Bucket List
Wedding Magazine
A couple viewed from behind beside a European lake as a wooden boat passes
Quarterly print magazine. Made in Amsterdam.Issue No. 1. Arriving soon.
Bucket List
Wedding Magazine

The destination wedding magazine that keeps it real.

Real couples. Real budgets. The wedding stories nobody else will tell you.

Issue No. 1 magazine cover with a couple and a passing wooden boat
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Issue No. 1MallorcaFrench châteauZanzibarAmsterdamMore insideIssue No. 1MallorcaFrench châteauZanzibarAmsterdamMore inside
Destination dispatches · 01

Three places. Three very different truths.

What photographs leave out matters. We look at the travel, the timing, and what your guests will need.

Rocky Mallorca coastline with a small ceremony terrace above cobalt water
01

Mallorca

Sea views, late dinners, and what guests need to know.

French château and formal garden with visible terraces, stairs, and a dining setup
02

French château

The romance, the travel, and the stairs nobody mentions.

Zanzibar beach with palms, dhows, and a small table set beside the water
03

Zanzibar

White sand, warm water, and the planning details that matter.

Inside Issue No. 1 · 02

A print magazine you’ll want to keep.

Stories worth keeping. Advice worth using.

Open magazine spread with European waterfront photographs and a contact sheet
Inside · 01

Contents

  1. 01Real weddings
  2. 02The ceremony
  3. 03Vendor spotlight
  4. 04Mind & heart
  5. 05Destinations without the sales pitch
  6. 06Better choices
Editor’s note · 02

There is no one right way to plan a wedding.

We tell you what worked, what did not, and what couples wish they had known. Then you can decide what fits.

Nicole StarkFounder and editor

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Nicole Stark walking along an Amsterdam street carrying flowers
About Nicole · 03

Nicole Stark.

Founder of My Forever Weddings and Bucket List Wedding Magazine

RoleFounder
StudioMy Forever Weddings
BasedAmsterdam
WorkDestination wedding planner

Bucket List Wedding Magazine is the creation of Nicole Stark, founder of My Forever Weddings and a destination wedding planner based in Amsterdam.

After years of planning weddings for couples from around the world, Nicole kept seeing the same gap: magazines full of ads and fantasy, with nowhere for couples to find the real thing.

So she built it. A magazine guided by the same philosophy she brings to every wedding she plans: keep it real, make it yours.

Contributions · 04

Contributions from Issue No. 1.

A first look at the people and ideas inside the magazine.

Portrait of celebrant Mildred Nijhove wearing a green blouse
The CeremonyMildred Nijhove

The Part You’re Forgetting Is the Part That Matters Most

Couples spend months on the flowers, the cake, and the playlist. The ceremony, the part where you actually get married, often gets planned last.

Celebrant Mildred Nijhove has married hundreds of couples, and she’s on a mission to change that. In this issue, she shares the questions she asks every couple and alternatives for people who freeze at the thought of writing vows.

She also tells the story of a ten-year-old girl on a beach that will absolutely make you cry.

Exterior of the VANBRUUN jewellery showroom in Amsterdam
Vendor SpotlightVANBRUUN

The Jewellery House That Rebuilt the Rules

Nothing in VANBRUUN’s Amsterdam showroom is real. Every ring on display is a mock-up because every real ring is made to order, designed with the couple, one at a time.

We sat down with founder Victor Halvarsson, who left a career in private banking after failing to find the right engagement ring for his girlfriend.

He talks about bespoke design, the one mistake almost every couple makes, and why the future of jewellery looks nothing like a glass display case.

Portrait of psychologist Diane Mesnier seated in a blue blazer
Mind & HeartDiane Mesnier

Before You Say ‘I Do,’ Say ‘How Are We Doing?’

Wedding planning is one of the most stressful things a couple will ever do together, and almost nobody talks about it honestly. Psychologist Diane Mesnier does.

In this interview, she covers the unequal workload trap, how to talk about money without fighting, what to do when family opinions get loud, and why the moments that go wrong might be the ones you treasure most.

Featuring a dog, a wedding ring, and a very close call.

Advice desk · 05

Worth it. Skip it.

Advice from people who spent the money.

Worth it
  1. 01A sunset welcome dinner
  2. 02A photographer you trust
  3. 03A local band
  4. 04A free day with guests
Watercolor studies of a welcome drink, clothes, cake, and blue foliage
Skip it
  1. 01Matching robes
  2. 02Overproduced content
  3. 03A cake you do not like
  4. 04Trends that date quickly
Amsterdam print workshop beside a canal with paper stacks and a press
Amsterdam · 06

Made in Amsterdam.

Edited here. Printed to keep. Connected to The Wedding Experience Studio, opening in Amsterdam in fall 2026.

Partner pathway · 07

For venues, makers and brands that care about the work.

Tell us what you make and why couples should know about it.

Who we want to hear from
  • Venues with a point of view
  • Independent makers
  • Food and drink
  • Photography and film
  • Design, flowers, and jewellery
What this should offer
  • Editorial context, not a logo strip
  • Clear fit before any conversation
  • Useful stories for couples
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Keep it real. Make it yours.