When starting to plan your wedding, it is so much fun to jump into picking out colors, ask your best friends to be by your side, and blow up your wedding Pinterest board. Next, you tour some locations and before you know it, you’re signing on the dotted line and paying a deposit for a reception venue. All of this sounds great, and you’re making awesome progress, until you meet with the caterer and get the estimate. And then you look into the prices of the alcohol packages

Congrats! If you’re reading this you’ve probably been asked to be someone’s MOH. (or you’re a bride who’s thinking… what exactly is my little sister or best friend supposed to be doing for me?) In either case, you have something to celebrate: an honored position in someone you love’s wedding, or someone to stand by your side through the whole process of getting married. Yay!! People have MANY ideas of what duties should be required of an MOH. There are some obvious ones

You start planning your wedding and you feel like you have a GREAT budget… or maybe you already know that things are going to be tight… either way, wedding costs ADD UP fast. This is no joke. So where can you make a little go a long way? Check out these five surefire “budget boosters” to help minimize overspending on your big day. 1. Catering It is expensive to feed a crowd, and no one wants guests to look back on their wedding and think that they were either left hungry

“I want our wedding to be different.” Have you had this exact thought? If so, you’re not alone. But in a world where sharing ideas happens in an instant (instagram, facebook, pinterest) coming up with something “different” can be hard. So, do you have any options besides coming up with something totally original and creative (and probably expensive) in order to have a wedding that doesn’t seem like all the rest? Yes. The key to creating a different wedding is you. You a

As a fiancé(e), many wonder about changing their name after they get married. Some people dream about having a new name, some don’t want to ever get rid of their current last name, and some just wonder what their options are. The good news is that there are a slew of choices when it comes to this question; the most important thing is choosing the path that best fits you and your marriage. Do I have to change my name when I get married? The answer is most certainly NO! Whe

1. Create a wedding day timeline Making a timeline. Easy, right? A simple timeline is surely a task most brides would label as doable. But a timeline that a wedding runs on… let’s just say they’re detailed. The timeline I create for brides is usually between 5-10 pages. I know that sounds crazy, but it makes sure that ALL vendors are on the same page so that your wedding runs like clockwork. 2. Call to confirm vendors the week before your wedding You’re busy with welco

The wedding is almost here! You’ve aced this wedding planning thing! But did you already apply and receive your marriage license? While obtaining your marriage license is often something the officiant or priest will make sure you take care of, it can also be something you easily forget. You’ve taken care of what would seem like EVERY ASPECT of the wedding, but without this piece of paper, to the government, you did not actually get married. The process is actually quite ea