Ideas

January 4, 2017
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Hotel. Motel. Holiday Inn.* *This blog post is not meant as an endorsement of Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, InterContinental Hotels Group, or any of its subsidiaries. I just really like Rapper’s Delight. So, you wanna book a block of rooms for your upcoming wedding. Piece of (wedding) cake, right? LOLZ. Blocking out a hotel is just one of many way-more-complicated-than-it-should-be indignities of planning a wedding. Unless of course you’re REALLY chill about the whole thing (“My guests are all adults! They can figure out where to stay for themselves!”). But if you’re like many of my...

December 7, 2015
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I have been planning weddings now for going on 6 years. I have planned over 50 weddings in dozens of venues. I have planned weddings for friends, and I’ve planned weddings for complete strangers who have turned into friends. I’ve planned weddings for doctors, lawyers, artists, PhDs, and at least one rock flautist. With all the weddings I’ve worked on, there are still a few items left on my wedding “bucket list.” (If you are planning a wedding that includes any of these items, I might even be persuaded to institute a “Bucket...

August 20, 2015
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I’m writing this post today for those of you who are buried in wedding magazines, up to your eyeballs in fabric swatches, and so sick of wedding jargon that you swear if you hear one more person say the words “wow factor,” you’re going to glue your own ears shut. For you, I offer this simple, straight forward piece of advice. Wedding planning is just project management. How is that for a non-sexy blog topic!  “Ooh, project management! What I’ve always dreamed about for my big day!” But this is a message worth...

March 27, 2015
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You’re out to dinner with a few friends. The restaurant has some lovely, fresh flowers on the table. There is a pianist banging out a jazzy cover of your favorite Beatles song. Your table splits a couple appetizers and a nice bottle of wine (JK… two bottles). Your best friend orders the sea bass, but you know better and get the filet. You can barely contain your excitement when the flourless chocolate cake is delivered to the table. After 3 hours of dining delight, the server drops off the bill...

February 1, 2015
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I was literally about to go to sleep when – despite knowing better – I clicked on a link titled “18 Ways Real People Had Their Weddings for $5000 or less.” What followed upset me so much that I sprung from my bed to blog what was the matter. (“A Visit from St. Nicholas” reference, anyone?) Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge advocate of respecting wedding budgets. Yes, I make a living from helping couples plan their weddings. But there is an actual difference between the...

August 27, 2013
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[caption id="attachment_814" align="alignright" width="300"] Hoggy Hoggy Hogwarts[/caption] For those of you who haven't been to a theme park lately, you should take notice: They are a masterclass in attention to detail. Not long ago travelled to Florida where I spent a pleasant few days visiting family and taking in a few sights (St. Augustine is spectacularly beautiful if you've never been.  Side note: I can plan destination weddings anywhere, so hit me up, Floridians!).  Aside from visiting family and general wanderlust, one incentive to visit Central Florida was The Wizarding World of...