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Tipping Wedding Vendors

An often overlooked and hidden cost in wedding planning is the subject of tipping and gratuities. Though seemingly small amounts when broken down individually, these costs can add up quickly and need to be budgeted in at the beginning of … Continue reading

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Order of Events at the Reception

Cocktail Hour By beginning with a cocktail hour, you will give your guests a chance to gather at the reception facility, deposit their gifts, and meet and mingle with other guests. It will also provide time for lost guests to … Continue reading

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How to Make Your Guests Walk Away Talking About Your Wedding

“That was the best wedding I’ve ever been to.” This is something that every couple planning a wedding hopes to hear once the dust has settled and the wedding is but a distant memory. Unfortunately, it’s not always the case … Continue reading

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Wedding Guest Etiquette

It can be tricky to know just the right thing to do as a wedding guest. Times have changed, but basic wedding etiquette hasn’t. Know the rules and make a good impression at your friend or loved one’s wedding. Step … Continue reading

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Choosing Wedding Venues

If getting married is the biggest decision in anybody’s life, then choosing the venue for the wedding is the biggest decision you will take during its planning. There are two parts of organizing a wedding location- the wedding ceremony and … Continue reading

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How to trim your list

So how do you handle it when your wedding budget won’t allow you to invite the college roommate you haven’t seen in ages or your (favorite) third cousin from Topeka? Be gracious. And be organized. Be judicious with save-the-date notices. … Continue reading

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Wedding Guest Book

Even the little things (like where a guest book is placed) can result in little glitches (like a slow moving line) on your wedding day. So, I’ve compiled some wedding guest sign in books tips. If even one of them … Continue reading

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Making Your Wedding Day Timeline

Your wedding day itinerary – sometimes called a wedding day timeline or a wedding day schedule – is a non-negotiable, must do wedding planning task. The itinerary is a comprehensive plan for who is going to do what, where, and … Continue reading

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10 Big Mistakes Brides Make On Their Wedding Day

1.  Timeline – so many brides either don’t make a timeline for the day of their wedding or they create one that doesn’t work.  the number one thing to remember is to put time buffers in your timeline.  For example, … Continue reading

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