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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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Wedding Wise Wednesday – October 11

Every Wednesday 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: Andi Mars Photography Who needs fondant when you can build a cake entirely…out…of…OREOS?? Check out this awesomeness in the Huffington Post’s article,…

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Ask Liz: Wedding Time vs. Catering

Dear Liz,  The second deposit for my venue is due next week, and when I looked at the contract and thought about what we want to happen that day, I’m starting to freak out. Our wedding is next month, we’re getting married at 5pm, and the music has to be off by 10pm, so we…

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Ask Liz: Buyer's Remorse and How to Swing It

This wedding advice column I wrote for BAB a while back has been re-pinned from my Pinterest feed 638 times. So, if you’re worried that you made the wrong decision, and you have to make it right again, you are not the only one. I hope this helps, and if you need more advice, call me……

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Tuesday Tip- Three Questions to Ask Potential Caterers

Photo: Honey Honey Photography I’ve got a few couples that are looking at caterers right now, and the same questions issues keep popping up. It’s important to compare apples to apples, So, after you’ve got your list of initial list of three prospects, but before you get proposals from them, ask them these three questions:…

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Three Things To Remember When You're Throwing a "Backyard" Wedding

Welcome to our very first Blog Hop for 2015! This month we want to help you start the year off by getting organized as you’re planning your wedding or event. Get ready for some great ideas to help you reduce stress and enjoy the planning process as you move along through the blog hop. You…

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Throwback Thursday – Rule #3: Eat Your Frickin' Dinner

Here’s an oldie but goodie, taken from one of my past columns at The Broke Ass Bride: “Pepper-crusted rack of lamb, where did you go??” – Marshall, How I Met Your Mother I only have three rules for the couples I work with (only three) and other than that, they are never going to hear the words…

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Your Big, Fat, Backyard Wedding – Los Angeles Wedding Planner

I’ve said it before, every wedding is a big wedding, especially the small ones. And backyard weddings, as intimate, convenient, and savings-friendly as they are? Can also be a lot of work. Here are some things you need to keep in mind about your backyard weddings, or about having your wedding at what I call…

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Liz on America Now News: Wedding Food Secrets

Last fall I taped a series of videos for America Now News, which has been showing on KCAL channel 9 out here. I loved doing these, but…sigh…they say the camera adds 10 lbs, but I could have sworn I didn’t have that many cameras on me. Wedding Food Secrets, indeed…   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OriDKtkyhE?feature=player_embedded] See you…

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Wedding Wise Wednesday – March 19

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: I was at the Luxe Wedding Event on Monday, and oh, My God, I saw this: I just keep thinking of…

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