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Liz and Lizzie Post on Dividing Up Wedding Costs

Dividing Wedding Costs   [When I write an advice column for the The Broke Ass Bride in 2013, I got the opportunity to talk to Lizzie Post, the Great Great Granddaughter of Emily Post, about the etiquette of dividing wedding costs between couples and family members.  This is part of that interview] Lizzie has put…

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Wedding Wise Tips: June 2018

Better late than never. That also applies to your wedding day. 6/1/18 – Wedding Wise Tip #152 – Get an accurate count of who is having their hair and/or makeup professionally done so you’re stylist knows how long it will take, and if they need to bring extra help. 6/2/18 – Wedding Wise Tip #153…

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Your Wedding Bar and How to Swing It

Ah, yes the bar at your wedding. The thought  alone, brings a smile to your face. It’s the place where the party gets pumped up, where the corks are popped and the glasses clinked. It’s where your groomsmen can be found at any time during your wedding, and where a chunk of your reception budget…

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18 Things That Surprise People About Weddings

  I love being a wedding planner. It’s a great gig – it’s fun, it’s prettier than anything, and at the end of each night, I’m surrounded by love, joy and a really great party. But I am always surprised by what surprises people about weddings, theirs and everyone else’s. Consider yourself forewarned and thus,…

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Ask Liz: My Final Word on Cash Registries

Hi Liz, My fiance and I will be married next Spring. We’ve been living together for five years in apartments, and we want to buy a house sooner, rather than later. We feel we don’t really need the traditional registry items and, not to sound greedy, we would really rather have money for a down payment. I’ve…

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Ask Liz: Rentals and Rugrats (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

My weekly wedding planning advice column on The Broke-Ass Bride is up: Sooo many. Or, wait…not enough?? Dear Liz,  Help! I’m getting married at a  local museum, and we have to bring in all of our rentals. My wedding is in November, and we’ve already made at least 8 changes to the rental list, and…

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Huffpost Live: What Happens if He puts the WRONG ring on it? (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Here’s my latest segment on Huffington Post Live. Believe it or not, I did this for the lounge at the Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey, before a wedding rehearsal! http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=51f86a0878c90a12bc0001c5 Ironically, I answered a different question on the same subject in my Ask: Liz column on The Broke-Ass Bride yesterday, so check that out, too….

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