Step 1 of 4 · Occasion

What is gathering?

Type and setting are required. Guest count, duration, and seating may stay unknown. Do not invent numbers to progress.

Working name

OccasionRequired

WeddingDinnerCocktail / receptionGarden partyCeremonyConference / programMemorial / ritualHoliday gatheringAnother gathering

SettingRequired

IndoorsOutdoorsIndoor and outdoor

Guests

Bands, not a headcount you don't have.

Under 2020–5050–100100–180180+I don't know yet

Duration

Under 2 hoursAn afternoonAn eveningAll dayI don't know yet

Seating

Mostly seatedMostly standingSeated and standingI don't know yet

Why are people gathering?

Not a theme. The job of the evening.

Thistle Pulse

Diagnose this occasion before dressing it. Browser-local. No accounts. Fail-closed on life safety. Ranking is friction, never taste.