Outdoor Ceremony Planning Tip Are you planning a lovely outdoor ceremony? Will your guests be sitting in the hot sun? Even if they’re in the shade it may get warm and humid. Here's an easy tip on how to keep cool at an outdoor wedding ceremony. Keep your guests comfortable by providing something refreshing for … Continue reading Beat the Heat Of Your Outdoor Ceremony
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How to Easily Deal with Wedding Day Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. Unfortunately our wedding day expectations aren’t always in sync with the expectations of others’. You could pull a ‘zilla and declare that the only wedding day expectations and opinions that matter are yours and yours alone. But in reality we know that’s not how it works. You’ve also got your … Continue reading How to Easily Deal with Wedding Day Expectations
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 10
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #10 - Remember Why You're Having a Wedding We finally come to the end of my Top 10 Wedding Planning Tips list. Although this is the last tip, it by no means is the least important). In fact, I believe that it is probably the most important one of all! 10. … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 10
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 9
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #9 -Go-To Person 9. Designate a go-to person for your wedding day Do you want to have vendors and friends/family members bombarding you or your fiancé with questions on your wedding day? Of course not. Make sure you aren't being pestered by designating a go-to person. Your professional wedding planner/coordinator will … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 9
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 8
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #8 - Your Vendors 8. Make sure your vendors are trained and experienced in weddings A wedding is unlike any other type of gathering or social event. It is more than a “big party with some wedding stuff” thrown in. For a smooth, flawless wedding day, surround yourself with people who … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 8
Yes, You Can – Tips for the Encore Bride
Is this your second wedding? Are you an Encore Bride (or Groom)? If you are like many people, this may not be your first wedding. So you’re probably wondering “what am I allowed to have at my wedding?” The good news is that there are plenty of ideas for a second wedding (or third, ...). … Continue reading Yes, You Can – Tips for the Encore Bride
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 6
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #6 - Guest List 5. Keep your guest list in check right from the very start From writing out your guest list to tallying up your RSVP’s – the number of guests is crucial to keeping your budget from skyrocketing. On the average, a reception costs 1/3 to 1/2 of the … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 6
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 5
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #5 - No hard and fast rules to weddings 6. There are very few hard and fast rules when it comes to weddings Now I’m not talking about Emily Post etiquette but the "you gotta do this or that" that well-meaning friends and family members insist has to be included for … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 5
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 4
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #4 - Budget 4. Set a workable budget Stay away from budgets that are little more than an “expense report.” I'm sure you've seen the kind -- you to enter your “estimated” budget and your “actual amount spent.” This is really nothing more than a tally of receipts instead of a … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 4
Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 3
Wedding Planning Tips: Tip #3 - Express Yourself 3. Don’t be afraid of expressing yourself Your wedding professionals want to create a wedding that is just for you (it's no fun for us to do the same thing over and over again) so you'll need to let them know what you want. You aren’t the … Continue reading Jean’s Top 10 Tips for Planning Your Wedding – Part 3