Your wedding date, your décor and your catering all depend on the space. To find yours, consider meaningful locations (have a favorite hotel or art museum?), like the best wedding venues in the U.S. or the most romantic spots to tie the knot around the world, as well as places and spaces to which you..
We know wedding planning can be a bit overwhelming, to say the least. One of the most important aspects of wedding planning is organization. Without organization, wedding planning can grow into a seemingly impossible and super stressful task. To keep the fun in planning your big day (and to help keep you sane in the..
Any bride who has spent even just one afternoon wedding planning likely regrets skipping Excel classes. With dozens of decisions, both big and small, on your horizon, creating a fine-tuned budget, well-planned timeline and paying extreme attention to detail are key. And since this is likely your first time organizing such a large scale event,..
Having kids with someone can have a huge impact on your relationship, regardless of how you plan to bring the child into the world. Whether you're getting pregnant, adopting or using any other method, there are a few things you need to agree on before you can go about raising a child together, and discussing..
Let's face it, weddings are expensive, but there are simply some things that your money should be dedicated to no matter the limit of your budget. Here are five areas of the wedding you never want to scrimp on. 1. The venue “Ambiance and quality is everything when it comes to choosing a wedding venue,”..
Photo: Parker Young Photography There are several important details that my clients never seem to think of on their own, and that's okay because they have me as a wedding planner to remind them. But when you're planning your own wedding, you should make sure that you keep the following things in mind to ensure..
When you find yourself picking and choosing all the details of your wedding, be sure to remember all of the different ways you can make it personal too. Having personal touches here and there will make your wedding feel like it belongs to you and your fiancé and isn't just a generic ceremony and reception..
Photo: Matt Andrews Photography Many brides are letting their bridesmaids choose their own dresses. The girls are usually thrilled — no more wedging yourself into something definitely not designed for your body type just to make your best friend happy about her wedding photos. Letting your bridesmaids choose something that flatters their own form and..
Photo: Kristyn Hogan Got writer's block? Don't put off writing your wedding-related thank-you notes any longer. After all, you should try to send a thank-you card within three months of receipt (and no, you don't have a year to send your thank you's, that's a total wedding myth!). To help, we've put together some sample..
Photo: Matt Andrews Photography While a veil is no longer an absolute must for the modern bride, many engaged women are still choosing to wear them, mostly because, well, it makes them feel like a bride. The trick is knowing what type of veil to pair with what type of wedding dress to make the..
