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The Place Cards PlaybookWhat’s the first thing you need to understand about your wedding reception place cards? No one knows your guests like you do. Between you and your partner, you know their first and last names. You know who who they are, what they look like, who they’re with, and who they shouldn’t be anywhere near. You… |
Wedding Wise Tips – November 2018Shorter days, and the cooler weather we’ve been longing for, at last. November’s wedding advice tips include budgeting perspectives, audio logistics, vendor needs (including payments), my personal wedding planning preferences, and more.: 11/1 – Wedding Wise Tip #305 – Wedding Rule #305, to paraphrase @jayz, if you can’t afford it when you multiply the… |
Wedding Wise Tips: August 2018Los Angeles Wedding Planner Wow, this year is getting out of here in a hurry, isn’t it? August’s tips included beach blues, #hiddencosts, things left #forgotten and a little bit of #wedding budget help. Follow me at @SilverCharmLiz or on the Silver Charm Events Facebook page for daily wedding tips. 8/1 – Wedding Wise Tip… |
Wedding Wise Tips – July 2018Follow me on Twitter @Silvercharmliz or on Facebook to get daily wedding tips in your feed. 7/1 -Wedding Wise Tip #182 – Some rental companies charge a deposit to cover any loss or damages. 7/2 – Wedding Wise Tip #183 – #lossanddamages One glass can be rented dozens of times a year. If it… |
Wedding Wise Tips: May 2018Like Silver Charm Events on Facebook and get daily wedding advice in your feed. Here are this month’s tips: 5/1- Wedding Wise Tip #117 – #emailnotwebsite to follow up on MIA RSVPS. 5/2 – Wedding Wise Tip #118 – #emailnotwebsite – Parking or transportation changes. 5/3 – Wedding Wise Tip #119 – #emailnotwebsite – Rainy… |
All Weddings Are Destination WeddingsI plan and officiate a fair number of destination weddings here in Los Angeles. People from all over the country and the world want to get married a few steps from the beach, or a hop and a skip down the way from Disneyland. I’m helping a couple in Denmark plan their wedding here… |
Wedding Wise Wednesday – They Cape the CakeOn Wednesdays, 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! And a note: This post does contain affiliate links, so thanks for clicking! Cool Wedding Thing of the Week I’ve heard of changing clothes after the ceremony,… |
The Fine Wedding Art of Herding CatsWhat I mean is that at various times during your wedding, you will be moving multiple groups of people around, all of whom have their own priorities, own goals and own destinations. Not only do you feel pressure to get it all right, but your guests will, too. Give them the time and direction they… |
You Want Your Wedding Guests to Have Fun? You Go First.It’s definitely in the top five worries that couples have: How do we make this fun for everyone? What if our guests don’t have a good time? What can we do? It’s a day built for fun, seriously. Free food, free alcohol,free dessert, your favorite people in the world in the room, everyone’s dressed up… |
Three Things to Tell Your Friend The DJThere is a circling debate in Wedding World about “friendors” – friends or relatives that take the place of a professional vendor at your wedding. We all have horror stories about the aunt who catered the wedding but didn’t bring enough wait staff, or the family friend who provided the bouts but forgot the pins…. |