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How to Find a Wedding Venue Without Wanting to Kill Yourself

The original version of this post appeared in The Broke Ass Bride.  Three weeks into the New Year, and the new car smell is still wafting from the shiny, shiny ring on your finger. Wow, it’s really shiny. The news has been spread far and wide. You’ve picked a date, you’re trolling through the wedding…

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Ask Liz: Rentals and How To Swing Them

Dear Liz:   We’re getting married in October, and we have to bring everything into our venue – chairs, tables, spoons, everything. I’ve started talking to rental companies, and I’m shocked at some of the numbers they’re giving me. Not with the cost – I’m fine paying 50 cents for glasses. But am I REALLY…

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Maggie's Rule – Saying NO to the Dress

True Story: One of my brides asked me to come with her to go shopping for her dress. This was a couple of years ago. She’d already been to two other salons without me, and we were set to visit two more that I had recommended. Maggie (not her real name) is built like a…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – May 14 (Los Angeles Wedding Planner)

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: Photo by Jess Jackson Photography From the Offbeat Bride – The Baking Ceremony. A twist on the unity candle tradition, this couple,…

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(Sponsored Post) L.A. Wedding Sitter: Say Yes to Your Little Guests

Note: This is a sponsored post – I was compensated financially or with something else of value for this article. I only recommend products or services that my wedding clients or I have used in the past, or that I would eagerly recommend to them and my readers.  “It doesn’t have to be one or…

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