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The Ultimate Wedding GuideFrom Backyards to Ballrooms

Plan what matters. Spend where it counts. Make it yours.

You said yes. Now what? From the first money conversation to the last thank-you note, event planner Della Pearcy walks you through every decision in the order that matters, so the things you love get the investment and the rest gets simpler.

  • Cost snapshots for every category, at three spending levels
  • The questions to ask before you sign any venue or vendor contract
  • Backyard and ballroom reality checks: power, restrooms, permits, weather
  • Guest-list, gift registry, seating, timeline and wedding-week checklists
  • Della's Take: straight, kind advice from someone who has seen it all
$34.95Paperback · Full color
$48.95Hardcover gift edition
$9.99Kindle eBook
0Chapters, in the order that matters
0Spending levels in every category
0Companion Remarkable Wedding Toolkit
Early Readers

What Readers Are Saying.

Real readers took the time to go through the guide and share their thoughts.

With this book in their hands, most couples would not need the expense of hiring a wedding planner!

It is very impressive and should be most appreciated by couples of all ages. I am amazed at all the details you addressed in planning a wedding! I like that you suggested 3 types of wedding styles to accommodate various budgets. What a perfect gift for any couple upon their engagement announcement!

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I've been reading your book, The Ultimate Wedding Guide. It is very impressive and should be most appreciated by couples of all ages. I am amazed at all the details you addressed in planning a wedding! Details I would never have thought needed to be addressed.

I like that you suggested 3 types of wedding styles to accommodate various budgets. You have so many wonderful thoughts and suggestions for each style. With this book in their hands, most couples would not need the expense of hiring a wedding planner!

I can only imagine your Wedding Guide will be a very important tool for couples ready to take the plunge into marriage. What a perfect gift for any couple upon their engagement announcement!

May your publication be very successful!

Always,
Alice O.

Alice O. Early Reader

This Guide is amazing! I love that it breaks everything down into details and has organizational charts included. I will most definitely order this in hard copy.

Jayda Y. Early Reader

I'm going to be planning my wedding at the end of next year. I'll definitely order this book so I can take and have all the references and everything at my fingertips. This was a GREAT idea!

Holly J. Planning for Next Year

This book is cool!

Shyrl H. Early Reader
The Remarkable Method

Spend with Purpose.

The point isn't to spend less. The point isn't to spend more. Every chapter gives you three ways to plan, so your budget tells your story, not someone else's.

1

Thoughtful

Spend less without making the day feel less.

Get creative and keep what matters. Rent, borrow, repurpose, DIY, or simply decide: we don't actually need that.

2

Signature

Pay for expertise where expertise matters.

The middle path. Bring in professionals where their skill saves time, removes stress or noticeably improves the outcome.

3

Remarkable

For the things you want to remember forever.

Spend more deliberately, not automatically. A splurge should feel exciting before you buy it and satisfying after you pay for it.

"If you love something, you shouldn't have to apologize for spending money on it. And if you don't care about something, you shouldn't feel guilty about spending less on it."Della's Take
Inside the Guide

From "Yes!" to "I Do," and Beyond.

Twenty-five chapters that tackle the big things first, then work through every detail that's remarkably easy to forget.

Phase I

Start with What Matters

  1. 1What Do You Want This Day to Feel Like?
  2. 2Money Without the Mystery
  3. 3Who's Coming?
  4. 4Finding Your Place
Phase II

Build the Experience

  1. 5Build Your Wedding Team
  2. 6Create the Look
  3. 7Food, Drinks & Dessert
  4. 8Photography & Video
  5. 9Music, Entertainment & Sound
  6. 10What You'll Wear
  7. 11Beauty & Getting Ready
Phase III

Bring Everyone Together

  1. 12Your Ceremony
  2. 13Gift Registries: Ask for What You’ll Actually Use
  3. 14Invitations, Website & Guest Communication
  4. 15Hotels & Accommodations
  5. 16Transportation & Guest Comfort
  6. 17The Celebrations Before the Celebration
Phase IV

The Countdown & Beyond

  1. 18The Final 90 Days
  2. 19Wedding Week
  3. 20The Rehearsal & Rehearsal Dinner
  4. 21The Wedding Day
  5. 22The Just-in-Case Plan
  6. 23The Morning After
  7. 24The Final Details
  8. 25The Next Chapter
How We Compare

More Guidance. Fewer Surprises.

We compared The Ultimate Wedding Guide with the five leading wedding planning guidebooks. It is the only one that checks every box on our 28-point comparison.

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What you getThe Ultimate Wedding GuideFrom Backyards to Ballrooms · 2026The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner & OrganizerEditors of The Knot · 2021The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & OrganizerJessica Bishop · 2025The Wedding BookMindy Weiss · 2016A Practical Wedding PlannerMeg Keene · 2016The Master Wedding PlannerJamie Wolfer · Pre-release, Dec 2026
Dollar ranges for every planning category
Three spending levels: Thoughtful, Signature, Remarkable
Complete sample budgets
Hidden costs: service charges, tax and gratuity
Weather backup, liability insurance and force majeure
Just-in-case plan for weather, vendors and emergencies
Accessibility and guest comfort
Free companion toolkit: 37 printable forms
List price$34.95 paperback
$48.95 hardcover
$9.99 Kindle eBook		$35$27.99$24.99$21.99$34.99
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Titles and trademarks belong to their respective owners; no affiliation or endorsement implied. The Master Wedding Planner releases Dec 22, 2026.

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Della Pearcy, founder of Remarkable Gatherings
Meet Della Pearcy · Founder

Straight, Kind Advice from Someone Who Has Seen It All.

"I've always believed the best celebrations aren't necessarily the ones that cost the most. They're the ones that feel right." Della built Remarkable Gatherings to help hosts plan with clarity, spend with intention and actually enjoy their own party.

Never fall in love with a venue based on how it looks empty at 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday. Fall in love with it based on its infrastructure.

Della's Take · Finding Your Place

Feed people well. Give them water. Do not make them wonder when dinner is coming. Hospitality beats novelty every time.

Della's Take · Food, Drinks & Dessert

Nothing is only anything when it's your money.

Della's Take · Money Without the Mystery

The best dance floor is not created by the longest playlist. It is created by good timing and someone who knows how to read people.

Della's Take · Music & Entertainment

Your guest list is not a scorecard. Invite the people who will make the room feel like yours.

Della's Take · Who's Coming?

Perfect weddings aren't remarkable because everything went perfectly. They're remarkable because they felt like you.

Della's Take · You're Ready
The Collection

One Series. Every Reason to Celebrate.

Each Remarkable Gatherings guide brings the same practical, three-level method to a different kind of party. Tap a guide to hear first when it lands.

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The Remarkable Wedding Toolkit

Scan. Register. Plan.

Every copy of the guide comes with a companion toolkit: printable checklists, worksheets and forms that turn each chapter into action, so your whole planning team stays aligned.

1

Scan the QR Code

Find it in the "Your Wedding Toolkit" section at the back of the book.

2

Register in a Minute

Tell us a little about your celebration so we can tailor what you receive.

3

Download and Fill In

Budget, guest list, venue comparison, vendor contracts, day-of run sheet and more.

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Coming 2027 · Early access open

The Remarkable Wedding Planner App

Everything in the guide, alive on your phone: all 25 chapters turned into actions and all 37 toolkit forms ready to fill in and print. One shared plan for the couple, the parents and the maid of honor, so everyone pulls in the same direction.

Live Budget Engine

Your Comfortable, Stretch and Absolutely-Not numbers, categories you can add and rename, and every quote and payment adding itself up.

Guests, RSVPs & Registry

Guest list, meals and dietary notes, your registry plan from Chapter 13, and every gift and thank-you note in one place.

Seating Your Way

Round, square, rectangle or a head table, with as many seats as you need. Tap a name, tap a table.

Timeline & Reminders

Every checklist in the book, dated to your wedding and assigned to the right person.

Vendor Hub

Quotes compared on total cost, contracts, deposits and contacts. Choose one and your budget updates.

Share Safely

Invite mom, the maid of honor or your planner and choose what each person can see or edit. Every plan is private and prints beautifully.

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