First Things First: R
R is for Relatives (everyone is getting some new ones!) If your families – especially your parents – have not met yet, set up a casual dinner for you all to get to know each other a little better! Not...
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S is for Size (it does matter!) There is often a fine balance between how many people you would like to have at your wedding and how many you can actually afford! Decide on the general size that you...
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T is for Theme (no, I do not mean doves or hearts or cherubs) While you can have a very obvious theme, sometimes a theme can be as simple as a color or motif or logo or small detail that you pull all...
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U is for Unfortunate Mongrams (make sure yours isn’t!) You have probably seen all kinds of monograms for wedding – frilly letters, intertwined letters, clean and classic letters – the options are...
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V is for Vendors (hire the good ones first!) This one is simple: if you have your heart 100% set on a certain venue, photographer, wedding planner, makeup artist, band or whatever to the point that you...
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First Things First: W
W is for Wedding Planner (hire one!) Hire one – even if it is just for a little bit of direction in the beginning or wedding month coordination in the end, hire one.
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X is for eXercise (yes, it is cheating but I couldn’t think of another appropriate x!) You have plenty of time to get in shape before the wedding – don’t go crazy at first with an intense workout...
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Y is for You (don’t forget who you really are) It is very easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal in wedding planning (the marriage) and it is very easy to lose sight of yourself in all that planning....
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Z is for Zzzzzzs (get some sleep already!) It is SO tempting to stay up just a little longer because there is so much out there! You could literally spend all hours of the night reading wedding sites,...
View ArticleHappy Engagement Season!
I am willing to bet that at least some of the people who are reading this are newly engaged and feeling a little bit overwhelmed and unsure of what you need to do first. Let me guess – you have seen...
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