You’re just starting with your wedding planning and it’s time to choose your wedding party. "Hmmm. Who will be my bridesmaids?" Choosing a bridesmaid is a very important task of wedding planning. These ladies (or men, who are called bridesmen, or wedding attendants) have been by your side through the years. They’ve supported you through … Continue reading Bad Brides – or How Not To Treat Your Bridesmaids
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Dog of Honor? – Including Your Adorable Dogs in Your Wedding
Well, after 23 years of planning weddings, Weddings From The Heart experienced a first. Earlier this month was the first time that one of my couples included their dogs in the wedding ceremony. And things could not have gone smoother! Their dogs, Molly and Kava, were the sweetest, most well behaved pups ever! (Molly even gave … Continue reading Dog of Honor? – Including Your Adorable Dogs in Your Wedding
How to Have Happy Wedding Guests (With 5 Super Easy Tips)
Happy Wedding Guests You’ve invited friends and family to help you celebrate your wedding. If you are like most couples, you plan to feed them, entertain them, and thank them for being a part of your special day. You're making plans that will ensure that you have happy wedding guests. While the quality of the … Continue reading How to Have Happy Wedding Guests (With 5 Super Easy Tips)
Want Happy Wedding Guests? Here Are the Top 5 Things to Avoid.
Photo by Jack Hoying Your wedding guests have taken the time to come to your wedding to witness your wedding vows, and many have probably travelled great distances. They want to enjoy themselves, have a good time, and celebrate your first day as newlyweds . To make sure you have happy wedding guests, make their experience … Continue reading Want Happy Wedding Guests? Here Are the Top 5 Things to Avoid.
The Rising Costs of Being A Wedding Guest
Of course there is a cost of attending a wedding. The newspaper headline said, “It’s getting pricier to be a wedding guest.” Naturally I had to read it. Why is it getting pricier? The article didn’t really say, other than citing wedding gifts, travel to the wedding locale, attire, and other wedding related festivities. But … Continue reading The Rising Costs of Being A Wedding Guest
Your Bridesmaids Don’t Have to Match
The days of 6 young women dressed identically, with matching shoes, matching hairdos, gloves, earrings, and flowers preceding the bride down the aisle are disappearing. Photo credit: Faye Sommer Photography Photo credit: i2i Photography Today’s bridesmaids have the luxury of picking out their … Continue reading Your Bridesmaids Don’t Have to Match
The Guest List
Deciding who to invite and how many to invite are major decisions that will impact much of your wedding planning effort. But before you start writing out the list, do some serious thinking. Sit down with your fiancé and talk about what kind of wedding you want. Have you dreamt of a huge wedding with … Continue reading The Guest List
Gender Roles and Wedding Parties
Have you seen the recent article “Brad & Angelina's Wedding Broke Rules: 15 Other Real Bridal Parties 'Gone Wild'”? Now don’t get me wrong - I am in complete agreement of mixing up the traditional gender roles and your wedding party if you want. But for the author to consider this a “widespread trend” makes it … Continue reading Gender Roles and Wedding Parties
How to Have Happy Guests at Your Wedding
Yes, it’s true – there wouldn’t be a wedding without you, the bride and groom. And I believe that the choices you make should be based on what you and your partner like (it is YOUR wedding after all). However, it is important to have happy wedding guests, and to achieve that you'll need to … Continue reading How to Have Happy Guests at Your Wedding
Children – To Invite or Not To Invite
Figuring out your guest list can be stressful enough. Deciding whether to invite kids can add to the stress level. Do you want children at your wedding? You may have already noticed this, but other people have their own ideas on what they believe to be the "right way" about planning a wedding – including … Continue reading Children – To Invite or Not To Invite