At some point in your wedding planning journey, it probably hit you: the internet lied.

Not maliciously, maybe, but persistently.
It told you a wedding had to look a certain way – curated, coordinated, colour-coded to the Pantone shade of the year. That the tablecloths mattered. That the signage had to rhyme. That you needed eight matching friends in identical outfits standing behind you or the whole thing didn’t count.

And if you’re anything like us, you’ve maybe spiralled at least once over seating charts, linen rentals, or whether your napkins are “giving enough.”

But here’s the truth that doesn’t always fit in a Pinterest mood board: You can’t buy a perfect wedding. And you don’t need to.

Because no one remembers the flatlays.
They remember when you cried reading your vows.
They remember the moment someone’s drunk uncle sang Shania Twain with full chest.
They remember how it felt.

And those moments – the sticky, human, unfiltered, glorious ones – don’t care if your chairs match.

Perfection is exhausting. Meaning is energising.
One asks you to perform. The other asks you to be present.

So, here’s your gentle permission slip: you don’t need to do it the “right” way. You don’t need a second outfit, a curated gift table, or calligraphed menus. You don’t need to compete with Tuscany.

What you can do is lean into what matters to you. Make space for the things that feel like home. Let go of the rest.

Your weird, chaotic, joyful, imperfect wedding will always be more interesting than anything staged with a drone.

So, forget perfect. Go make some magic instead.