Image by Freepik There’s a certain irony in how something meant to celebrate love—a wedding—can stretch your patience, drain your bank account, and make you briefly contemplate eloping to Iceland. Wedding planning, for all its Pinterest boards and heart-shaped confetti, is a gauntlet of stress dressed up in white. It asks you to make 7,000 … Continue reading The Wedding’s in Six Months: How to Cope Without Losing Your Mind
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Is Wedding Etiquette Dead?
Cash bars – Email wedding invitations – Including registry information with the invitation. The list goes on. We’ve all seen or heard of these wedding etiquette faux pas. It doesn’t stop with the wedding couple either, guests are often guilty too. From bringing an uninvited plus-one or children, to arriving late to the ceremony, or … Continue reading Is Wedding Etiquette Dead?
Home is Where the Heart Is: Planning Your Perfect Backyard Wedding
Outdoor weddings are on the rise, with 68% of wedding ceremonies and 58% of receptions held outdoors. (Statista), so it’s highly likely that you are dreaming of an outdoor wedding. Why not take it a step further and create a wedding that reflects your unique style, intimate connections, and cherished memories with a backyard wedding? … Continue reading Home is Where the Heart Is: Planning Your Perfect Backyard Wedding
Top 5 Tips on How to Plan a Non-Traditional Wedding
Traditional weddings have traditional features, like white linen, formal dress, and church ceremonies. Traditional weddings also include a procession, a multitiered wedding cake, and a classic venue. Non-traditional weddings may have none of these things. Image by Pexels from Pixabay There’s no legal difference between a traditional and non-traditional wedding. Both can provide warm memories, … Continue reading Top 5 Tips on How to Plan a Non-Traditional Wedding
How To Help Prepare Your Flower Girl For The Wedding
The flower girl is often the cutest member of your wedding party (unless your dog is part of the wedding celebrations). However, as this is likely their first time attending a wedding, it can be a little overwhelming. After all, they’ll be on their feet for most of the day, and surrounded by chaos. This … Continue reading How To Help Prepare Your Flower Girl For The Wedding
How To Plan A Wedding That Is Family-Friendly
Photo by Min An via Pexels (CC0 License) Depending on your and your partner’s personal tastes and family setup, your wedding day will look quite different compared to other couples’ weddings. Weddings run the gamut from a small, intimate “adult only” affair to a big family-friendly wedding. Of course, knowing what to do and when … Continue reading How To Plan A Wedding That Is Family-Friendly
How To Treat Your Bridesmaids Right
When you are choosing bridesmaids, one of the considerations to think about is how to make sure you treat your bridesmaids right (being a member of the wedding party should feel like an honor, not an obligation, and be treated as such). This will help them to enjoy the day more themselves and for everyone … Continue reading How To Treat Your Bridesmaids Right
Planning for Life After Your Wedding
Photo Credit: Nathan Dumlao via Unsplash Weddings come with a lot of planning. Many couples may feel overwhelmed with the process of creating their perfect day and flinch at the thought of additional post-wedding planning. Others might be caught up in the moment and fail to think further ahead than the ceremony and reception. However, … Continue reading Planning for Life After Your Wedding
May 23rd is Lucky Penny Day
Photo Credit: Maura Teague via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) May 23rd is Lucky Penny Day – a day for people around the world to appreciate the good luck of the penny. Finding a penny is considered lucky. We all know the saying “See a penny pick it up, all day long have good luck.” But this … Continue reading May 23rd is Lucky Penny Day
4 Steps To Choose The Perfect Wedding Ceremony Music (and Several Song Examples)
Photo Credit: Giuseppe Milo (CC BY 2.0) The style of music and the particular songs you choose for your wedding ceremony is an important element in creating and expressing the style and feel you want for your entire wedding day. In this article, we’ll talk about choosing your wedding ceremony music, including what parts of … Continue reading 4 Steps To Choose The Perfect Wedding Ceremony Music (and Several Song Examples)