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Wedding Wise Wednesday: In Blue

On Wednesdays, I bring you the best wedding stories, deals and events in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week RMINE is one of my favorite local couture designers, and I love this blue and white painted gown. You can practically…

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Ask Liz: Your Venue Manager vs. Your Coordinator. GO!

The original question came from my column  a ways back on The Broke Ass Bride. The answer has been updated, because there is so much more, you guys!   Dear Liz, I really like the idea of asking a friend to be a stage manager for the wedding, or possibly hiring a professional as a day-of…

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Free LGBTQ Weddings 1/11/17 – Engaged Couples Wanted!

  As a proud member of the LA Wedding Vendors and Creatives Collective, I would like to announce a very special event: On Wednesday, January 11th, at York Manor in Highland Park, we are hosting free back to back elopements for LGBTQ couples who want to get legally married before Inauguration Day. Over 40 wedding professionals…

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Throwback Thursday: Jessica + Roger

June 29, 2011. I love the joy. And the light. I love how Roger was just getting over a back injury, and Jessica held onto him and supported him the whole day. Ooh, and the 80s cover band named Knight Rider!  Check out Hazelnut’s amazing pictures. ‘Cause me? I just love the jo-oy… So much…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday: And it TWIRLS!

Every Wednesday I bring you the best wedding stories, deals, and events in Los Angeles and from around the internet. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week                       Buzzfeed – Linko’s ombre sunset wedding dress. Which she dyed…

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A Love Letter to the Newbie Bride (Los Angeles Weddings)

 The original version of this appeared in my weekly column for The Broke-Ass Bride, one of the best places online for wedding inspiration, spend, splurge or save. Go over there and see! Oh, yeah. This is going to be fun! Dear Newbie Bride, Let me be the 50th person to congratulate you on your engagement….

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Ready for the Weekend? (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

Well on it’s way to becoming a new tradition. My advice column on The Broke Ass-Bride is out. Breaking wedding “traditions” is never a problem, you just need to figure out how to do it. When you do it right and it’s done often, it’s called a trend. When the trend is done even more…

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Quote of the Week – Los Angeles Wedding Planner

“You know the old saying “you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?” It’s true. And believe me, I have to remind myself of that every single time some nutjob wedding guest starts bitching at me for something completely beyond my control. But the old adage is very true for brides and grooms on…

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A Love Letter To The June Brides

I wrote this a couple of years ago on The Broke-Ass Bride, and it still holds true. Enjoy, and Happy Wedding Day! You’re Almost There… So, it’s June, which means that between now and Labor Day, which is like, tomorrow, practically, a whole bunch of you are finally – finally – going to walk down…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – May 30

 Every Wednesday, I bring you the best wedding stories, events and deals in Los Angeles and from around the web. And we call it Wedding Wise Wednesday. Welcome! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week: Yeah, nothing’s going to beat the Live Dub Proposal that’s been going around:[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/42828824 w=500&h=281] And here’s the story behind it.  Have…

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