Getting Married Outdoors? Let Your Guests Know

Are you getting married outdoors? The benefits are many including beautiful scenery and a natural setting for your photos. It can cause difficulties, though. You know to keep a wrap handy, to wear shoes that won’t sink into the turf, and maybe even to wear bug repellent. Do your guests? For some weddings, it is [...]

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Rent a Limo?

How do you want to leave your wedding or reception? Some people drive away in their own cars, usually decorated by your loved ones. Other people rent a nicer car or even a classic car to drive off in after their big day, and to take them between the wedding and the reception. This can [...]

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Who to Tip?

Tipping is often considered yet another wedding expense, but for those who don’t have experience, it can be blindsiding. To be prepared, have cash for your wedding or designate someone to keep your cash handy for you. If your service personnel are very helpful and do a good job, it is appropriate to tip. (If [...]

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A Site Contingency Plan

You may have the most perfect wedding site in teh world, but if your site could possibly become inhospitable for any reason, from rain to a bee invasion, you need to plan for a backup. Even in the heat of summer, surprise rainstorms or other outdoor disasters can wreak havoc on your plans, and if [...]

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Create a Schedule/Checklist

I recently attended the wedding of a relative. As such, I was still at their house getting dressed when the phone rang and the answering machine begged me to pick up. Over the next ten minutes I got five calls from the bride asking me to bring things she had forgotten (including her ring!) By [...]

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Don’t Procrastinate!

Have you ever had one of those moments, when you just know you forgot something? Don’t let that happen to you on your wedding day. Procrastination, whether in planning or in execution, might be normal for the rest of your life – it is for lots of us – but it shouldn’t be when it [...]

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Cut Costs and Splurge on something Special

Everyone has that one thing that simply must be perfect. In some weddings, it is the dress. The bride must have the dress of her dreams, and nothing else will do. In others, it may be the decorations. They set the theme for the whole event, after all! In still more weddings, it is the [...]

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A Dry Wedding?

Are they drinking Champagne, or apple cider? Dry weddings are often a point of contention. If the bride and groom want wine served with dinner, someone will undoubtedly speak up against the consumption of alcohol, and if the happy couple keeps it dry, it seems like someone else always has to stand up and threaten [...]

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Careful with Hair Color

Sure, you want your hair to be dark-root free for your wedding day if you color it, and that means getting it colored just before the wedding, right? Not necessarily. While your colorist might have done your hair perfectly the last 100 times, do you really want to risk an accident on the most important [...]

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Pet Ring Bearers

If you love your pet, you may be interested in having them be a part of your wedding. Fortunately, there are plenty of businesses that sell products that cater to pet owners who want their pets to play an important part in your wedding, from tuxedos for your dogs to all kinds of ring pillows [...]

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