Speak the wedding lingo like a pro! Or maybe just find this list when someone said something you don’t know the meaning of… no matter what brings you here, WELCOME!
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A wedding decorator is the person in charge of making everything pretty on your wedding day. Their work typically begins a few months prior to the wedding when they begin working closely with you to develop your design vision, plan how to implement that vision, and create mock-ups of potential designs. Follow this guide to feel confident you have selected a wedding decorator that will create the wedding of your dreams!
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Things to know and consider prior to booking a wedding decorator
Questions to ask a wedding decorator prior to booking
Ways to maximize your decorator’s services
You spend hours of time, loads of energy, and a lot of money making sure your wedding day will be perfect. As you work to bring your plans together, your wedding will begin to develop a personality (aka a vibe, feel, or mood). Usually the personality your wedding takes on is a reflection of your own. As the primary source of communication to guests, a professional MC conveys this personality to the guests. Of course this person isn’t you and they will have their own unique personality to bring to the table, but it is important to find a professional who will accurately represent you, your fiance, and your wedding vision! Follow this guide to make sure you feel confident in the MC you select!
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Things to know and consider prior to booking a wedding MC
Questions to ask an MC prior to booking
Ways to maximize your MC’s services
Your wedding ceremony is the start to your married life. This is what guests are here to celebrate! Follow this guide to make sure your ceremony is the perfect beginning to your wedding celebration and life as a married couple!
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Writing your wedding ceremony
Walking order for the ceremony
A series of Pro-tips on things to consider when planning your ceremony
Wedding design is a world of endless possibilities. The best part, there are no right or wrong answers! There are, however, some steps to getting started on your wedding design and guidelines to refer to throughout the planning process that will make developing and implementing your design simpler and fun. Follow the guide below for a smooth wedding design building process.
This blog is divided into 11 sections:
Where to start with wedding design
How to select a color scheme
What comes first, the venue or the design?
Furniture and design consistency
Where to find decor
How to select decor
Utilizing lighting to accentuate your design
Utilizing florals to accentuate your design
You, your fiance, your bridal party, the guests & your design
How to budget for wedding design
Tying it altogether
Weddings have a way of passing by in a blur. The pictures and video are the only concrete things you will have left to remember all of the special little moments that flew by. Video has the ability to capture the emotion and actual audio from your wedding, which is a huge asset when you want to relive your day. A professional wedding video is an investment in your memories! When it comes to booking a videographer there is a lot to consider in order to feel confident in your selection. Follow this guide to have a positive experience from start to finish with your wedding videographer!
This article is divided into 3 sections:
Things to consider about wedding videographers
Questions to ask a videographer prior to booking
What to do after booking to maximize the videographers services
Wedding planning has so many moving pieces. Feel confident and worry free by following this list of tips and tricks!
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Rehearsal dinner usually immediately follows the ceremony rehearsal and is typically the final gathering of friends and family prior to the big day. Below is a planning guide to help you manage the who, what, when, where, why, and how of this event. Follow this guide or share it with the event host for a smooth rehearsal dinner planning experience!
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A bridal shower is a great milestone in the wedding preparation journey for the bride to enjoy the company of friends and family before the wedding! The bridal shower is different from the bachelorette party in that it is typically shorter and a more “tame” gathering. Follow the guide below, or share it with the event host, for a smooth bridal shower planning experience!
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Sending out Save the Dates and Invitations are SUCH fun parts of wedding planning. For so many people this is the first step that makes everything feel real. Soak in these vital steps, and feel confident you are doing it right by reading the information below!
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Staying organized is key when it comes to wedding planning! While this may come more naturally for some than others, getting an early start to organization will help everyone equally. If you have found yourself already knee deep in wedding planning with no real organization plan, don’t fret! It is never too late to get on top of organization! Here are 10 great ways to get and stay organized throughout wedding planning!
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Selecting vendors can be a daunting task. There are SO many options out there so how can you be sure you are making a good choice? It is challenging selecting vendors that fit in your budget or are worth stretching the budget for! There are a few specific steps I take when sifting through and vetting vendors before sending them to my clients. Follow these steps and you’ll be picking vendors like a pro!
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As you think through your wedding day and are organizing the pieces you have bought or rented, work through this list to make sure you have accounted for everything! Remember, every wedding is unique and you may not want to incorporate some of these pieces. If you don’t want some piece, don’t force it just because it is on this list! If you have planned for other pieces, feel free to copy and paste this then add in your own specific bullet points.
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A good coordinator is going to take care of the details and make sure that all of your hard work is brought together just the way you wanted it. In order to do this, though, there has to be ample communication between you and the coordinator leading up to the day of your wedding. You may find yourself asking “what kind of information should I share?” I have forms on my website that guide my couples and streamline the sharing process, but if you aren’t one of my clients this guide should help with this important piece of planning!
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Wedding planning is different for everyone and everyone operates on their own timeline. Some people are more comfortable having two years or longer to plan while others only take a few months to plan! This list is a general outline of a suggested timeframe to get the larger tasks done. Of course, you may not want all of these vendors or perhaps you want additional vendors. If you are unsure of how to work those vendors into this overview feel free to reach out! I’m always happy to guide people through the planning process!
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Remembering and organizing the details of a wedding is the cause of wedding stress for so many couples. Ease your brain by running through this list of questions to make sure you have everything organized and on track with your wedding planning!
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At some point in the wedding planning process most couples are faced with a choice: what can I DIY and what should I buy? I adore DIY Weddings. But, as much as it pains me, a huge focus of this blog will be “is DIY for me?” and “how much DIY is too much DIY?” as much as I hate to think if these realities, it doesn’t stop them from being very real factors for every engaged couple. We are going to tackle this topic by answering a few questions: first, “I want a DIY wedding will it work for me?” second, “what kind of things are easy to DIY?”, and finally, “is there a such thing as too much DIY?”
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Congrats on your engagement! What an exciting time and FUN new hobby you have. Wedding planning is such a unique task of life. There are so many different stylistic directions you can go in, so many different rabbits to chase. But how can you make sure that your wedding is truly reflecting you and your fiance’s personality? Well, the possibilities are endless! Here are a few things to consider when creating YOUR vision.
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Looking for creative ways to save money on your wedding? Check out this list (originally written for an extreme wedding budget) for ideas on where to cut costs.
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Weddings are expensive. Budgets are hard. The sky is blue. Fish swim. Yeah yeah yeah. But what are all of those teeny tiny details that add up to so much?? Here is my personal breakdown of exactly where my money has been spent on my wedding.
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