When to Call Off the Wedding

New research was published just last week that showed a correlation between a bride’s cold feet and the sustainability of her marriage.  Specifically, the divorce rate amongst brides who had second thoughts prior to the wedding is substantially higher compared to brides without such thoughts.  Dang, if I’d have just known this before I got […]

How to Have a Beautiful Garden Wedding

If you’re partial to outdoor weddings, a garden wedding might be just what you’ve been looking for.  Garden weddings can be held at public parks, conservation areas, historical locales, and even residential backyards.  A garden wedding theme offers simplicity, elegance, and fresh air.  Plus, generally speaking, garden weddings are often cheaper than traditional wedding venues.  […]

4 Tips for Negotiating with Wedding Vendors

As I’ve written about previously, planning a wedding is no picnic.  There are many, many elements to coordinate, many of which involve one or more wedding vendors.  Because of this, negotiating is part of the process whether we like it or not.  Here are some tips to get the most out of your negotiations. First […]

3 Reasons to Block Hotel Rooms for Wedding Guests

It obviously makes sense to block hotel rooms for your guests if you or your daughter is planning a destination wedding.  But even with traditional local weddings, if the guest list is large, it still makes a lot of sense.  In fact, in my opinion if you plan to invite more than 50 people to […]

5 Creative Ideas to Keep Wedding Guests Entertained

Whether you are the bride, groom or even mother of the bride or groom, it’s a guarantee that you want the wedding to be fun for everyone.  However, if you’re anything like me then you are probably growing a little tired of all the normal wedding traditions like the throwing of the bridal bouquet, the […]