Picking Your Wedding Colors

April 14, 2010 by  
Filed under Finding Inspiration

One of the thing that so many brides seem to find to be a speed bump in their wedding planning is picking the right colors. My advice has always been to start by looking in your closet. Face it, don’t you buy the clothes that look best on you? Well it only seems right that [...]

The Wedding List for Facebook

March 2, 2010 by  
Filed under Wedding planning advice

I’ve found a great new planning tool for Facebook called The Wedding List. Its an easy to use app that allows you to send pre-formatted requests to your Facebook friends asking for recommendations for your wedding vendor. Who knows you better than your besties? One of the cool things about this app is how well [...]

Custom Invitations by My Personal Artist

October 29, 2009 by  
Filed under Meet the Creatives

Meet the Creatives So many of the people I know in the wedding industry are here because it is the outlet for their creativity. I thought it would be fun to start showcasing some of this amazing talent that surrounds us. Michelle Miller Mospens If you are a lover of beautiful watercolor art you are [...]

What Brides Should Know: Wedding Planners

October 13, 2009 by  
Filed under Wedding planning advice

In this installment of What Brides Should Know we look at what the wedding planners had to say. There seems to be a lot of confusion on just what a wedding planner does versus a Day of Coordinator.  Also, planners want you to know just how much is involved on there end to plan and [...]

Why Can’t I Get Lobster for the Price of Cheeseburgers?

October 12, 2009 by  
Filed under Flower Friday, Wedding planning advice

I mean they take up the same amount of space on the plate?? That is just about as ridiculous of a statement as the one I heard today from a wedding planner. She was talking to a good friend of the Dish about how expensive her bride’s bouquet was going to be. Yes, this bouquet [...]

What Brides Should Know: Photography

October 8, 2009 by  
Filed under wedding photography, Wedding planning advice

I started a rather interesting thread on the Wedding Dish group page on Facebook last week. I asked wedding professionals what they thought brides should know about what they do. Well…they sure did let me know. So in the interest of all my brides getting the best wedding ever I want to share with you [...]

So Why Did You Hire A Wedding Professional?

September 15, 2009 by  
Filed under Wedding planning advice

A giant shout out to Saundra over at {planning …forever events blog} for her post today, Don’t Box In Your Wedding DJ. Here is the line that really got me thinking, “You’re hiring a professional, let them do their job.”  Dang right, girl! It too often happens that brides, in their quest to create the [...]

Negotiating With Wedding Vendors

September 8, 2009 by  
Filed under Real American Wedding, Wedding planning advice

You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. I work with some of the best wedding professionals in the world and most are more than willing to bend over backwards to ensure your day is all you dreamed. However, there comes time when even they lose patience. By holding strictly to [...]

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