The Section Library
How to use built-in and custom sections to assemble your documents quickly.
Every document in Gilded is made up of sections — an introduction, a services breakdown, payment terms, a cancellation policy, and so on. The Section Library is where you browse, manage, and create those building blocks.
Where to Find It
Go to Templates in the sidebar and click the Section Library tab. You will see sections organized into categories like About, Welcome, Services, Logistics, Terms, and more.
Each section belongs to a category, making it easy to find what you need when assembling a document.
Built-in vs. Custom Sections
Built-in sections come with Gilded and cover the content most wedding professionals need — things like "Services Overview," "Payment Schedule," and "Cancellation Policy." You cannot edit built-in sections directly, but they serve as solid starting points.
Custom sections are ones you create yourself. They appear alongside the built-in sections in their assigned category, and you have full control to edit, rename, or delete them.
Adding Sections to a Document
When you are in the document builder, click Add Section to open the section library panel. Browse by category or scroll through the list. Click a section to add it to your document.
Once a section is in your document, it is an independent copy. Editing it in the document does not change the library version, and updating the library version does not change existing documents.
Sections you have already added to the current document are hidden from the library panel so you do not accidentally add duplicates.
Copying and Customizing Sections
Want to tweak a built-in section? Click the Copy & customize button (the copy icon) on any section. This creates a custom copy you can edit freely — change the wording, add merge fields, restructure it however you like. The original built-in version stays untouched.
This is the recommended workflow: start from a built-in section, copy it, make it yours.
The Rich Text Editor
Each section has a rich text editor with a toolbar that includes:
- Bold and Italic formatting
- Bullet lists and Numbered lists
- Links — highlight text and click the link button to add a URL
You can also insert merge fields (like {{client_name}} or {{event_date}}) directly into the editor. These resolve to real values when the document is viewed by a client.
Saving a Section from the Builder
Built something great inside a document and want to reuse it? You can save any section back to the library directly from the builder.
Click the section menu and choose Save to Library. If the section originally came from your library, you will be asked whether to update the existing library section or save it as a new one. Sections that did not come from the library always save as new.
Hiding and Showing Sections
Not every built-in section is relevant to your business. You can toggle sections on or off to control which ones appear in the Add Section panel when building documents. This lets you curate your own working set without deleting anything permanently.
Team Sharing
On Team plans, custom sections in your library are shared across your organization. When one team member creates a useful section, everyone on the team can use it.