery backups, and anniversary rituals.

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Full wedding-day field guide

A long-form planning breakdown for light, preparation, ceremony, portraits, reception, travel, and presence.

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Choosing your people

Vendor questions that reveal more than a price list.

Skill matters. So do reliability, clarity, presence, communication, and whether the team can support the experience you are trying to have.

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    Have you worked at this venue or under similar light and access conditions?

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    Who is physically present on the wedding day, and what happens if they are unavailable?

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    What is included, what is optional, and what could change the final price?

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    How do you communicate with the planner and the rest of the vendor team?

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    How do you back up the work, handle emergencies, and protect privacy?

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    Does the way this person communicates make the planning season feel clearer?

Read + keep exploring

From the journal.

Planning article

The Boston + destination planning guide

The original long-form guide that inspired this studio.Read article

Planning article

New England venues for editorial, film-inspired weddings

What makes a venue work for light, story, atmosphere, and a design-forward celebration.Read article

Planning article

A Boston estate wedding perspective

A closer look at the visual and logistical shape of a New England estate celebration.Read article

Planning article

Wedding stories + journal

Browse more celebrations, planning ideas, venues, photography, and film inspiration.Read article

Week-of field kit

Gather it before the room gets busy.

  • Rings, paper, heirlooms, fragrance, shoes, and accessories in one details box
  • Printed vows, letters, speeches, and a second digital copy
  • Comfortable shoes, layers, stain remover, fashion tape, tissues, water, and snacks
  • Medication, accessibility aids, weather protection, and phone chargers
  • All addresses, access notes, parking, permits, and emergency contacts
  • Final family groups with first names and one gathering liaison

Film + music inspiration

Give us emotional references, not an edit-by-edit script.

  • What song feels like the opening scene of this season?
  • Which music belongs to your relationship—not simply to weddings?
  • Should the film feel intimate, propulsive, nostalgic, cinematic, or playful?
  • Which voices must be preserved: vows, letters, speeches, ambient conversations, live music?
  • Are there songs that are deeply personal but should never appear in a public edit?

For booked clients

Your private project holds the specifics.

The public library is intentionally generous. Booked clients also receive project-specific questionnaires, addresses, contacts, family notes, private timelines, call sheets, contracts, invoices, and deliverables through their secure client workspace.

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More to think through

Use the library with your people

For couples

Start with one tool that resolves today’s question. Save the result, then come back for the next decision. Your planning notes stay in this browser until you copy or print them.

For planners + vendors

Use the timeline, family list, and production questions as a shared starting point. The final approved call sheet and direct communication control changes, access, and event-day responsibilities.

For delivery questions

Search by initials and event date. A couple may have separate engagement and wedding entries. The tracker is a dated snapshot, so request a fresh update if a window or milestone needs clarification.

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One decision at a time

Where are you
in the story?

Start with how you want it to feel.

You do not need a finished vision. Find the shape of your celebration, explore real stories, and collect the priorities you want to protect.

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Beyond the planning tools

The resource edit you asked for.

Jess’s shopping finds, favorite products, creative tools, and referral codes now have their own home.

Browse all 16 favorites + codes Explore every brand Reviews + published work

Find your next step.

64 answers

Coverage, planning, analog film, delivery, and the experience.

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Keep reading. Keep making it yours.

Real wedding stories

Look for the rhythm of a whole celebration: quiet preparation, people together, and the shift into the evening.

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A closer look

Build your own path through the library.

From The Combs Creative studio archive

Begin with decisions that affect everything else: the kind of celebration, the setting, and the people. Then move into coverage, timing, and details. Return after the wedding for delivery information, album ideas, and ways to celebrate an anniversary.

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Explore the next chapter

From inspiration to an actual plan.

Places + possibilities

Past travels, the next destination, and a venue shortlist.

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Plan with confidence

Your next step, made simple.

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Find your direction

Explore real work and the kind of day you want to experience.

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