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Dealing With Outside Inputs As You Plan Your Wedding

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Once I have been hired by a couple the first questions I will ask them is who will be paying for the wedding? This may seem like a strange question to ask, but I ask it because it will give me and indication as to whether there are other inputs that I will have to take into consideration.

My grandmother always said that there are two things that will cause conflicts in life; marriage and death. These are the times in your life where so many people want to give you advice on where, what and who should be included.

A Walk down the Aisle – How to Make it Memorable

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

The walk down the aisle at the beginning of the wedding traditionally has signified the beginning of the wedding and is the point in the ceremony where all eyes turn to the bride. It is usually done to Pachelbel in Canon D followed by the Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. But now more and more couples are opting for a choreographed entrance into their wedding.

We all remember the couple who, with their bridal party entered their wedding to Chris Brown’s “Forever”

Choosing your wedding first dance song – Make it a Dance to Remember!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012


It is funny when a couple has to choose the song for their first dance. This can often cause an argument. Sometimes one will want a sentimental song that means something to their relationship or the other may just want a simple love song or others just don’t know where to begin.

I polled some of my former clients and friends that recently got married and asked them how they chose the song for their first dance; some of the responses given were very interesting:

Pinterest – Great way to organize, find and share ideas for your events

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

 

So over the past few months you may have seen a number of vendors and planners joining this new social media experience called Pinterest. So what is Pinterest exactly, it is a website where you can scroll through thousands and thousands of images and create different boards that other people can repin. Even better is that you can add a plug-in to your browser so that as you are researching and finding images you can pins those images to your boards immediately.

The greatest thing about Pinterest is that it can keep you organized as you begin to plan any event; by creating different boards you identify images of what you would like each aspect of your event to look like. This will help you when you start to meet with vendors to have a visual reference as your begin to shape the look and feel of your event.

Tips for choosing a wedding MC

Monday, March 26th, 2012

The MC at a wedding plays a very important role in ensuring that the flow of your reception is even and that your guests don’t get bored or overwhelmed. The MC needs to be entertaining; but not vulgar, fun; but not crazy. Overall they need to ensure that everyone is having a good time.

Here are some tips to consider when choosing your wedding MC:

1. Choose a friend who knows you best as a couple; this will ensure an even balance to their stories about you as a couple.

2. Set ground rules for the MC, identify for them what your expectations are; if they don’t agree then they aren’t the right person.