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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Planning your Wedding Budget

When you are planning your wedding, it is very important to take your budget into consideration before you spend a single cent. As tempting as it can be to shop early for those perfect invitations or those gorgeous shoes, splurging now could mean missing out later on something you want more.
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Money Dance?

Every heard of the Money Dance? Is it right for you? While some people might not feel comfortable asking their family and friends for money, the Money Dance is a respected tradition in some cultures, and people all over are adopting it for their own.
During the dance, attendants hand pins to people wishing to dance [...]

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Plan a Break

Anyone who has been married before knows that the joys of the bedroom on the wedding night are often exaggerated, especially as the lavishness of the ceremonies grows and grows over time. While the wedding night can be full of lovely explorations of each other and beautiful lovemaking, this will all likely happen after the [...]

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Kids at the Wedding?

The decision about whether to welcome kids to the wedding is a personal one for every bride and groom, and one that will vary in importance from wedding to wedding. If few of your relatives even have children, it is not a hard decision to keep the wedding a purely “grown up” affair. On the [...]

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