Non-alcoholic beverages, like tea or lemonade, are typically supplied by your caterer. But what about alcoholic drinks? Unless you hire an independent company or add it on to your catering contract, you will probably have to purchase them yourself. Many couples choose to serve beer and wine only. Sometimes this is for personal reasons. But ...
One of the best aspects of being a wedding planner is that I get a chance to collaborate with creative professionals. It is so rewarding to be a part of a team that is all working together to make a wedding or event fun, unique and run as smoothly as possible. In today’s blog, I ...
The No-Kid Wedding You hear and read it all the time, couples who don’t want kids at their wedding. You might be one of them. But I really think you should reconsider. I know all the reason why you don’t want them there: you think they will misbehave, you don’t want to spend the extra ...
Seating Charts, Escort Cards and Place Cards – Avoiding Confusion We love and embrace the trend of “picking a seat, not a side” for ceremonies, but when it comes to your meal, having open seating should definitely not be an option. I know, you are all becoming one big happy family so what’s the problem? ...
One of the most unpleasant parts of wedding planning is setting your budget and tracking your spending. According to this 2016 BRIDES study, more couples are contributing their own dollars to have the wedding they want. And we all know that money can be a source of tension in a relationship. To help avoid conflict ...
There is only so much time a venue will give you for your reception. In this block of time you will need to include time for set-up and breakdown of the entire event. If you are having the ceremony at the same location, you may get an extra hour or so, but most of the ...
The Non-Saturday Wedding – Reasons to consider one of those other days of the week. Have you ever talked to a couple who are willing to postpone their wedding by a year or more because their favorite venue was already booked every Saturday during their preferred time of the year? I have. Recently, I assisted ...
“How lucky to have been twice blessed in marriage!” – Harriet Smith, Emma (film) Every wedding is a unique and wonderful event. Just because it is your second (or third) marriage, doesn’t mean your special day is any less important than your first. Every desire should be considered and every detail should be planned. Because it ...
You know who you want to invite, but what about those unmarried guests? Do you have to extend a plus-one invitation to every unwed guest? Here are some rules to help you decided if you should extend your invitation to include a plus-one: Couples who are engaged, living together, or have been dating exclusively for ...
Why I love Intimate Weddings When I was young, I dreamed that my wedding day would be a lavish affair, with hundreds of people joining in celebration of, well, me! But at this time in my life, I feel like our wedding should be a gathering of the people closest to us in place that ...