I’m going to tell you every item that you need to have in your Wedding Day Emergency Kit, and then some! Trust me, you’re about to feel like Mary Poppins and her bag of wonders.   Whether your a bride, a mother of the bride, a maid of honor, a bridesmaid, or a personal attendant- you’re […]

A “Congratulations!!!” is in order!  You’ve been selected as your bestie’s MOH (Maid of Honor)!!  Which is all sunshine, confetti, and champagne, until you realize that you will now be responsible for standing up in front of 200+ strangers and giving a wedding speech…. *gulp* So, What SHOULD your speech or toast contain in it? […]

So, you’re engaged (YAY!!) and you’re ready to tackle your wedding planning (WOOHOO!!).  But where to start?!  This brings on the question- What Order Should I Book my Wedding Vendors In? Welp, from an experienced wedding planner and coordinator, here’s what I would do. Before booking anyone- decide on a budget.  Who is paying/contributing, and […]

Picture this- It’s 8am on your wedding day.  You and your best girls are piling out of the car, starbies in the trolly, and galloping up to your fabulous “Getting Ready suite”!  You’ve got OJ and champagne in hand, all the curling irons, make up bags, and color-coordinated robes with fuzzy slippers to complete your […]

Why should you hired a wedding Day-of coordinator? I was going to be clever with this post.  But you know what?  This is really really simple. You should hire a day-of coordinator for your wedding so that you (and your groom, and your mom, and your besties) actually get to enjoy your wedding day. I […]

You’re engaged!! CONGRATS!  Now you get to plan your very own wedding!  Or, if you want to significantly reduce the amount of overwhelm and stress you’re bound to feel, you get to choose a wedding planner to help you create your dream day!! Obviously, I’m a huge proponent of hiring a wedding planner to help […]

Every girl’s favorite P-word: Pinterest.   I know, I know, cue the angelic singing with a tiny stream of white light shining through a break in the clouds.  You know it, you love it, you pin all of it.   And wedding planning pinning?  HECK YES.  This is what dreams are made of!  Really, Pinterest […]

One of my very favorite things that my husband and I did before our wedding was get our wedding party together a couple of days before the ceremony.  In an attempt to make everyone feel comfortable, and avoid that awkward middle school dance-girls on this side-boys on the other-situation at the wedding, we introduced everyone […]

Yup.  Go ahead and echo the “Bum, Bum, BUMMM” in your head.  If you’re like me, you find it really inconvenient when someone disagrees with you. It’s not so much that they disagree, it’s that, well, we have to find a way to reconcile and come to terms with each other. And that can be […]